Amid rising energy costs, Italian cooks go old-school to save gas
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Photo caption: Gloria Lucchesi cooks some local beans that she prepared using the cooking containers, on Nov. 12, in San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. Photo credit: Valerio Muscella for NPR. Article by Sylvia Poggioli. NPR – December 10, 2022.
SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI, Italy — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and decision to throttle natural gas exports to Europe — has sent energy prices and utility bills higher. The rising costs have forced many households to get creative to save money. In this Tuscan town, some cooks have rediscovered the energy-saving cooking box, a tool their grandparents used during World War II. […]