Let's Get Cooking! Eco-Friendly Kitchen Guide

Bamboo is one of the most versatile and attractive ways to make eco-friendly choices in the kitchen with kitchen items from cooking and serving to cleaning up. Bamboo is plentiful, and yes, renewable, and the good news is that it is even stronger that wood! Many people have seen beautiful and practical bamboo cooking utensils but the variety of kitchen helpers now available in bamboo is surprising.
This Personalized Bamboo Kitchen Cutting Board is not only attractive, but the personalization makes it a perfect gift for a wedding or anniversary.  The two toned colors add personality and this cutting board really stands the test of time. Stronger than wood it holds up and cleans up even better than my old cutting board which cracked down the middle after a few uses.  

Simply Bamboo Glossy Celadon serving dishes make your table not only earth friendly but attractive too.  The beautiful natural shine and design to bamboo is evident on the inside of this mixing/serving bowl while the outside is the attractive color green. Other colors are available. It is durable and attractive and can be used for both a party or every day dining at home. 
Let's clean up with bamboo. Sometimes there just isn't enough dishes for the dishwasher (hopefully an Energy Star one) so the dishes are washed by hand.  Using the Bamboo Dish Rack is not only eco-friendly, durable and more attractive than plastic, but it is also healthier too. Pots, pans, silverware and other dishes can dry quickly without the moldy build up that occurs on many unattractive plastic dish racks, that often contain harmful BPA chemicals. 

You can also look for organic cotton napkins and table cloths as well as palm leaves place mats to green up your kitchen decor. 

Consider switching to Energy Star Whirlpool Products like this Top/Bottom Fridge/Freezer and Quiet Dishwasher.  They are not only energy efficient but often less expensive than other "energy saving" kitchen appliances. 
The Whirlpool 24 in Built in Dishwasher offers a variety of settings to get the proper wash, temperature and even energy efficient drying. While some say that it is not as quiet as they would like, some days I don't even notice that it's running.  The settings save money on both energy and water, and it costs less than other stainless steel dishwashers. That's more than eco-friendly for me, but money saving too. 
Top and bottom freezer/refrigerator units like this Whirlpool brand,  save money on your energy bill while providing tons of storage space.  Even better it organizes your groceries for you making. This way the meat goes where it should and so does the fresh fruit and vegetables.  This saves you hard earned dollars on your grocery bill and the energy star rating savings you money on your energy bill.  The stainless steel design is one of the most popular ones today, even if it does take a little extra work to keep it clean. 

We have all been taught that in order to be truly making environmentally sound decisions in our lives or in our kitchen we need to reduce, reuse and recycle.   
Using these Stacking Recycling Bins saves space in your kitchen, saves you time sorting the recyclables and helps everyone to remember to reduce but recycling.  This saves you time and money as well as helps the environment. Everything from soda cans to cardboard mailing boxes can be recycled so why not keep it tucked away from site with the flip open lids on these bins instead of everyone in the home seeing and smelling the recycled items. 
This Ceramic Kitchen Counter Composter makes composting easy to do. Since it is attractive and ceramic you don't notice anything other than the attractive piece in your kitchen.  You simply take the lid off and add to the composting inside and quickly and easily have compost for your home garden, whether it is for flowers or vegetables. 
Other products to look for when creating an eco-friendly kitchen include switching to CFL lights, painting using low VOC paints, and decorating using cork which is not only earth friendly but cuts down on sounds and provides you with a place to store important notes and messages in your kitchen.  There are also a number of environmentally friendly and yet still non stick pots and pans for your kitchen.
Do what you can whenever you can for the environment and before you know it your kitchen will be clean and green and one "hot" place for friends and family to gather.