Reheating is a good example, as is defrosting, melting butter or chocolate or softening onions.īaked potatoes are also best started off in the microwave before being crisping up in the oven – or indeed finished in the microwave if you don’t mind a softer skin. It’s true that microwaves aren’t as versatile as conventional ovens, but for certain tasks, a microwave can be very useful. Microwaves - 1.98p every 5 minutes (23.8p per hour)
On average, slow cookers usually use about 1.2kW over the course of 8 hours, which means it will only use around 162.5w per hour, which works out at just 5 pence per hour.Īldi’s slow cooker is available for pre-order on their site and will cost just £19.99. Slow cookers have low wattage, so even cooking something for 8 hours will use less energy than an oven or hob. Slow cookers are making a comeback – and with good reason, in terms of appliances, it's one of the most energy-efficient ways to cook.Įven if you have it on all day, slowly braising a beef casserole, it will use about the same amount of energy as a lightbulb, cutting your energy consumption and saving you some money in the process. Here are the workings of the equation: 0.7 x 3/60 = 0.035kWh. For example, a microwave may have a power rating of 700W (there are 1000W in a kW), if you run it for 3 minutes it uses 0.035 kWh.
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Wattage information should be on the label or in any manual that comes with your appliance. It's possible to estimate how much energy each appliance uses by multiplying its power rating in kW by the number of minutes/hours it’s left on. The team at Hometree have revealed the costs of running your cooking appliances by looking at which ones use the least amount of energy, and have revealed Aldi’s £20 slow cooker which has been selling out in stores and costs just 5p per hour to run. With the new energy price cap now in place, many will be looking at ways to save money on their bills with energy-efficient appliances.
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