The kitchen gadget is sometimes billed as a more cost effective alternative
The kitchen gadget is sometimes billed as a more cost effective than the conventional oven. However, the finance guru explained during an appearance on This Morning that this isn't always the case.
He said: "I heard you on the show mentioning someone was gonna cook dinner in an air fryer. Is that right? If that's being done for energy reasons, I would be somewhat sceptical whether that is a good idea."If it's being done for taste, I don't want to get involved. I mean, the benefit of an oven is when you're cooking a lot for a lot of people, and you can fill all the racks and have it on consistently. Air fryers are good for small things that cook quickly.
The finance guru shared a scenario when it would be more cost effective to use an air fryer. He said: "If you're doing a jacket potato for 10 minutes it's going to be far cheaper than doing a single jacket potato in an oven and keeping it on for an hour and a half.
The Money Saving Expert shared a formula for people to consider as he said: "General equation is, find the wattage of an item, then work out how many kilowatts or what fraction of a kilowatt it’s using, then multiply that by 34p per hour of use." He added: "If you had a 1000W microwave and you put it on for 10 minutes, one KWH for a sixth of an hour, a sixth of 34p is about 6p, shall we say? So it’s 6p turning the microwave on for that amount of time. So yes it’s a very useful equation."Win a VIP three-night Butlin’s Big Weekender break for adults
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