Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis cautions that while air fryers are popular for cost-saving, they aren't always the most efficient cooking method compared to conventional ovens. Lewis suggests a 'rule of thumb' based on wattage and energy usage to determine the best appliance for different cooking tasks.
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a warning for those opting to use air fryer s instead of traditional ovens, amid the appliance's growing popularity as a cost-effective alternative for cooking meals. Despite the buzz around air fryer s, Lewis advised on his The Martin Lewis Podcast that they are not always the most efficient choice compared to a conventional oven.
During the podcast, the financial guru proposed a 'rule of thumb' for determining when it's best to utilise an air fryer for meal preparation, reports The Express. On the subject of using different appliances effectively, Martin Lewis offered guidance: 'Let me give you my simple rule of thumb.' Delving into specifics about energy consumption and costs, he explained further: 'First of all, find the wattage of the appliance you're using. If you've got a heated gilet, it might be 50 watts. When I talk about 'heating the home' it is a lot cheaper to have a heated gilet or something that just heats you rather than heating the whole room.' He continued to break it down: 'Then remember 1,000 watts is a Kilowatt. And you pay roughly 34p per Kw per hour. So if you had a heated gilet on for an hour, it's around a 20th of 34p which is around 1.7p per hour.' Additionally, he touched on the costs associated with operating an oven: 'Now an oven is typically 1-2000w so you're paying around 34p or 68p an hour. An oven isn't always using all the wattage as it's heating up and then topping up. 'A microwave is also 1000W so per minute it's the same cost as an oven, but things done in the microwave when you're cooking a one-off, a one off jacket potato for example, is far more efficient because it's 10 minutes in the microwave, it might be an hour and a half in the oven. 'So if you've got a turkey in there that may well be effective if you're cooking lots of stuff in there and it's on for a couple of hours. That may well be effective if you're cooking lots of stuff
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