Is it more expensive to use an oven, an air fryer or a microwave?
26 August 2022, 16:26 | Updated: 21 October 2022, 13:29
With the cost of living rising again, people are looking for any way to save money around the house.
With the cost of living crisis affecting millions of people across the country, many families are looking for ways to cut costs.
For people that own an oven, a microwave and an air fryer, something as simple as being smart with deciding which cooking device to use can make all the difference.
So, what's more cost effective; an oven, a microwave or an air fryer?
Cooking with a microwave is the most cost effective
New research carried out by energy supplier Utilita and supermarket chain Iceland has compared how much an oven, a microwave and an air fryer costs to run.
The research, which is based on the average amount of time each appliance is used for per day, revealed that the microwave was the most economical way of cooking.
On the other end of the scale, the most expensive appliance to use is the electric cooker.
According to the research, an electric cooker costs 87p to run per day, while a microwave costs only 8p.
This means that an electric oven could cost you up to £316.54 to run per year, while a microwave will only cost you £30.02 per year.
An air fryer is cheaper to run than an oven
The research ranked the air fryer as the second cheapest appliance to run, costing around 14p per day, £4.40 per month and £52.74 per year.
In the second most expensive spot is the dual cooker, which is part electric and part gas, which costs £264.03 to run per year.
This is followed by the gas cooker, which costs £120.83 to run per year, and then the slow cooker which costs £59.76 per year.
