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Amin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University

Air fryers and pressure cookers: Do they really save money?

If you look carefully at the energy vampires in any house, there’s one common denominator: heat. This means cooking can be among your biggest costs, along with electric heaters and warming water for washing and radiators. So what are the most effective things you can do in the kitchen to bring your energy bills down?

I carried out a series of mini experiments at home to compare the energy saving specs of the different appliances and normal cookers.

The savings and payback period of all the following changes will depend on the food, fuel and technology. But in general using more efficient kitchen technology will lower your household energy bills.

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