Cost of running oven vs air fryer or microwave

Cost of running oven vs air fryer or microwave - and how to save £600

If you use your oven to cook the majority of your meals, you could in fact be able to save up to £604 per year on your energy bills by switching to other appliances, according to new research.

Budget supermarket chain Iceland has teamed up with energy supplier Utilita for a new study that has revealed a detailed cost breakdown of each of the six main types of cooking appliance found in UK homes - from gas and electric cookers to air fryers.

Their research is based on the average amount of time each appliance is used for per day.

Here's how the cost of each works out, as reported by The Mirror.

The most energy intensive is the electric cooker, which can cost up to £316.54 a year to run – while at the other end of the scale, the microwave costs just 8p a day, totalling a meagre £30.02 annually.

Other cooking appliances commonly used include the gas cooker, which costs 33p a day, or £120.83 a year, and the part-electric, part-gas dual cooker, which sets users back 72p daily, or £264.03 annually.

Meanwhile an air fryer is at the more economical end of the scale, costing just 14p a day to run – totalling £52.74 over a 12-month period.

The figures – based on the latest figures from Cornwall Insight on 22nd August – come as Utilita and Iceland are set to rollout the “Shop Smart, Cook Savvy” campaign in-stores and online in September, to help identify the most economical ways of cooking.

The research is based on the energy consumption of 83 appliances across 24 sources, including academic research, legislation, and data collected from popular shopping websites.