With the average energy bill rising to £2,500 from this month, many households have been making changes in a bid to cut costs amid the cost of living crisis.
Lots of people have been switching things up in the kitchen, with sales of air fryers and slow cookers surging as shoppers find alternatives to using the oven. These appliances have become more popular due to their energy efficiency - but how much money will they actually save compared to more conventional cooking methods?
Researchers at Hometree have looked at how much energy a typical air fryer and slow cooker uses to give people an idea of how much they will cost to run per hour, WalesOnline reports . You can estimate an appliance’s energy use by multiplying its wattage by the number of minutes or hours it’s left on, as explained by Martin Lewis .
