As the cost of living crisis bites cooking can be one of the biggest energy costs for households. But there are things you can do to bring energy bills down in the kitchen.
A scientist carried out a series of mini experiments at home to compare the energy savings of different appliances. Professor Amin Al-Habaibeh tried different methods to cook pasta, rice, and potatoes and found households could make huge savings depending on the equipment used. More than £100 a year could be saved making chips, more than £50 making rice, and nearly £30 boiling potatoes, if people use different methods, the professor of intelligent engineering systems at Nottingham Trent University calculated.
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