Turn Off The Oven And Save Money When Cooking

New research conducted by Utilita, who has teamed up with supermarket chain Iceland to roll out the ‘Shop Smart, Cook Savvy’ campaign in British stores and online in September, has found the most economical ways of cooking. Undated photo illustration. (Utilita Energy,SWNS/Zenger)

Households who primarily cook with an oven could save up to $710 a year by using more energy-efficient cooking methods, a study has found.

British researchers calculated the energy consumption of 83 appliances and compared the running costs with the cheapest alternative. They found that the most energy-intensive cooking appliance is an electric oven, which typically costs about $371 a year.