Brits will be forking out more than £5 just to have the oven on to cook a Sunday roast as the cost of energy soars. The shocking rise in bills is set to make some people question whether the Sunday ritual is sustainable.
In 2019, the price of keeping a 3kw oven on for two hours was just over £1. But with the latest energy price cap announcement, that will rise to £3.12 in October this year. By January 2022, when the price cap is reviewed, experts predict that the cost of running an oven will reach £5.16.
Brits eat 1.28 billion roasts a year, with one in five saying that they sit down with friends and family to have a meal on Sundays. The cost of cooking a Christmas dinner is also set to soar, with experts predicting that families will be set back £10 based on a 5kg turkey, the Mirror reports.
