Experts say ditch 'money gobbling' appliance for cheap alternative

Experts say ditch 'money gobbling' appliance for cheap alternative

Saving money on your energy bills can be a task, but there are some easy swaps you can make

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An experts has said there are some easy swaps people can make to cut down on their energy bills. Llewellyn Kinch, CEO and co-founder of MakeMyHouseGreen has said people should be looking for alternative ways to cook as some cost more than others.

Llewellyn said: "The An average domestic electric cooker oven typically uses 2000 – 3000 watts per hour. If your oven only uses 2000 watts per hour (2 kWh) and you use it for one hour at a cost of £0.29 per kWh, your calculation will be: 2 kWh × £0.29 × 1 hour = £0.58 per hour.

"Most families use their cooker every day in winter. An Christmas turkey can take six hours to oven-cook. Swap your traditional oven for the increasingly popular air-fryer, using around 1 kWh. This can halve your oven cooking energy bills."

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Ditching your oven to cook for certain meals could help you keep your bills to a minimum and Llewellyn said you could also do this by air drying clothes rather than the tumble dryer, using a dustpan and brush when you can instead of the vacuum and boiling water on the stove top rather than a kettle. While some swaps are easier than others, what is the best air fryer on the market?

This year, Instant Vortex Plus 6-in-1 tested a number of air fryers and they recommend two Ninja appliances, the Ninja Foodi MAX Health Grill & Air Fryer 5.7L (£190.94 on Amazon or the Ninja website) and the Ninja Foodi Dual Zone AF300UK found for £119 at ao.com.

Both are marked as 'best buys' from Which? and they say the big price tag on the MAX Health Grill & Air Fryer is worth the money due to its functionality. The six in one appliance promises to grill, bake and roast while also claiming to be easy to clean.

It has a near perfect review score on A mazon from more than 6,000 customers. One said: "This is a super cooking appliance every kitchen should have one. Does everything air fry, roast, grill, bake, dehydrate and reheat.

"Easy to use and very easy to clean this is definitely a winner. Cost is around £200 but well worth it and that outlay is soon claimed back from not using your oven."

Tech Radar put the Instant Vortex Plus 6-in-1 as their top all-rounder product, and said it was: "Versatile, simple to use, and excellent at crisping food." The 5.7L capacity air fryer is currently available at Instant Vortex Plus 6-in-1 .

It has a perfect five out of five stars on the Argos website from hundreds of reviews, one said: "Top class air fryer, perfect for chicken, and even better for baked potatoes."

Good Housekeeping also chose a Ninja air fryer to top their list of recommended appliances, the Ninja Foodi Max Dual Zone 9.5L AF400UK which is currently available at large capacity air fryer and has more than 7,600 positive reviews.

The product description said: "Cook two different foods at the same time with this large capacity air fryer, with two independent cooking zones. Use a different cooking function, temperature and time in each drawer – perfect for roasting chicken and air frying chips at the same time."

Amazon also has a number of air fryers on limited time deals, such as the 7.5L Tefal Easy Fry Mega for £64, down from £139.99, saving over 54%.

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