What is the cheapest way to cook?

Microwaves, slow cookers and air fryers Microwaves: When comes to cooking quickly and cheaply, microwaves are going to be your best friend. Cooking a potato in a conventional oven will use up to 10x as much energy as a microwave!

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Energy-efficient cooking

Microwaves, slow cookers and air fryers

Using slow cookers, microwaves and air fryers when you can, are all great options for low-maintenance, low-cost, low-carbon cooking. Microwaves: When comes to cooking quickly and cheaply, microwaves are going to be your best friend. Cooking a potato in a conventional oven will use up to 10x as much energy as a microwave! This is because microwaves use less energy for every hour they're in use (fewer kilowatts per hour). There is no heat-up time, helping to make the cooking process quicker. You can cook a jacket potato in roughly 10 minutes in the microwave but it would take almost an hour to bake in the oven. Slow cookers: Despite needing to cook your food for longer, slow cookers operate at a much lower temperature and use less energy than a traditional oven, which makes them cheaper to run. In fact, they're so energy efficient that they can use less energy than a conventional light bulb! Plus all you need to do is add the ingredients in the morning and a few hours later you have a hot meal ready to serve. Need some inspiration? Here are 10 cheap slow cooker recipes to get you started. Air fryers: As with slow cookers, air fryers need to heat up a much smaller space than a traditional oven. Therefore, they require fewer kilowatts per hour to heat up to the required cooking temperature, cutting your energy usage.

Ovens - Shut that door!

Using an oven can't always be avoided but our oven loses heat incredibly quickly when the door is open. That means using more energy to get back up to the programmed temperature. Opening the door as little as possible will help save energy, and make sure you use the fan setting if you’ve got one. On the topic of ovens, another trick is to turn your oven off ten minutes before the end of the cooking time – you won’t notice the difference, promise!

Batch is best

If you’re making something you know you’ll enjoy again, why not double the portions so there’s enough left over to freeze for another meal? Things like chilli, bolognese, stews, casseroles and sauces are versatile, easy to portion and store, and great for freezing. Less cooking time = less energy used. When the time comes, just take your portion out of the freezer the night before so it thaws in the fridge overnight. Then pop it in the microwave or on the hob while you boil some pasta or bake a potato - et voila! You’ve got a tasty low carbon meal, minus the effort.

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Does an Airfryer brown meat?

Air fryers simple do not brown food since they rely on hot air to cook food through rather than longer exposure to heat like an oven. Fortunately, there is a trick that you can use to get good browning on foods cooked in the air fryer. Taste of Home suggests using a light spray of cooking oil.

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Doing This Simple Step Will Make Your Air Fryer Food Golden Brown

If there's one small countertop kitchen appliance that's stolen the hearts of home cooks everywhere, it is without a doubt the air fryer. But while the air fryer does wonders for cooking up amazingly crisp and crunchy foods without all of the extra oil, fat and calories of deep-frying, there's one thing the air fryer does not exceed at on its own. That's making those fried foods you love the golden brown color you expect to see. Air fryers simple do not brown food since they rely on hot air to cook food through rather than longer exposure to heat like an oven. Fortunately, there is a trick that you can use to get good browning on foods cooked in the air fryer. Taste of Home suggests using a light spray of cooking oil. Reader's Digest also highlights the benefits of using a touch of cooking spray to make foods brown well even in the air fryer. But you might want to think twice before reaching for the PAM.

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