Is it cheaper to cook in an oven or pan? Best cooking method as costs more than double – Express

Worrying about how much energy bills will cost is a reality faced by millions of households across the UK right now, with a staggering 80 percent increase in the price cap scheduled to come into effect from October 1. While there are potential savings to be made when it comes to heating your home, changing the way you cook could also make a difference to your monthly bill. Switching oven-baked food for pan-fried meal is one way to speed up the cooking process, but is it really the cheapest method to use?

According to the latest Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy data, average UK electricity prices per kwh were 18.9 p/kWh for 2021, but will be 52 p/kWh at the end of 2022.

While gas is still cheaper than electricity per kwh, the time it takes to cook food in an oven rather than frying it in a pan makes a big difference to the cost.

Speedy air fryers are widely known to be cheaper than oven-baking in most cases, but how does pan-frying fare against using the oven to heat your meals?

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According to the Centre for Sustainable Energy, a 2000-22000W electric oven currently costs around 50-55p per hour to use, based on a unit rate of 25p per kWh.

This cost will more than double once the new energy price cap comes into effect.

In fact, the New Statesman reported that the cost of using an oven for one hour will soar to 1.04 from October 1.

Compared to the cost recorded in October 2021, this is 150 percent more expensive for billpayers.

On average, gas appliances are much cheaper to run than electric, as reflected in the latest Cornwall Insight figures.

The data shows that on average, a gas cooker amounts to just 33p a day, or 120.83 a year. A part-electric, part-gas dual cooker will set you back 72p every day you use it, or around 264.03 annually.

Based on these figures, it is generally best to quickly fry food on the hob if it is entirely gas-powered rather than a duel-fuel or electric oven to slowly bake it.

However, one expert explained that induction hobs can actually be more efficient than gas, despite costing more per kWh.

On average, gas appliances are much cheaper to run than electric, as reflected in the latest Cornwall Insight figures.

The data shows that on average, a gas cooker amounts to just 33p a day, or 120.83 a year. A part-electric, part-gas dual cooker will set you back 72p every day you use it, or around 264.03 annually.

Based on these figures, it is generally best to quickly fry food on the hob if it is entirely gas-powered rather than a duel-fuel or electric oven to slowly bake it.

However, one expert explained that induction hobs can actually be more efficient than gas, despite costing more per kWh.

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