Which energy type is currently the most cost-effective for cooking ?

Pincher

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

well over £1300 for a fissler set, if I was buying again I could get a full set of ceramic for 10% of that cost.

Got a bottom of the range WMF induction compatible set for about £100 in Germany during Chrisrmas sales. The store was similar to Fenwick's, not Aldi. Bought some extra pots, so have two drawers full for about £250.

Richie-from-the-Boro

Pincher wrote: »

Got a bottom of the range WMF induction compatible set for about £100 in Germany during Christmas sales. The store was similar to Fenwick's, not Aldi. Bought some extra pots, so have two drawers full for about £250.

That's the way to do it Pincher. I have a trade card for a well known wholesaler and diligently collected the coupons, going OTT in the December month to make sure I had enough for the whole set. What a honourable mug I was, they [the coupons] appeared on flea bay in that December for 10p a million or whatever, I could have spent nowt and still got the coupons for next to nowt !

WMF, stainless or non-stick is particularly nice, they, like Fissler will look as good in 10 years as it does now. Ceracraft seem to have the ceramic cookware tied up in the UK, In a competition its a donkey compared to the thoroughbred that Fissler & WMF is, but at 10% of the cost its really a disposable cook without oil and wipe not wash to clean product.

maphelan

hi
I was interested in the advice to use a grill ove.
I have a convential oven and hob but also have a small grill oven which I dont use.
For smaller meals would this use less electric and save on bills as if so i maybe should use it!
Anyone any advice pls
Mandie

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maphelan wrote: »

hi
I was interested in the advice to use a grill ove.
I have a convential oven and hob but also have a small grill oven which I dont use.
For smaller meals would this use less electric and save on bills as if so i maybe should use it!
Anyone any advice pls
Mandie

A small electric oven will be cheaper to heat than a larger electric oven.

You should be able to determine this using your meter.

The smaller one may be less well built and less insulated - but unlikely to the extent to counteract the advantage of its smaller volume.

Richie-from-the-Boro

maphelan wrote: »

hi
I was interested in the advice to use a grill ove.
I have a convential oven and hob but also have a small grill oven which I dont use.
For smaller meals would this use less electric and save on bills as if so i maybe should use it!
Anyone any advice pls
Mandie

Most of the decent ones are around 1300W as opposed to 3kW, and are 20-30 Litre, they usually have pre-set functions such as roasts / bake / toast and a re-heat function. Usually a timer and will heat to 230°C ish and even without insulation will be more economical to run than a standard oven.

maphelan

thanks guys. I'll give it a go and see if its more economical!
The grill oven will fit in a chicken easy with say roast veggies so it may be better on occasions we are only feeding thr two of us!
Tks again!

ifeelfine

Hi, I made the original post, so thanks to everyone for their comments.

It seems that just a induction hob plus a new combination microwave may be the best solution for us.

We have a very old Panasonic Dimension 5 combination microwave, and have been looking for something similar to replace it. The cheaper ones that everyone are selling are not to the same size or standard.

So if someone has experience of upgrading that, then please let me know.

ALSO:
We use a high-dome pressure cooker for most of our on hob cooking, but its made of aluminium & not metal !

You can get stainless-steel versions, but they don't seem to make them in high-dome.

Any thoughts, many thanks

Pincher

I would never leave something slow cooking over night or when I go out on a gas hob, but the induction hob is just so safe.
The Crock Pot slow cooker is now gathering dust and wasting space.