Energy efficient Air fryer

ariarnia

Effician said:

ariarnia said:

Effician said:

I've been looking for some time for details of cooking costs for various types & weight of food with an air fryer but nothing.   seems like it's a well guarded secret & i guess not as cheap to run as people think ( please correct me if i'm wrong)

i would have thought it was just the wattage x the time to cook whatever it is? 

What about thermostats built into the appliance to maintain temperature , once an appliance is up to temp it no longer operates at constant max draw & the energy use will drop. A smaller appliance will more than likely run at constant full power than a larger better insulated one.

if i want to cook some roast potatoes in an air fryer they tae about 20 minutes. theres no way my oven (even my half oven or remoska) could cook the same potatoes with only using power for 20 minutes as it takes longer than that for them to get to temp.

that means if i'm making a roast with leftover chicken the air fryer would win hands down. if i'm also roasting the chicken and other sides then the oven might. no one option is always best so it's about how you cook/eat and what works best for you. 

but the point is that nothing is 'hidden' and you can work it out roughly for yourself with some basic sums about what and how you tend to cook and thinking about how long it takes. just the same as you would have to do with your oven if you didn't already have one and an monitor for your 'exact' figures. 

Effician

ariarnia said:

Effician said:

ariarnia said:

Effician said:

I've been looking for some time for details of cooking costs for various types & weight of food with an air fryer but nothing.   seems like it's a well guarded secret & i guess not as cheap to run as people think ( please correct me if i'm wrong)

i would have thought it was just the wattage x the time to cook whatever it is? 

What about thermostats built into the appliance to maintain temperature , once an appliance is up to temp it no longer operates at constant max draw & the energy use will drop. A smaller appliance will more than likely run at constant full power than a larger better insulated one.

if i want to cook some roast potatoes in an air fryer they tae about 20 minutes. theres no way my oven (even my half oven or remoska) could cook the same potatoes with only using power for 20 minutes as it takes longer than that for them to get to temp.

that means if i'm making a roast with leftover chicken the air fryer would win hands down. if i'm also roasting the chicken and other sides then the oven might. no one option is always best so it's about how you cook/eat and what works best for you. 

but the point is that nothing is 'hidden' and you can work it out roughly for yourself with some basic sums about what and how you tend to cook and thinking about how long it takes. just the same as you would have to do with your oven if you didn't already have one and an monitor for your 'exact' figures. 

25 mins in our combi oven will do 1kg ( 4 off  )crispy skinned jacket potatoes how does that compare to an air fryer?  pretty meaningless without a cost though ,  the basic sums you say will work out the cost don't as there are too many variables.

Yes i know that no one option will do it all the best & cheapest way, which is why some basic information on actual costs for cooking certain items in certain appliances would allow people on tighter budgets to cook the most cost effective way.

Yes i have an energy monitor & know the actual cooking costs of the appliances i use.

ariarnia

Effician said:

ariarnia said:

Effician said:

ariarnia said:

Effician said:

I've been looking for some time for details of cooking costs for various types & weight of food with an air fryer but nothing.   seems like it's a well guarded secret & i guess not as cheap to run as people think ( please correct me if i'm wrong)

i would have thought it was just the wattage x the time to cook whatever it is? 

What about thermostats built into the appliance to maintain temperature , once an appliance is up to temp it no longer operates at constant max draw & the energy use will drop. A smaller appliance will more than likely run at constant full power than a larger better insulated one.

if i want to cook some roast potatoes in an air fryer they tae about 20 minutes. theres no way my oven (even my half oven or remoska) could cook the same potatoes with only using power for 20 minutes as it takes longer than that for them to get to temp.

that means if i'm making a roast with leftover chicken the air fryer would win hands down. if i'm also roasting the chicken and other sides then the oven might. no one option is always best so it's about how you cook/eat and what works best for you. 

but the point is that nothing is 'hidden' and you can work it out roughly for yourself with some basic sums about what and how you tend to cook and thinking about how long it takes. just the same as you would have to do with your oven if you didn't already have one and an monitor for your 'exact' figures. 

25 mins in our combi oven will do 1kg ( 4 off  )crispy skinned jacket potatoes how does that compare to an air fryer?  pretty meaningless without a cost though ,  the basic sums you say will work out the cost don't as there are too many variables.

i do them 10 mins in the microwave then 5-8 mins in the air fryer with oil and salt on the skin. i also use it to re-crisp/re-heat potatoes that i batch cook if i've space in the oven the day before.  

if you want to know exact cost then your going to have to get an air fryer and cook things using your electricity monitor just as you did with your oven. anything else is going to be rough sums.   

joedenise

I'll be glad when my energy monitor actually works!  Had it installed a week ago and the guys couldn't get it to commission so I've been given 3 different scenarios so far about what will happen!  The guys said someone would come back to sort it out; online chat said it would happen remotely in a couple of days (it hasn't!) and a phone call said it could take up to 2 weeks remotely.

We're off on holiday this week coming so won't know if anything happens remotely until we get back but it will be good to see how much actually costs to use - I know roughly but it will be good to see actuals.

Effician

joedenise said:

I'll be glad when my energy monitor actually works!  Had it installed a week ago and the guys couldn't get it to commission so I've been given 3 different scenarios so far about what will happen!  The guys said someone would come back to sort it out; online chat said it would happen remotely in a couple of days (it hasn't!) and a phone call said it could take up to 2 weeks remotely.

We're off on holiday this week coming so won't know if anything happens remotely until we get back but it will be good to see how much actually costs to use - I know roughly but it will be good to see actuals.

Yeah i'll have to try & aquire one as i've been trying to find out definitive costs for a while now with no luck.

We've had our smart meter & ihd since January & it's been a real eye opener,  with modifying our usage of hot water, cooking,  vampire devices etc we're now averaging under 3kwh / day  ( £36/month inc s/c & vat at the svr) with no real detriment to living standards ( electric only), wouldn't be without it and the novelty has not worn off. I thought i had a good grasp of costs until the ihd made me realise i didn't .

Enjoy your hols & fingers crossed the commissioning goes ok.

ariarnia

joedenise said:

I'll be glad when my energy monitor actually works!  Had it installed a week ago and the guys couldn't get it to commission so I've been given 3 different scenarios so far about what will happen!  The guys said someone would come back to sort it out; online chat said it would happen remotely in a couple of days (it hasn't!) and a phone call said it could take up to 2 weeks remotely.

We're off on holiday this week coming so won't know if anything happens remotely until we get back but it will be good to see how much actually costs to use - I know roughly but it will be good to see actuals.

i've heard some people have plug in versions that go between the appliance and the wall. they tell you exactly what that device uses. which i think is good for things like fridges and ovens that come on and go off. both are better than the old way of trying to count the number of flashes in 30 seconds

pelirocco

Effician said:

ariarnia said:

Effician said:

ariarnia said:

Effician said:

I've been looking for some time for details of cooking costs for various types & weight of food with an air fryer but nothing.   seems like it's a well guarded secret & i guess not as cheap to run as people think ( please correct me if i'm wrong)

i would have thought it was just the wattage x the time to cook whatever it is? 

What about thermostats built into the appliance to maintain temperature , once an appliance is up to temp it no longer operates at constant max draw & the energy use will drop. A smaller appliance will more than likely run at constant full power than a larger better insulated one.

if i want to cook some roast potatoes in an air fryer they tae about 20 minutes. theres no way my oven (even my half oven or remoska) could cook the same potatoes with only using power for 20 minutes as it takes longer than that for them to get to temp.

that means if i'm making a roast with leftover chicken the air fryer would win hands down. if i'm also roasting the chicken and other sides then the oven might. no one option is always best so it's about how you cook/eat and what works best for you. 

but the point is that nothing is 'hidden' and you can work it out roughly for yourself with some basic sums about what and how you tend to cook and thinking about how long it takes. just the same as you would have to do with your oven if you didn't already have one and an monitor for your 'exact' figures. 

25 mins in our combi oven will do 1kg ( 4 off  )crispy skinned jacket potatoes how does that compare to an air fryer?  pretty meaningless without a cost though ,  the basic sums you say will work out the cost don't as there are too many variables.

Yes i know that no one option will do it all the best & cheapest way, which is why some basic information on actual costs for cooking certain items in certain appliances would allow people on tighter budgets to cook the most cost effective way.

Yes i have an energy monitor & know the actual cooking costs of the appliances i use.

A quick Google has shown me pages of articles on the cost  of running an airfryer versus a conventional oven

timehastoldme

We bought the foodi which air fries, stream fries and has a pressure cooker; to cook a whole chicken is 30 minutes and the foodi is 1460 watts, so .73kwh?

We air fried two potatoes as wedges last week. That was 20 minutes, so 0.49kwh.

The other advantages we've found is that the food cooks better, the clean up is easier and the speed is a big factor for us. Being able to add ingredients, get it going then ignore for 20 minutes until is cooked is ace when we're both already very tired.

Effician

timehastoldme said:

We bought the foodi which air fries, stream fries and has a pressure cooker; to cook a whole chicken is 30 minutes and the foodi is 1460 watts, so .73kwh?

We air fried two potatoes as wedges last week. That was 20 minutes, so 0.49kwh.

The other advantages we've found is that the food cooks better, the clean up is easier and the speed is a big factor for us. Being able to add ingredients, get it going then ignore for 20 minutes until is cooked is ace when we're both already very tired.

What size chicken & what weight of potato?, i guess there will be quite a difference in cooking time between a 1.2kg bird vs a 2.2kg one, as you can see without the context of weight your figures are meaningless,

I presume the foodi has a thermostat in which case it will not be drawing full power all the time therefore to calculate usage on time & max energy draw of the appliance will not be accurate.

Sky_

Effician said:

What about thermostats built into the appliance to maintain temperature , once an appliance is up to temp it no longer operates at constant max draw & the energy use will drop. A smaller appliance will more than likely run at constant full power than a larger better insulated one.

I have a Ninja foodi and the outside stays perfectly cool when cooking at high temperatures, so it must be very well insulated.  The airfryer fan also shuts off instantly if the lid is opened to check the food, so you don't get the 'blast' of heat that you get when opening a fan oven door--another energy saving over an oven.

On top of that, the ninja cooks food in 1/4 to 1/3 of the time of an oven, at a lower temperature and costs me 1/4 to 1/3 of the price of cooking in my electric oven, so at least a 66% saving.  It's also easier to use and the food tastes great. Our oven is an all-singing all-dancing Miele model so is also pretty efficient.  I expect that the cost difference would be even higher if I were using an older, less efficient electric oven.

On the other hand, if using a gas oven, the cost would probably be closer to that of of the air fryer, since gas is so much cheaper than electricity.  I haven't looked for sites that compare gas ovens to air fryers but I'm sure there are plenty on google.