People are ditching air fryers after finding much cheaper alternative that's just as healthy

Everyone’s either got one or are sick of hearing their mate bang on about theirs by now.

Whether it’s the size or the efficiency people are bragging about, the obsession has truly taken over the lives of those who have one.

I’m talking about air fryers obviously, what else?

The handy pieces of kitchen kit has rapidly risen in popularity over the years – largely because you can pretty much whip up anything in one.

Plus, air fryers are often a healthier way of cooking your favourite meals, as well as tending to be a cheaper method.

As much as you might be fed up with your co-worker going on and on about what they made in theirs last night for tea, you can kind of see why, as they are actually pretty good appliances.

But, while students might be gearing up to ask their parents to get them an air fryer for Christmas, people are already considering switching to another alternative.

You might want to pause on building up that Amazon list before Black Friday because apparently halogen ovens are about to be the next ‘thing’.

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Essentially a big glass bowl with a lid, halogen bulbs and a fan, the little ovens are praised for being particularly efficient.

With winter looking to be pricey for a lot of us, you might be thinking of ways to save money around the home, and these appliances could be a good idea.

Energia revealed to The Irish Mirror which kitchen appliances cost the most on people’s electricity bills.

According to the team of exerts, the average energy use (wattage) for an oven 1575, meaning it costs 50p to run per hour.

An air fryer usage is 1500 meaning it costs 43p to run per hour.

Therefore, a quick 30 minutes using the air fryer would cost about 22p.

Perhaps you’re more regularly chucking stuff in the microwave, which has a wattage of 1750 – meaning five minutes of that costs 0.04p.

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You can easily find halogen ovens on Amazon from around £30, with this one from Daewoo having an average rating of 4.4 stars from 7,178 reviews.

Customers say the ‘energy savings alone compared to cooking in the main oven has meant that it has already paid for itself’ after just a few months.

Plenty write that it has brought both the ‘cost and time way down’ for cooking as another says they ‘don’t know how I got by without it’.

While some recommend buying a digital version instead of this manual one and warn it can be quite big in the kitchen, they say it ‘cooks more efficiently (and cheaply)’ than an oven.

Ah, the war of the money-saving kitchen appliances.

Topics: Food And Drink, Health, Money, Technology, Cost of Living, Home

Jess Battison

Jess is an Entertainment Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include keeping up with the Twitter girlies, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021 and has previously worked at MyLondon.

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