Economically, moving to a smaller more energy efficient property, or taking in lodgers seems sensible. Or installing solar panelsI live in a large Victorian 4 bed house that has stone walls, wooden floorboards and high ceilings, no cavity walls, old fashioned sash windows etc
Yes we have one in the local shopping centre. They are an altermative to Citizens Advice.many towns/villages are opening “warm hubs” a place usually a community centre or church where you can go to chat, get refreshments and keep warm through the day. Check to see if there is one in your area. I don’t know much about them I think they’ve been going a few years here and there but many more councils are looking into the idea
No-one, but you might need 2.5kg meat and that cooks fabulously in the versions with shelves/rotisserie function - and that’s many cuts of meat, not just chicken. Pork crackling to die for.I have have very simple air fryer from Lidl. Was only £29.99. Perfect for 1 or 2 people. Who needs 2.5 kg of chips at one time?
No idea. It never survives more than a few minutes before being eaten.Does crackling to die for survive a couple of months in the freezer? and the subsequent thawing and warming cycle after?
I could be wrong, but I'd have thought that if you did 3 different dishes in the oven at the same time, say mince/veg, pork/veg, chicken in some format, and then froze them individually (labelled saying what it contains and date cooked), defrost and then just heat for a very short time in the microwave this would be cheaper.Does crackling to die for survive a couple of months in the freezer? and the subsequent thawing and warming cycle after? Anyway, I have false teeth so crackling is not advised for me. It could end up being expensive, and not acheiving the aim of my OP. Batch cooking suits some, but I find I lose track of what was done when and with what The by whom is usually pretty obvious in my household (any Cluedo afficionados here?). I still have turkey left over from Xmas, and I baulk at using it now. Tried some on the cat and he say it fails the sniff test. But maybe I should have thawed it first.
Batch cooking is a valid way of cutting down energy costs (but not in a microwave since portion size affects time duration and thoroughness of cooking).
We tried this with pots of soup that I batch cooked for my wife who had eating difficulties. The sellotape did not stick well to the polythene containers, and kept falling off when rummaging through the collection and when handling. We ended up using permanent marker pens on the plastic but it was not too successful especially if frosted over. we tried a number system but kept misplacing the crib sheet that told us what the numbers meant. Our dustbin has a microchip embedded in it, and the binmen scan with a rfid reader to keep track of collections. This is so the council can introduce pay as you go collections in the future.I could be wrong, but I'd have thought that if you did 3 different dishes in the oven at the same time, say mince/veg, pork/veg, chicken in some format, and then froze them individually (labelled saying what it contains and date cooked), defrost and then just heat for a very short time in the microwave this would be cheaper.
It takes seconds to write a label and sellotape it on the outside of reusable plastic freezer boxes, so you never forget when it was cooked, and what it contains.
We tried this with pots of soup that I batch cooked for my wife who had eating difficulties. The sellotape did not stick well to the polythene containers, and kept falling off when rummaging through the collection and when handling. We ended up using permanent marker pens on the plastic but it was not too successful especially if frosted over. we tried a number system but kept misplacing the crib sheet that told us what the numbers meant. Our dustbin has a microchip embedded in it, and the binmen scan with a rfid reader to keep track of collections. This is so the council can introduce pay as you go collections in the future.
I use masking tape which seems to stick well enough and several rolls of it for £1 at Poundland.We tried this with pots of soup that I batch cooked for my wife who had eating difficulties. The sellotape did not stick well to the polythene containers, and kept falling off when rummaging through the collection and when handling. We ended up using permanent marker pens on the plastic but it was not too successful especially if frosted over. we tried a number system but kept misplacing the crib sheet that told us what the numbers meant. Our dustbin has a microchip embedded in it, and the binmen scan with a rfid reader to keep track of collections. This is so the council can introduce pay as you go collections in the future.
I stick it on vac packed items (plastic) or plastic bags that don’t lend themselves to direct writing.PS I find masking tape difficult to write on. Are you using it just to stick a paper label? It is quite sticky so I can see it helping.
Quite agree. It’s ludicrous. And the fact is even if one switched power off completely, the standing charges have risen to the extent that you’d still be paying way more than a few months ago. Those are supposedly paying the costs of the failed energy companies.I can't see how this situation can go on. Can it?
<<< Useful button >>> Are you talking about condensing driers here? They are more efficient., but still take energy in large amounts. I use an electric drying rack that is down in the tens of watts and just creates a convection airflow past the clothes and gently dries them. It is not the fastest but it is quite cheap to run. <<< Belly button fot the description of your browsing habit >>>Last night, after a bit of clickery (you know the sort where you start googling something and before you know it you are an expert in dinosaur droppings). Anyway, the gob smacker of yesterday evening was the costs of running a dehumidifier versus tumble dryer. The reductions in cost are such that anyone tumbling regularly would recoup the purchase costs of a decent appliance in short order.
We are fortunate to have only ever run our tumble dryer about twice - ever, between line drying and using a spare room with a rack.
If only I could find the link, but actually Googling this morning there are plenty articles out there.
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