How is it on respect of time, compared to the conventional oven (which has the adage 20 mins per pound + 20 mins). I am thinking of a Halogen Airfryer for myself since the microwave does have some drawbacks.I just used my washing machine for the second time in almost a month, and on a modest energy usage program as it was the dark things. I intend to use it for light coloured things and use a bit of stain remover rather than the higher temperature program I was using out of habit. I have thought of dying all my white clothes blue (as I have the dye on the shelf).
One thing I had forgotten about in the money saving advice is the halogen oven. I have used one for so long that it never really registered. I switched over to halogen after seeing it on the selling TV channel - it has a hinged lid, which is a great feature. I could see how much our energy use dropped as I used the halogen oven for more and more meals. It does need a little bit more faffing around - a big chicken needs to be started off on its front, then at half time in the cooking it gets turned over and the juices poured off - actually I have two almost identical metal bowls so I just lift it out, swap to the other bowl and put it back.
As it is a small enclosed space compared to the usual oven, it starts to cook at once, there is no warming up required. I have a Halogen oven, which has radiant heat from the element in the lid, and a fan so it makes great cheese on toast for my husband, and when making dinner I can put in a couple of small potatoes to bake for him, flipped over at half time. It is not at all like a microwave as things can be cooked dry or in their own juice - I do frozen fish in it, just put it onto a shallow dish set for a low temperature for 5 minutes, flip over and cook hotter for the time it looks to need - you soon get to know the settings and which of the levels to use.How is it on respect of time, compared to the conventional oven (which has the adage 20 mins per pound + 20 mins). I am thinking of a Halogen Airfryer for myself since the microwave does have some drawbacks.
You need to add dampness to the air in your house (in Great Britain?), in the winter, as the air is too dry otherwise? OK.I use the dampness of the drying clothes to humidify the air in my otherwise dry house in winter. They are on clothes horses around the Rayburn.
In the last few years - my English DNA? - has responded with tears of compassion to things I have read and heard from English folks (via online), one was some working class people singing 'Rule Brittania' on a momentous day over a placard with a word I won't repeat hereI just used my washing machine for the second time in almost a month, and on a modest energy usage program as it was the dark things. I intend to use it for light coloured things and use a bit of stain remover rather than the higher temperature program I was using out of habit. I have thought of dying all my white clothes blue (as I have the dye on the shelf).
I have a Rayburn. It draws air from the room and it's exterior is hot so the air in the room is dry. Not everywhere in the UK is damp. I have a south facing house in a windy valley. Our garden and house are as dry as coastal areas due to the wind.You need to add dampness to the air in your house (in Great Britain?), in the winter, as the air is too dry otherwise? OK.
Alas, no - my pension is not a full one due to having fewer than the required payments made and at the moment we are impacted by a fraudulent contact which turned out to be a scam and we lost money due to that, but we are not in desperate need, though I am not optimistic for the next few years. I can still find ways to bring in money from my work with knitting machines, but small savings do tend to add up, particularly when costs are high. At one time our mortgage interest rose to the high teens, so I did all I could to pay it off and reduce the burden on the finances. We were able to pay it off about 10 years early.In the last few years - my English DNA? - has responded with tears of compassion to things I have read and heard from English folks (via online), one was some working class people singing 'Rule Brittania' on a momentous day over a placard with a word I won't repeat here, and now - this.
Re the laundry hack possibility - I do hope there is that famous English wit and understatement going on, and you are really being funny? (A wry smile is way preferable to crying!)
Otherwise, I give some true pathos to the moment, and provide some music...
Kate Bush singing Oh England, My Lionheart
Have you had your chimney swept and checked to make sure it has no leaks?Yes indeedy. I am a Winner. I win I win I win!
I was a winner last Xmas too. My energy provider ran a competition to encourage us to reduce gas consumption, and they collected and shared our tips and hacks. They also ran a competition to see who could reduce the most. I did not win, but I got a cash rebate as a share of the prize draw money. I reduced by 30% compared to the previous year just by using my new zone controller for the heating properly and controlling the heat in each room independently. and using my electic blanket more.
This May I took the step of reducing the hot water thermostat from 60C to 55C. Still hot enough for a bath but I no longer need to add cold water to cool it down before I got in. So this summer, the heating was off, and I was only heating the bathwater and kitchen. Surprising how much it has reduced by compared to last year I no longer use fan heaters or electric fires. This year I am going to use the fire grate since I salvaged the wood they removed when they repaired the roof.
I do the same thing, I pay in another $50.00 a fortnight, and so far this year up to the end of August I have $750.00 in credit. The bill for December quarter is paid, so I will be getting my credit out at xmas time.I have also been overpaying on my standing order and have a surplus of over £650 accrued so far. So it looks like I will be covered and not needing to panic.
Yep! No worries there. Must remember to remove the chimney sheep before lighting a fire, though.Have you had your chimney swept and checked to make sure it has no leaks?
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