, including a Sunday roast and a fry-up, and saved two thirds on my electricity bill. Here's how I did it. Monday: Chicken wings, chips, corn on the cob These chicken wings, chips and corn on the cob were quick and tastyCredit: Stewart Williams My first day using the air fryer and what amazed me most was how easy it is to use. I just chucked in some frozen chicken wings and chips, turned the top dial to 200C, the bottom dial to 12mins and was able to leave it, with it turning off itself once the timer ran out. I had to give the drawer a shake after 12mins for the chips, but four minutes later they were ready. Then another two minutes later, the chicken wings were ready too. Oven cooking time and cost: 30mins, 51p Air fryer cooking time and cost: 18mins, 16p Saving: 35p Tuesday: Sausages, mash and peas These sausages, mash and peas were an easy and enjoyable treatCredit: Stewart Williams The air fryer is quickly becoming my new favourite way of cooking sausages. I was using frozen ones from Iceland, so they would have taken 28 minutes to cook in the oven. But they took just 15 minutes in the air fryer, and fresh sausages would've been even quicker. You use no oil either, so it's much healthier than frying them, and they tasted great. I did try to cook the mash in the air fryer but it didn't work){kind=link}
IF you believe cutting energy is hot air, think again.
There’s a nifty appliance that can keep bills down: An air fryer.
The gadget takes far less time to cook meals than an oven, doesn’t need pre-heating and uses much less energy.
An average oven will burn 3,000 watts per hour, and electric hob 2,000Wph.
I’m a novice air fryer user and decided to go cold turkey on my oven and hob for a week with the Tower 4 Litre Air Fryer – available from Iceland for £49.99 – which uses 1,600Wph, around half that of the oven.