Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: TTman Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: TOT: Kitchen Appliances Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2024 23:29:55 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 34 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:29:56 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="e5bdb61bafc9e7a9302206f3d3065c13"; logging-data="4041097"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19ey6MSZ/9W7uWBYunrwL7l" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:gFX6nd23erErlCWIef1y1sNuE6k= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-GB X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240609-4, 6/9/2024), Outbound message Bytes: 2903 On 09/06/2024 18:38, Cursitor Doom wrote: > Gentlemen, > > That other thread on UK power outlets and appliances reminded me of > this.... > I don't get the chance to get back to the UK very often, but have noticed > through the online versions of newspapers and whatnot that there's a bit > of a phenomenon going on at present with what are called "air fryers" - > not sure if they're called the same thing in the US and other English > speaking countries. Anyway, the Brits are obsessed with them it appears. > They're essentially compact, table-top electric ovens and they've sold > like they're going out of fashion. The demand for these things has been > *huge* in Britain. Have they caught on elsewhere is my question. Anyone > know? > > CD. It's all to do with the massive price rises in energy in the UK, especially electric in pence per kWh.Due mostly to the war that Putin started...At one point the government had to rebate every energy customer £400, spread over 6 months.Even then, the cost was relatively very expensive- currently around double what it was 3 years ago. That encouraged everyone to be super efficient in their energy use- both gas and electric.Turn everything off at the socket to eliminate standby current etc. Many people on facebook energy type forums promoted the efficiency of 'air fryers'. Yes, they are basically nothing more than a small electric oven. Some have 2 compartments so you can cook a small chicken + potatoes one side and veg the other. Heating element is ~1800W compared to a conventional oven of ~2500 Watts. Plus cooking times could, on average, be reduced by 10-20% and the temperature could be reduced by 10.20 degress C.Most prominent make is Ninja -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com