How to Save Money Cooking with Low-Energy Appliances

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Learn how to save money cooking with low energy appliances. Lowering your energy bills may begin in your kitchen. Which kitchen appliances use the least energy? We did a test to find out by cooking four identical butternut squash using four different appliances. We tracked the energy usage and then collated the results. You may be surprised to find out the winner of our "race to save energy in the kitchen".
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@lazr47 Год назад

The instant pot is most efficient because it probably used a similar amount of energy as the crock pot in the same time period but it leverages having a sealed system to passively create a pressurized cooking environment so it only had to run for a fraction of the time.

@mandyholly6947 Год назад

My thoughts too

@tenthousanddaysofgratitude Год назад

That’s my guess

@joycej9415 Год назад

I agree and I still use an old stainless pressure cooker. I can make food in less time like the insta pots. And yes they also keep from overheating the kitchen.

@musicandbooklover-p2o Год назад

@@joycej9415 Mum always swore by her pressure cooker for cooking in on a daily basis. Not only cheaper - like yours it was the old aluminium one - but much faster as well. The vegetables for our dinners would be cooked inside of 5min every evening, huge saving in time and power.

@joycej9415 Год назад

@Karen Blackburn mine is stainless but yes still very quick. As long as I can still buy the seals I will keep using it.

@jenntremeer1194 Год назад

An air fryer would be another interesting appliance to add to this experiment. Thanks for this info. My husband now thinks we need an instant pot. I guess I know what I'm getting for Valentines Day - lol!

@nathandingman6846 Год назад

My cosori air fryer uses 1650 watts! Its alot of power but again, how long r u using it?

@suzannebinsley5940 Год назад

I was wondering if an air fryer or induction cooker would be better.

@nathandingman6846 Год назад

In my opinion air fryer cooks fast but does use quite a bit of electricity. But when it get up to temperature it does drop considerably only using the fan. I just cooked a chicken breast. Took half an hour. Thats less than 800 watts. My electric cost 20 cents per 1000 watts so less than a dime. I am ok with that

@mimime9968 Год назад

I roast the squash on the Airfryer and it’s delicious and fast.

@marvelenia6702 Год назад

An airfryer uses less energy than a normal oven because it is a lot smaller and doesn't need to heat a large room. I just got one here in Germany which is similar to a Ninja Grill with airfryer and I made bread, cake and fries in it. I am sure it is more efficient than my large oven.

@thisoldnest6963 Год назад

I avoid the oven in the summer. But in the winter I find it significantly helpful in lowering my use of the furnace. If I am baking I can have my furnace off for most the day and sometimes all night long. My furnace costs me a ton.

@ericgeorgetruckgrilling Год назад

I do the same thing. And in the summer we do most of our cooking outside so we don't heat up the house.

@sharonjones7929 Год назад

Other ways to save money on cooking that I use is to cut the vegetables into smaller pieces so they cook quicker and when I want that caramelised flavour I pre cook first and finish it off in my air fryer

@melitasmith2674 Год назад

I’ve used a pressure cooker for years, simply because it reduces cooking time significantly, but it’s good to see that it’s also the cheapest way to cook. Thanks for doing the comparison - so helpful as always.

@maureen1938 Год назад

Same here. When I got married my mother-in-law bought me a pressure cooker sixty years ago and I've cooked this way since. I even got my mother one, she was so afraid of it but once she got used to it couldn't be without it. Apart from s aving lots of energy the food comes out beautifully moist and full of flavour. I also bought years ago a small oven but big enough to roast whatever and only use my big oven when necessary which isn' t often. Thanks for all the good videos you put on here.

@joycej9415 Год назад

@maureen1938 Same with me. 52 years ago Mom got me a stainless Presto and I still use it. Best thing ever!!

@wishingb5859 Год назад

Solar cookers or Thermal cookers are technically cheaper... but...

@joycej9415 Год назад

@Wishing B Yes that makes sense but I use an electric stove and have solar panels on my roof so I technically cook with solar 😉

@wishingb5859 Год назад

@@joycej9415 LOL, yeah, I have solar panels, too. So, yes, I don't even have an electric bill using my oven. But before then, I looked into a lot of prepping and solar and thermal cooking are perfect for power outages.

@charlynehill5999 Год назад

I purchased an Instant Pot before we moved trying to keep electric bill low, my husband didn't want me to use it, he thought it might use too much electricity...so I put it away. After seeing your awesome video, he agreed to watch it with me. We cooked hard old pinto beans in the new pot and they came out sooo tender, he is convinced!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you...now we will save $$$!

@jodydavie923 Год назад

While growing up, we had a wall oven that looked exactly like yours, but it was turquoise.

@maureen8930 Год назад

Great idea I thank you for this 🥰

@kevinhamilton6256 Год назад

Hmm..my father has the exact same GE (For the younger crowd: General Electric) wall oven. It's the one I grew up using. Even the exact same copper-ish color. It was installed when the house was built in 1957. And yes, it's still there...and still works, and yes he still lives there. I see Hope and Larry have the same matching drop-in counter electric stove top. Yes, it still works too. (For those who don't get the "they don't make them like they used to"..that should tell you something!) Yes, they may be "energy hogs"...but 64 years later, STILL working! ~Joe

@UndertheMedian Год назад

Yep. The stove top is still in the kitchen and still works just fine. A friend who is a home-builder looked the house over for us before we bought it. He said, "A long as those appliances are working, don't replace them. They are work horses and work great."

@judithcoe7551 Год назад

Crockpot!

@SherryEllesson Год назад

Hope & Larry, I was surprised too - thought for sure it would've been the slow cooker! I've had a new Instant Pot sitting on the floor in its box for a few months, not even used once and I cook beans at least once a week. Time to get that little beauty out and start putting it to use!

@UndertheMedian Год назад

We were shocked, too. This experiment was highly motivating for me to use my Instant Pot more than I do.

@elainep.6887 Год назад

I also thought the crockpot

@dianehundley720 Год назад

Me too!

@bradc6199 Год назад

Instant Pot is fantastic for beans.

@SSanf Год назад

Same here! bought one months ago but have never used it.

@daviddeininger2938 Год назад

Do you have any idea what energy cost is of a gas oven compared to electric oven? Would be interested in that. Lorraine

@chaplainsunshine Год назад

A microwave would likely win as the most cost efficient means. I bake potatoes and eggplant in mine. It also requires the least amount of clean-up. I recommend "Microwave Gormet" by Barbara Kafka which details the best cooking methods.

@rough-hewnhomestead5737 Год назад

I suspected from the beginning that the instant pot would win (I'm like you, Hope....I have one, but rarely use it.). What realllly surprised me was that the crock pot used a bit more energy than the toaster oven!! I have an old toaster oven in the basement...I may need to bring it out of retirement! Side note story on the old toaster oven: We received the toaster oven 30 years ago for our wedding shower. Years later, when our third child was around 4 years old (She's 13 now...)... she wanted an Easy Bake Oven. My parents bought her one for Christmas, but I'd had one as a kid and knew that it's hard to cook anything using a light bulb. lol So...I gave our old toaster oven a make-over and I painted it, decorated it, and coined it the "Peezy Bake Oven"--our daughter's name is Paisley and we often call her "Peez" or "Peezy". She has loved cooking from a young age and she enjoyed that oven! Thought you'd enjoy that story. Thanks SO much for the experiment and the results--helpful!!

@dorrieb62 Год назад

Thanks so much for doing this experiment. I have a gas oven, but have switched to the instant pot for a lot of the cooking I used to do in the oven. It’s mostly because our gas prices have increased way more than our electric. I hoped the instant pot would win and really appreciate learning how little energy it uses. Keep up your excellent frugal living ideas!

@pengle Год назад

Good info. I think the oven & tr oven are good comparisons and the crock vs insta is good but, I don't see them as all equal together because of the different cooking methods they replicate. I think it would be interesting to add a third to the mix. Air Fryer with over & tr oven (my option) as well as stovetop (my option) vs insta vs crock.

@kellygray8595 Год назад

How old is your wall oven? I think those of us with newer appliances definitely need to do our own experiment. I use my slow cooker as often as I can for convenience as well as cost savings.

@UndertheMedian Год назад

It's a 1958 (original to the house). Although I've looked up the energy usage of ovens several times in the past and it seems to be in alignment with general expected usage of electric ovens. However, having said that, you're right, there are a lot of factors which will affect usage, including the: make, model, size, age, and more of each appliance.

@auzzygirl8175 Год назад

They are using a smaller oven. Most ovens these days are the wider variety so would use more energy to heat up and maintain heat.

@lovelearning7467 Год назад

@@auzzygirl8175 I find newer ovens have poor insulation and heat easily escapes. What a waste of energy!

@lovelearning7467 Год назад

I hope you guys test gas vs electric stoves now that they want to force us to use electric. I don’t understand the move to electric when our grid is less reliable and produces less electricity! Then add in electric cars!

@thisisme2681 Год назад

I was thinking the same thing. That oven looks older than I!

@roxanne533 Год назад

I actually thought it would be the instant pot, only due to the incredibly shortened cooking time

@karengmast Год назад

I'm not too surprised that the instant pot used the least energy but very surprised the crock pot used so much!

@bhallmark3390 Год назад

Well, I would have lost that bet! I was sure that the crock pot would win!…😜 This has been very interesting--I appreciate you and Larry carrying out this experiment….😊

@OhMaryJo Год назад

I’m shocked! We own an Instapot but I’ve never used it. My daughter and son-in-law use it. I always use the oven or the slow cooker because I didn’t want to learn how to use the pressure cooker. Time to learn new things!

@patzumach3425 Год назад

It is super simple. I love it

@peggywoods4327 Год назад

Holy cow they are easy-peasy!!! Push a button. If you use the lid & let the pressure build, you just have to let it vent before opening. I've made bone broth, pasta, rice, hard boiled eggs, black eyed peas, yogurt.... and more! It makes the best rice and hard boiled eggs. I have the air fryer lid add-on so I make fish and chips, roasted chicken legs... You can find tons of recipes on line and how-to's on RU-vid

@annseabolt6645 Год назад

I was a little worried about it too but it’s not like the old stovetop pressure cookers. As long as you follow directions it’s perfectly safe. You just have to follow directions about the releasing of pressure.

@robertkat Год назад

Instant is the most efficient, throw your slow cooker away.

@nct948 Год назад

remember to count the cooking time from when the pressure is reached (you won't be hearing the hissing sound anymore. It should come to pressure in around 5 minutes. If more, you might have closed the lid incorrectly or not turn the knob on the lid to 'seal'). Halve the cooking time from then on, or even less if you are going to leave the steam to drop by itself before opening the lid. Never open the lid when there is pressure. Make sure you follow the manufacturer's advice and you'll be perfectly safe. The Ninja I use regulates itself once the pressure is reached, but you would have to decrease the heat to very low under a pressure cooker (if you use it on a stove) at that point. You have also to make sure there's enough liquid in the cooker so enough steam can be created to create pressure.

@staciearagon5394 Год назад

The waiting is over! Thanks for making this video. Looks like I will have to learn how to use my dust covered instantpot

@junebug9229 Год назад

I’m shocked by your findings!! I TOTALLY thought the slow cooker would win that competition!! 😮 Curious…here in Ottawa, Canada we are charged different rates of use for different times of day. Does that factor in to your decision making when choosing an appliance??

@larryware1 Год назад

Not now. We used to be on that plan when we were charging an electric car overnight. Our utility company did away with it, so the rates are constant now.

@maureen1938 Год назад

There is a cheap rate for electricity here in France but living in an appartment we can't put washing machines or dishwashers on late at night because of disturbing our neihbours from the noise they make; Not so much the dishwasher but the washing machine does especially when it spin dries at 1500.

@lillynevers7305 Год назад

Great comparison! I love the practical advice you both share and the fun experiments you do ❤

@larryware1 Год назад

Thank you, Lilly!

@gonefishing3644 Год назад

A slow cooker is great for "set it and forget it" meals for those who are away from home all day and want to come home to a hot meal. However, if I am going to be at home all day, my solar oven costs nothing to use on a sunny day. But it does need to be adjusted every hour to stay focused on the sun. For no-cost cooking at night, I also have a 2-cup rice cooker that can run off the charge on my small Jackery power bank (it charges for free on a sunny day using a small solar panel).

@gonefishing3644 Год назад

@@pennynickels5216 It is the Explorer 240 model of Jackery -- their smallest one. Got it and the folding solar panel for it so I could recharge smart phones and other small electronics during local power grid outages. The little two-cup rice cooker I bought on Amazon, to be powered by the Jackery power bank, uses only 200 watts.

@avoiceinthechoir5791 Год назад

Brown rice is best when it's cooked in a solar oven.

@amieinnovascotia3237 Год назад

All of my Instant Pots (5 total) have a delay function so you can set for what time you want to start the appliance. In truth, I’ve never set the timer though. I cook almost exclusively on my wood cook stove late fall through May.

@jodie19831 Год назад

Pretty cool experiment. U 2 are awesome. Keep the energy saving, money saving, frugal videos coming. I appreciate u Hope and Larry

@karenw9996 Год назад

I put together a meal in my slow cooker today, on low the entire five hours, giving me 6-8 meals. I don't have an instant pot, and after seeing the price tag I don't see myself getting one any time soon. That said, my package arrived today with a half-dozen LED lightbulbs - that's what I already have in NEARLY every socket, but I plan to make it EVER socket. My biggest energy savings will come when winter moves on - I bought a solar oven, so I can cook & bake for FREE!!!

@annscullamus Год назад

Hi Hope, a great video, but the cheapest is the Thermal cooker by a country mile. Apologies for repeating myself, I know I have commented before about them……my granddaughter would say ‘ be quiet grandma, you already said ! 😂😂😬

@UndertheMedian Год назад

Sadly, I don't have one. Several viewers have suggested it, though.

@annscullamus Год назад

I so wish I was near enough to let you borrow mine. It would be a pleasure.

@annieb8928 Год назад

Wondering if using a smaller crockpot would make a difference?

@anneard1674 Год назад

the seeds come out easier if you use a grapefruit spoon... I have actually bought that Kill a Watt meter but not yet used it. I cook on gas and wonder how to do testing on that using a regular pressure cooker and the gas oven. Also I am interested in whether a counter convection counter top oven would be more efficient that regular toaster oven. Also I have a Saladmaster with high dome I want to meter. What about an air fryer? As a previous grouping of 4 now myself only as a new widow there are many changes forced on me financially as well as life style. Being raised a country girl always looking for how to do more with what I have. Thanks for this comparison! I just accidentally ran across you.

@victoriablanc761 Год назад

I think it will be the instapot that wins. it's smaller and it uses pressure to do things way quicker. however I'd also like to have compared my air fryer/convection oven against my big electric oven not sure how I'd do that but kudos to you guys for finding a way to do this and filming the comparisons. pretty interesting stuff.

@Goonky100 Год назад

Just dropping by to say I enjoyed this test. Would love to see more of this kind of thing.

@kerryjames6312 Год назад

Really appreciate you guys thank you for openning your home and welcoming us and sharing xx

@UndertheMedian Год назад

Our pleasure.

@kerryjames6312 Год назад

@@UndertheMedian aw xx

@michigan1291 Год назад

Wish you had included a microwave oven in your experiment. We do not waste "pre-heating" the oven energy, we put the food in from the start and reduce the time a bit. The best practice with any method is to cut the food into small pieces, reducing cooking time by half.

@UndertheMedian Год назад

I totally agree that smaller pieces would have cooked faster. But, I chose to use four equal pieces in order to reduce the number of variables which would skew the results. Recognizably, every appliance will vary due to the make, model, and size. However, I did my best to make it as "scientific" as possible, given the circumstances.

@freefoodchef7939 Год назад

I'm only about halfway through the video so far, but my guess is the instant pot because it uses the least time ... I only cook with small electric appliances, so this video is right up my alley. Super curious which one wins!

@creativestudio133 Год назад

which method tastes the best?

@JeffMuhlbach Год назад

Pressure cooker was my first choice. Because of the pressure the heat element doesn't have to get nearly as hot as the others and it has the shortest cook time.

@ritahay4519 Год назад

I cook my butternut squash on top of the stove. I wonder how that compares to the others for cost?

@beth.marie.1 Год назад

I’m curios to know how much energy difference (if any) there is between cooking certain meals on the electric stove top compared to the crockpot -like chili, or soups, for example.

@darklingfaerie2921 Год назад

Awesome video! I’d love to see how an air fryer stacks up, too.

@lavieestduresansconfiture4939 Год назад

I wasn't surprised at all. The wall oven has the bigger volume and that's the reason for the higher amount. The toaster oven is smaller and needs less energy. And that's the only reason. The crockpot can't be cheaper because it's pure physics. To heat one gramm of water for one centigrade you need one calorie. And it doesn't matter at all if you do it on a wood stove, over the flame of a candle, in a crockpot or in an electric kettle. The difference is only the loss of energie during the cooking time. The pressure cooker works with pressure (haha) and this makes him heating up and cooking faster. As I said pure physics.

@dhanicollins2448 Год назад

Best video yet! Our rates in CT went from 0.12 to 0.24 in January so any info on energy savings is helpful!

@krisqueen5939 Год назад

Still very cheap here in North Pole Alaska our rates are 0.65

@donnajohnson6421 Год назад

The crockpot is the one I am voting on😊

@robins3206 Год назад

I'm hoping it's the crockpot, but I think it's going to be the instapot

@isabelsebastiao-vieira2152 Год назад

Interesting video.... Congrats on reaching 145,000 Subscribers. God Bless. Izzy from Portugal.

@UndertheMedian Год назад

Thank you so much 😀 Izzy. You've been such a faithful friend since way back when we started the channel.

@janarichards5511 Год назад

I would like to see a comparison between the Instant Pot’s slow cook feature and the Crockpot.

@libbysworld7649 Год назад

You guys make such awesome contributions to the whole budgeting community. Thank you so much. This was quite fascinating. I wish I could have had some of that squash. Yummy!!! Your kitchen had to smell delightful! LOL

@UndertheMedian Год назад

Our pleasure. Glad you enjoyed the video. We had squash for the next four days. Thankfully, we all love it and were ready for more when it was gone.

@larryware1 Год назад

Thank you, Libby!

@carolcurley7840 Год назад

I had my money on the slow cooker. Guess I will be using my instant pot a lot more now. Many thanks for this great experiment 👍

@candaceott8949 Год назад

This was great info. You explained everything thoroughly. Thank you

@gurkamalkaur3207 Год назад

So interesting. Thank you for taking the time and eating so much squash to teach us. I don't have an insta-pot. With the brutal increase in natural gas prices here in San Diego, I will start shopping for one. I cook a lot of beans and lentil, for myself. And chicken and meats for the husband. I use a pressure cooker on my gas stove for the beans and lentils. Slow cooker for meat.

@nickob55 Год назад

I use a gas stove top pressure cooker all the time and also on the woodburner, it apparently kills lectins and also does a great job tenderising meat, I have two crockpots which are great for reheating food not so much for cooking from scratch. Great vid thank you for sharing.

@s.torres242 Год назад

Thank you for all your hard work gathering this great information...very informative

@yellownightjar Год назад

When I’m doing those squash, I just cook whole squash without slicing or removing seeds. Works great

@UndertheMedian Год назад

I figured it wouldn't fit into the pressure cooker without slicing it. Since I wanted to make all four method of cooking equal, I sliced all the squash the same way to each of the four appliances. I just did small pumpkins that way tonight, though, without slicing them.

@jeannelejeune1983 Год назад

This would be much easier. They are tough to cut through.

@UndertheMedian Год назад

@@jeannelejeune1983 , agreed. Some are easier than others, though. The butternut cut through the neck easier than down the middle.

@yellownightjar Год назад

@@UndertheMedian thx. U did excellent

@key6157 Год назад

This definitely encourages me to use my instant pot more often.

@AcornHillHomestead Год назад

Holy cow. I was just asking myself this question yesterday!! I have all of these units and and electric oven. I switched using smaller appliances more because I suspected this was the case. To be fair one appliance will do a nicer job than another like for instance roasting but a fabulous demo. Well done and thank you. I often wondered this about my Ninja Foodie vs my older toaster oven too. The Ninja Foodie oven is by far the better choice just because of the way it crisps the crust vs my big oven yet my big oven is great for bread. I love all of the appliances but will use them to my financial advantage from now on! 😉

@FullCircleLife Год назад

You expressed my thoughts exactly. Trying to be mindful of costs but sometimes taste will win out. No sense in risking waste if no one likes it!

@rosepaul9681 Год назад

Now I wonder about baking bread in my bread maker. I wonder about usage VS. my electric oven.

@chichestermaritime8174 Год назад

This is very interesting indeed and thanks for testing these things. We live off-grid so I tend to use my LPG stove rather than anything electrical. However, cooking butternut squash is a bit like cooking potatoes in that boiled potatoes are totally different to roast potatoes. If I'm baking a whole squash I use skewers through the squash to conduct heat inwards and therefore cook it faster.

@UndertheMedian Год назад

Yes! The skewers would work like the nails you can put in potatoes so they cook more quickly. That makes sense.

@thewellnesshomesteader Год назад

I voted crock pot and was also surprised the Instant Pot won! I’ll be using mine more. Thanks for your wonderful videos!

@patriciasweet9102 Год назад

Thanks i thought the instant pot. Sure would like to know how Nu-Wave oven does. I have the older round dome one. Use it a lot to bake hold more that my air fryer.

@mariayelruh Год назад

I have a propane stove so I actually use my stove a little more in the winter because after cooking I can leave the door open and it helps heat the kitchen. I do not use it to heat the house, just use the residual heat.

@verasreckovic4443 Год назад

An electric stove is better for the environment than a gas stove. Unlike electric stoves, gas stoves produce carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and formaldehyde. These compounds are harmful to the environment and your health. According to the EPA, indoor air is about two to five times more polluted than outdoor air.

@marieallgyer9194 Год назад

You know what works great to get the seeds out of the middle of squash...a canning jar lid it scraps it right offf

@UndertheMedian Год назад

Really?! I would never have thought of that! Thanks!

@jbtpa895 Год назад

Your electric oven has clearly been around for years. Appliance efficiency has changed since that was made. Also volume matters! I could cook 3-4 meals at once in my oven!

@jayski9410 Год назад

The taste of the cooked squash is different from each of the cooking methods though. I prefer oven roasted squash because it caramelizes some of the natural sugar in the vegetable. The methods that use a closed moist method doesn't do that. Yes, you still get a tender end result but the toasted sweetness is missing.

@FlyerPatty29 Год назад

I haven’t cooking that kind of squash but I have cooked spaghetti squash. I could use the microwave it’s faster just to drop done. No I’ve lived in this house since 2004. I think I’ve only turn the oven on maybe three or four times max. So it’s a stovetop a crockpot or microwave that’s my cooking and that’s not much because I eat at the kids house.

@dmu9736 Год назад

I have all four and would have said the Instapot UNTIL I recently tried another air fryer and now I think it could be a close tie between the Instapot and the new air fryer. Most things cook to a crisp in the air fryer in 10 minutes or less. Since we started using the air fryer instead of the countertop oven...my electric bill dropped an immediate $20.00.

@paulveg8524 Год назад

Would have been great to include an air fryer in the experiment. I love my instant pot. I have two. I use the mini to cook broccoli, beans, carrots etc. uses very little energy indeed.

@jackiec9285 Год назад

I’m curious about the air fryer too. Last year I looked up how much wattage each one used. The small ones are less wattage so would that mean a smaller air fryer would be cheaper to use? 🤔

@samename6479 Год назад

I'd say the instapot but I don't have one. I love crockpot cooking. That could be a 2nd runner up

@messagefrom8749 Год назад

It is crazy that in the 21st century we have to worry about something that we had forty years ago that was cheap and available ---- now electricity 🔌 is is a rare expensive product SO MUCH FOR TECHNOLOGY

@cookingsherry8784 Год назад

What about a convection oven? They save energy by fanning the heat around and cook items much faster also.

@leeanncornell8305 Год назад

Good question. 🌸😁

@lauram.511 Год назад

Great video! I voted on the instant pot!🎉 I use my instant pot most all the time now to cook because it is so quick, easy to you, easy to clean up & exciting that it's the winner of the lowest energy usage of the other appliances! It's a winner all around!🥇 Thank you & God bless you for the time & information that you shared to help us all lower our energy usage & save money! You had a lot of winter quash cooked with the challenge, did you eat some & freeze the rest?

@debwhitmore2574 Год назад

So interesting! Thank you for doing this, loved it!

@jobecki Год назад

I kind of knew the instapot would win and I also have a 2 quart pressure cooker, which I never use only for green beans!! The problem is lazy, out of sight out of mind.. Guess who is getting her intapot out of the pantry?! I don't cook as much as I use to but when I do plan my meals I try to cook them all on the same day and eat all week. Thanks for the great tips and getting me off my butt!!!

@y3rbat3ra Год назад

I was late to the Instant Pot bandwagon (not into trendy) and wish I'd jumped on it a lot sooner! Knew it saved tons of time but like y'all, was surprised to see it perform more efficiently than a slow cooker. Great educational episode!

@tracycaldwell1736 Год назад

I want to say the microwave because you can control the power and cut it by 50% and it would still cook the food. I guess I sound crazy. I thought a microwave would be used.🤣

@cherayss Год назад

You left out one of the most up-and-coming favorite types of cooking vessels which is the airfryer And as though maybe not as popular the induction cooktop 0 or

@debracameron-storace392 Год назад

If you cut your vegetables into smaller even portions, they will cook quicker and use less energy and time.

@barbaratolker4366 Год назад

Always wondered about the IP. So glad it's the IP bc I love mine. Use it to cook beans, rice, etc. all the time.

@juneauesque Год назад

I was so surprised at the large number of comments about having unused instant pots, then I remembered it took me two years to start using mine eight years ago. I now use it for nearly everything, except maybe pancakes. I thought the crockpot would win, and am so happy it didn't, because I prefer food cooked in the instant pot. Thanks for a great video!

@newtondak Год назад

How would the usage with a microwave or air fryer compare?

@leeanncornell8305 Год назад

Good question. 😁🌸

@davidbennett9691 Год назад

When I moved into my current house I gave away the electric range. I use a super-efficient induction cooktop, an electric kettle, a convection toaster oven, and occasionally a crockpot. My electric bills are insanely low.

@saltyassassins5816 Год назад

No matter what I'm a slow cooker guy. If I don't use the slow cooker I'll use the oven. I must admit that slow cooker is always going to be my go to unit.

@donnajohns2456 Год назад

Does an Instapot use less energy than cooking in an old fashion pressure cookerl on the stove top? I have one , an Instapot, but have never used. I am a widow now, and I am cooking for one. So I wonder if it would be more cost efficient for me to cook in the Instapot.

@youandmeandmultiplescleros402 Год назад

I vote for the crockpot! I wouldn't be without mine.

@RN-mn3jn Год назад

Ohhhhh I thoroughly enjoyed this!!! I love numbers and quantitative data. This was like a science project...my favorite!!! And it related to saving money... a win-win....in this crazy expensive time. I have two instant pots ....a 6qt and an 8 qt instant pot. I have been wanting the 3 qt. This confirms I'll be watching for a great sale. My 6 qt..which was a lovely gift from a friend...is going on 9 yrs old....without one problem. I always say if my 6 qt instant pot dies tonight....I'll have a new one by the morning 🤣 As always, thank you, Hope & Larry, for always leading us down the informed path!!!

@MispelledOnPurpose Год назад

We were on emergency generator power for a couple of weeks and used the instapot to cook most of our meals. The oven would draw too much. I was even able to bake a cake in it.

@leeanncornell8305 Год назад

Interesting to know. Thank you. 🌸🏠🥰🎈😁

@jnova3328 Год назад

Hi, I have gas heat in my home. Does anyone know if using a space heater is cheaper than raising the temperature on the thermostat by 2 to 4 degrees?

@jacquelineshukla919 Год назад

When I use my oven I put the food in while it is preheating unless I am baking a flour based dish like a cake

@leoyu5261 Год назад

Hello from Germany, thanks for your attempt to help keeping costs low😃👍 I have two other interesting devices to add to this comparison: 1. Air fryers, mine made a similar squash size in 12 min using constantly 580 W 2. Microwave, mine used 700 W for 7 min Cutting stuff in small dices also cuts cooking time. How long do yours take, maybe interesting enough for another clip😉?

@krisqueen5939 Год назад

Maybe Hope can calculate this and let us know?

@mksugerman1500 Год назад

I wish you could compare a gas oven and gas vs electric prices. I use my instant pot at least twice a week for cooking but most of the time I use my gas stove. Our utilities are all combined into 1 bill and we only see days of the week to find all of the usage which includes our gas furnace, gas fireplace, gas hot water heater AND all of our electric appliances. Considering that it’s been-10 degrees in Wisconsin it’s too hard to calculate.

@rebeccabaradas7699 Год назад

Thank you Larry & Hope! Excellent content as we don’t have the resources to know how much energy our appliances use. All that you shared are very practical & inspirational!😘❤️💕🥰

@larryware1 Год назад

Thank you, Rebecca!

@jodie19831 Год назад

Yay I was right. I don't even have one but ik it takes next to nothing time wise to cook. Wasn't sure about energy wise. My friend raves about hers.

@DJN881 Год назад

Wow! Thank you for taking the time to make this comparison and giving us this valuable information. I’ll definitely be using my Insta pot more often.

@jimdrummer816 Год назад

It would be interesting to know if there are any changes in nutruitional value with these various cooking methods.

@terryhenderson424 Год назад

I would have thought the crockpot too. Certsinly coming out of the 1970's, the old school Crockpot brand slow cooker on low was the proclaimed energy saving method of cooking.

@larryware1 Год назад

We did as well, Terry.

@amsodoneworkingnow1978 Год назад

Actually between the 4 appliances you mentioned plus three others namely the induction,halogen and air fryer the latter 3 have been shown to be more cost effective,the microwave coming out on top in a recent energy saving experiments carried out here in the UK.

@susiespearing6165 Год назад

The oven looks pre war so not a great test as modern appliances are far more energy efficient.

@janetstonerook4552 Год назад

I guess my only question would be is the flavor and texture of the food changed by these different appliances used? I love the texture and taste of foods baked or toasted my natural gas oven. And since I have free natural gas from the well on our property, I haven't bought an instant pot yet.

@barbarabruce7648 Год назад

I would like to know the energy use if your hot plate. That's what I mostly use for cooking every night. Rice, pasta, stir fry etc. Compared to one of those plug in fry pans which I don't have but maybe should buy. Oh and I would be keen to know the amount of energy used by a Thermomix or it's equivalent.

@tannaphillips6840 Год назад

So informative!!! Thank for your research and helping us to save!!!!

@l.elizabethb.361 Год назад

This is a great comparison ! Hope and Larry. My guess would be the Instapot, but I'm probably wrong.

@pattidoyle5102 Год назад

My heart went out to you having to cut four squash. That’s the only part that I hate about this amazing veggie!

@pamm2230 Год назад

Do you know the cost of using an air fryer and how it stacks up to this list?

@judywood4530 Год назад

This was extremely interesting. Thank you.

@valeriewatkins9112 Год назад

I think, although it’s probably still is more you still take into consideration that your wall oven is fairly old and probably not as energy efficient and some of the newer models but I do agree that it would still take more power regardless of your oven

@kerryjames6312 Год назад

Mini oven crock pot instant pot I say slow cooker is cheapest