Induction hobs are far cheaper than slow cookers
An expert has revealed that slow cookers use twice as much energy as induction hobs. Which? compared popular brands of slow cookers and induction hobs by cooking the same dish and measuring how long it took, but most importantly how much energy it took. Surya Induction Cooker
The two dishes made and compared were vegetable soup and beef stew. When making the vegetable soup, the slow cooker cost 31p whereas the induction hob cost just 9p, reported Which?.
The results were similar for the stew, which took just over an hour and a half on the induction hob and cost 23p in energy. The slow cooker took just over four hours and cost nearly twice as much in energy - 45p.
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Slow cookers cost more to operate than induction hobs for one reason: they’re used for longer. This is despite the watts used being lower. In the experiment, the slow cooker operates at 320W, whereas the induction hob we used is rated at 7.2kW (or 7,200W).
You can also find out for yourself how much it costs to run an appliance using your appliance's power rating.
First you must multiply the power rating (in Watts) by the time in hours that the appliance is running, and divide this by 1,000. This is the energy consumption in kilowatt hours (kWh). Then you must times this figure by the cost of energy (currently 34p/kWh for electricity) to get the cost.
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