Shoppers rush to buy £10 kitchen essential that could help slash energy bills

SHOPPERS are rushing to buy a £10 kitchen essential that could help you slash your energy bill.

Slow cookers have become increasingly popular with households looking to make savings in the kitchen.

Farmfoods is now selling a Daewoo 3.5l slow cooker for just £10 in its stores.

The deal was spotted by a bargain hunter who shared the deal on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group.

They shared a picture of their find and wrote: “Tenner in Farmfoods!”

Fellow shoppers were quick to comment, with one writing: “This is good for just £10.”

While another said: “Great price – thanks for sharing.”

And a third added: “Proper bargain for a Daewoo.”

This is the cheapest price we could find for this exact model.

It has three settings – low, medium and high – and a red light to tell you whether it’s on or not.

You can buy the slow cooker direct from Daewoo for £24.99, while Amazon is selling it for £34 – this means you could save up to £20 by picking one up at Farmfoods.

But make sure that you shop around in case we’ve missed a bargain.

Retailers often drop prices in order for stores to clear excess stock and the deals are often snapped up.

So you may want to be quick if you’re keen to get your hands on this deal.

You can find your nearest Farmfoods by using the store locator tool on its website.

How much does a slow cooker cost to run?

A slow cooker could be a good investment as there are several benefits such as hand-off cooking and is designed to bring out the flavour of foods and make some meats tender.

They’re also great way to conserve energy as well as being easy to use.

It’s estimated that the average slow cooker uses roughly 1.3kWh over eight hours of cooking time.

So in order to work out the cost of making your favourite hot winter-time tea, you’ll need to do this equation.

The equation is: cost = power (kilowatt) x cost of one kWh (pence) x the length of time (just the one off meal, or over a week or month.)

For example, the Daewoo slow cooker would cost just 37p to run on low for eight hours.

Meanwhile, you’ve been cooking your dinner all wrong – here’s five mistakes adding £70 to your energy bills.

Plus, reveal the best way to use gadgets like air fryers and microwaves.

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