Do you cook a lot in the oven? This is how much it costs you to use it every year

He oven He is one of the best friends in the kitchen. There are all kinds of recipes that can be made in this appliance. The truth is that using it means spending electricity for several minutes, that is, it can cause our electricity bill to suffer a small increase. For this reason, many people wonder what the approximate annual cost of using a classic oven is.

It has been the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) who has given all the details. To extract the result they have based themselves on two data, analyzing the ten best-selling ovens on the market. On the one hand, they point out the average purchase price of each deviceand on the other, the electricity consumption in the normal program and in convection mode.

They have also assumed that the oven has a duration of 12 yearswhich is used about three times a week, twice in normal mode and once in convection mode and that “the home electricity rate is not exactly competitive but expensive, as often happens: 0.2 euros/kWh.

This is the annual consumption of an oven

The study carried out by the OCU maintains that The cost of using the oven is about 25-30 euros per yearthat is, more than 2 euros per month. “The difference between the most and the least efficient in our selection is approximately 20%. To that we would have to add the cost of purchasing the device, which depending on the model is between 19 and 38 euros per yearif we talk about the ten best-selling ovens on the market, whose average prices range from 225 to 453 euros,” explains the entity.

However, it must be taken into account that there are particular cases and that the cost may be higher or lower depending, for example, on the years you have the appliance or if you cook in it more or less than three times a week. It is also different because of the programs that are used. The OCU is clear: “Think that convection mode is more efficient since the movement of hot air enhances its ability to cook food.

You have to add to the list the rate you have contracted. The OCU’s assumption is the most expensive “because there are still many consumers paying for electricity in their homes at prices that could be substantially reduced.” The entity assures that “the ovens They spend more energy during the time it takes to reach the desired temperature and then they only raise their demand at times, when the thermostat “trips” to maintain it.

The OCU wanted to leave some tips to take into account to be able to save in this sense. One of the first is Preheat the oven to the exact temperature. If possible, put on convection to consume less energy. has to avoid opening the door as little as possible because “every time you open it, the interior temperature drops and the oven demands more electricity to raise it again.” Use the grill only when you have to gratin because “consumption increases a lot” and don’t forget to keep it clean, since “food remains can slow down operation.”