One in three households will use an air fryer to help with their Christmas dinner, a 37 per cent increase from last year, the data shows.
The use of halogen ovens has increased by almost three quarters in the past year, and the appliance cooks food faster than traditional ovens.
Air fryers use the same amount of power as ovens, but reduce energy costs by cooking food in half the time, says USwitch.
Halogen ovens use halogen bulbs to heat food, and although they are more energy efficient than traditional ovens, they take less time to cook.
On the benefits of air fryers, Amy Sheppard says: ‘I’m cooking more in an air fryer.
‘It’s very convenient because it requires little preheating, it’s easy to clean, and it’s faster than using an oven.
‘The fact that Uswitch has calculated that it costs less than half to cook turkey crowns in a gas fryer instead of an electric oven, which is a nice bonus.’
Elise Melville, energy expert at Uswitch.com, says: ‘Household budgets are tight at this time of year, so it’s no surprise to see cooks switching here are some powerful tools to save money while making Christmas dinner.’
He added: ‘Appliances such as air fryers, slow cookers and microwaves are often the most powerful kitchen appliances for cooking, especially when you’re not making food to fill the entire oven. .
‘Christmas is one of the few times of the year when households use the whole oven, meaning it’s more cost effective on the big day.’
While nearly eight million people will switch to grilling this Christmas, 1 million households will be turning out the toaster on Christmas Day and 900,000 will be firing up the barbecue for their feasts, according to to the information.
According to USwitch, the average household of four, according to USwitch, will spend a lot of time cooking Christmas dinner this year, with the cost of roasting a 5kg turkey at 160°C in a fan oven for three and a half hours about £. 1.72.
Last yeara single recipe costs £2.94.
How much? USwitch has outlined the cost of Christmas cooking
How much does Christmas dinner cost?
The price of a Christmas dinner for four has risen by 6.5 per cent on last year to £32.57 due to rising costs of turkey and vegetables, according to figures from Kantar.
The increase was significantly higher than the increase in all retailers of 2.6 percent, and up from 2.3 percent in November, according to Kantar.
Despite the rise in retail prices, sales across supermarkets, for the first time, exceeded £13 billion over the four weeks of December.
Sales of cookies and crackers both rose in November compared to the previous month, with 8 percent of consumers grabbing the Christmas pudding.
The share of spending on private-label products reached 5 percent in the past four weeks and is expected to rise to nearly 7 percent in December, according to to Kantar.
Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer at Kantar, said: ‘Monday 23 December is the busiest day for supermarkets this year, although there are clear signs that shoppers are already stocking up their baskets .
‘Most of us take the opportunity to pamper ourselves at this time of year, and retailers are rolling out seasonal product catalogs to help us get in shape.’
Last month, Tesco achieved its biggest market share since December 2017 to reach 28.1 percent, up from 27.4 percent in 2023, as its sales rose 5.2 percent in in the 12 weeks to December.
Sainsbury’s share rose by 0.3 percentage points to 15.9 percent, and operating expenses were 4.7 percent higher than last year, according to Kantar.
