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Air Fryers and energy saving appliances
How to use your air fryer
How to use your slow cooker
How to use your one cup kettle
Find out our top six benefits of using an air fryer below:
- Cooking with air fryers can cut up to 70% of calories and fats as you need little to no oil. Reducing the amount of oil you use in your cooking is associated with a lower risk of heart disease.
- A 1500 watt air fryer costs around £60.36 to run per year, compared to a 3000 watt oven that costs around £120.72 to run per year (as stated by Greenmatch).
- Air fryers can save both time and energy. Food can be cooked and ready to eat before a costly takeaway arrives.
- You can use an air fryer in many different ways including, grilling, roasting, dehydrating and reheating.
- Cooking with an air fryer can help preserve more nutrients in foods that might be lost during traditional frying methods.
- An air fryer is easy to use and maintain, with many featuring pre-set cooking programmes for your favourite meals and are non-stick.
Residents who received a free air fryer from North Lincolnshire Council can now sign up for a free demonstration showing them how to get the best from their new energy-saving machine.
The sessions, taking place in hubs across the region, will share practical tips on how to prepare quick, healthy, and affordable meals, all while saving energy and reducing electricity bills.
Find out where and when your nearest demonstration is happening in the list below:
We hope to offer more sessions in February. We will advertise these sessions once dates have been confirmed.
Cook4Life
If you would like extra support to learn some basic cooking skills why not attend one of our Cook4Life courses. Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable staff will guide you throughout the six week course.
- Free six week course available.
- Learn basic cooking skills.
- Fun, friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
- Led by experts.
- Learn to make healthy, nutritious meals.
- Available throughout North Lincolnshire.
The Healthy Lifestyles team are here to support you towards a healthier lifestyle.
Contact us on 01724 298212. Email: nlc.healthylifestyles@nhs.net
Podcasts
We are creating a series of podcasts to promote and celebrate the Reading Agencies’ Big Tasty Read collection of books that will be announced on the 27 of June during Bradford’s literary festival.
This series takes a conversational and relaxed look at the link between food and literature.
Each episode is based around a different theme, such as a period of history, historical event or specific author, the cuisine that links with this and trying to recreate historical dishes in an air fryer.
The first two podcasts are available below and we will add more as they are published.
- Chapter one – VE Day
- Chapter Two – Hans Christian Anderson
Useful links
Further information on how to cook your food, top cooking tips and how to check your food is cooked properly is available on the Food Standards Agency website.