Energy bill increases

[SpokeyDokey]

they wont be

Live statement due about now I think.

 

[neil_merseyside]

Assuming the October prices go ahead I can see me stopping cake stops and club rides altogether

Why stop the club ride as well as the cake?

 

[jowwy]

Live statement due about now I think.

currently have commons TV on my office tv......shes not in here seat as yet, but they state she is on her way

 

[neil_merseyside]

Save some money by stopping eating meat? Apparently chicken has got very costly recently plant protein is cheaper and doesn't need to be cooked for 2 hours

2hrs cooking? No wonder you don't like it, must be like shoe leather after 2hrs.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Unfortunately energy bill increases are only one factor, and on that people can, to a limited extent, do something about.

They are a lot of people who have large mortgages, often stretching themselves to get it, that are unprepared for the interest rate rises that are coming. It’s a perfect storm.

Those people will need to start shedding thing, subscriptions, memberships, etc, as well as looking for creative ways to reduce their energy consumption. They may get more help than those who really need it but that’s another topic in another forum.

I think I mentioned before (either this thread or elsewhere) that alternatives to cutting down on electricity consumption do exist.

At the end of the day once you have hit the big stuff anything else is fannying around in the margins.

As said their are possibly/probably other things that could be shed to compensate.

Also, are there any ways to increase income? Is there a non-worker in the household (illnesses etc not withstanding) that could get a p/t job etc. 8 hours a week at Morrisons gets around £4k a year and if that is the only employment there is obviously no tax and NI. Could make a very big difference in some households.

 

[Tom...]

Save some money by stopping eating meat? Apparently chicken has got very costly recently plant protein is cheaper and doesn't need to be cooked for 2 hours

Lean meat (chicken, low % fat mince, turkey etc.) is currently around 30-40p for 20g of complete protein.

Which plant proteins are available at this price point?

 

[vickster]

Lean meat (chicken, low % fat mince, turkey etc.) is currently around 30-40p for 20g of complete protein.

Which plant proteins are available at this price point?

I don't know but this gives some ideas
https://www.muscleandfitness.com/nu...-vs-plant-14-protein-rich-foods-go-head-head/

Meat eaters have been saying how expensive good quality chicken had become (I don't know as I've not bought any meat for 3 years), but if people are asking about how much is the cost of electricity/gas to cook a chicken for 2 hours then perhaps looking at cheaper alternatives which need much less time to cook could be considered

 

[Tom...]

I don't know but this gives some ideas
https://www.muscleandfitness.com/nu...-vs-plant-14-protein-rich-foods-go-head-head/

Meat eaters have been saying how expensive good quality chicken had become (I don't know as I've not bought any meat for 3 years), but if people are asking about how much is the cost of electricity/gas to cook a chicken for 2 hours then perhaps looking at cheaper alternatives which need much less time to cook could be considered

But the majority of these are more £ per g, and aren't complete proteins.

They're also mostly not viable options for meals, I can't put a cup of pumpkin seeds or half a tub of peanut butter with my roast dinner!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Here we go.

Stroppy Speaker today!

 

[neil_merseyside]

I don't know but this gives some ideas
https://www.muscleandfitness.com/nu...-vs-plant-14-protein-rich-foods-go-head-head/

Meat eaters have been saying how expensive good quality chicken had become (I don't know as I've not bought any meat for 3 years), but if people are asking about how much is the cost of electricity/gas to cook a chicken for 2 hours then perhaps looking at cheaper alternatives which need much less time to cook could be considered

No one cooks a chicken for 2hrs surely, whole chicken just needs to be spatchcocked (cut either side of spine and flattened) maybe 50mins tops?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Average energy bill capped at £2500 for two years.

Similar support scheme coming for oil CH users.

 

[vickster]

But the majority of these are more £ per g, and aren't complete proteins.

They're also mostly not viable options for meals, I can't put a cup of pumpkin seeds or half a tub of peanut butter with my roast dinner!

Up to you to eat what you want, especially if you’re an athlete.
It was simply a suggestion to save money. There are smaller bits of meat that take less time to cook too

 

[vickster]

No one cooks a chicken for 2hrs surely, whole chicken just needs to be spatchcocked (cut either side of spine and flattened) maybe 50mins tops?

Take it up with @Phaeton who asked the question

 

[fossyant]

Let's wait and see the p/KWh from the suppliers. It's still going up, but we'll have the £400 back (monthly repayment from October of £65 ish), plus some green levy not being charged, overall about the same as current charges.

 

[PaulSB]

Does anyone have real world values for cooking a chicken in a fan oven as opposed to a gas oven, say for 2 hours?

We usually cook chicken in a slow cooker. Works very well.