THE EVIDENCE
The oven, twice
An electric oven costs £0.54–£1.35 an hour to run at current price caps. Cooking two meals rather than sharing one session adds roughly 30–60 minutes of appliance time an evening — about £145–£290 a year.
£0.54–1.35
per hour to run an electric oven (Ofgem)
+30–60 min
extra appliance time per evening
£145–290
estimated extra energy a year
ONE COORDINATED SESSION
Both meals, one timed cook
Parallel cook mode sequences every variant into a single coordinated session — shared oven and hob time, staggered so nothing’s left running for the sake of it.
- One coordinated cook, not two
- Shared oven and hob time
- Staggered to finish together
Estimated — methodology available
Smart Energy GB / Ofgem energy price cap data. Energy Saving Trust. “~£200” is an estimate; methodology in the footnotes.
