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What cooking gadgets do I need to survive without a cooker (aga)

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BergamotMouse · 13/05/2023 07:04

I have an aga. It's our only cooking source. But with gas prices as they are I want to turn it off for the summer.

I don't want to fill the cupboards with lots of cooking gadgets so what's the bare minimum we could get away with.

I thinking:
Slow cooker
Combi microwave
Air fryer

But not sure how we'd do pasta and rice etc.

Perhaps a single induction plate.

Has anyone made the same choice and survived the summer?

I realise this is quite a specific audience!!

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SomethingNastyInTheGenePool · 13/05/2023 09:38

Instant Pot multicooker with in-built air fryer:

https://www.johnlewis.com/instant-pot-duo-crisp-with-ultimate-lid-air-fryer-black/

DeathWinsAGolfish · 13/05/2023 09:56

We have an oil fuelled Aga, and turn it off usually July / Aug when the weather is warmer. We have two large ikea boards placed on top of the open plates with a two ring induction hob, we also have a built in electric oven.
Truthfully we look forward to turning it back on as the kitchen feels odd without it!

BergamotMouse · 13/05/2023 18:28

Oh wow, thanks for all the responses.
Lots in the same boat it seems. I thought I'd post and then assumed I wouldn't get any responses so only just checked back.

To answer some questions, we would cook for a family of 4.

I'm thinking that instant pot air fryer combo and a single induction unit thing.

Will research all options sent through. I think we would turn it off June - September.

I don't think it's quite as shocking a cost as some agas out there as it's gas but probably costs £150 a month to run.

I do like the look of the new ninja Woodfire BBQ type thing but I'll end up spending as much as we will save!

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dontchaknow · 13/05/2023 21:40

In the summer especially we like the barbecue. My parents lived in Canada and we brought back gas barbecues well before they were a thing over here in the Uk. In winter, if you can brave the cold ( we are in south Uk) you can pretty much cook on them all year round - bonus. Smell and mess outdoors! . And not just regular grilled stuff. After the too big whole Turkey for the combi microwave upthread, we've cooked over large stuff in the barbi with great success. Get a good probe thermometer to check its done. I use the thermometer anyway these days wherever I cook meat, fish and poultry.

AuntFlosmiserableniece · 13/05/2023 22:39

We used the Ninja 15 in one (it air-fries, sautés, boils, pressure cooks, slow cooks and lots of other stuff) combined with toaster, microwave and BBQ when our aga was off last year. I missed the aga, but it was perfectly do-able for a few months and we’re planning to do the same this year.

Groutyonehereagain · 13/05/2023 22:40

Remoska and an air fryer.

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