So, what really is the cheapest way to cook your dinner?

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ou might have delayed turning on the heating this year by putting on extra layers of clothes, but are probably thinking that it is much harder to save on energy bills in the kitchen. Don’t be downhearted, though — there are ways to cut the cost of your home-cooked meal.

The most expensive method is cooking your food in an electric oven, according to the comparison website Uswitch.

It would cost 68p to cook a jacket potato in the oven and take about an hour. It would cost about 5p in a microwave, which is one of the cheapest options, and take about ten minutes.

Boiling water and then cooking your spuds on a gas hob is also cheap — about 13p for 15 minutes.