Saving Electricity

[Henry1865]

Daily I eat only one slice of toast for breakfat but my toaster is a twin slice model. Single slice toasters are rare and expensive.

Can someone with mathematical skill work out if there is any significant annual saving, toasting 2 slices every day, (3 mins), putting the second one in a bag and reheating it for say 30 secs the next day. 

[New Judge]

"I am electrically skilled and could do this for a small fee. "

How small?

Remember he will save just £1.50 a year by doing that. If you charged him £15 (a ridiculously small fee) it would take ten years to recover.

"I only hope Henry is Gas Safe Registered" 

Why? Has he got a gas toaster?!?!?!  🤣 🤣

[Bazile]

//I only hope Henry is Gas Safe Registered" 

Why? Has he got a gas toaster?!?!?!  🤣//

I was merely concerned that Henry is qualified to carry out the electrical work on the toaster suggested .

Thought I'd be funny and quote the register for gas as opposed to electricity

Didn't it work then ?  🙂

 

[barry1010]

There are three elements in a two slot toaster so disabling one would only save 50p a year.

If you disabled two you would have to turn your slice over to toast the other side, running the toaster for longer

[barry1010]

By the way, you can toast bread on the hob in a frying pan, it comes out really well. If you have a gas cooker or induction hob it will be cheaper for one slice of bread than a toaster.

If you've got an open fire, better still. Use a toasting fork. Only in the winter, mind

[New Judge]

"Didn't it work then ?"  🙂

Yes i did, baz. Thought I'd add to the jollity!

[davebro3]

I raised this very issue a couple of years ago! I often have an egg for breakfast on a single slice of toast.

I think toasters should be made switchable for one slice or two.

[bhg481]

The only snag with cooking toast in a pan is that you have to keep lifting it to see that it's done. For this reason we cook fried bread on the grill - butter the bread first and then grill it.

[New Judge]

But how many eggs could you get in your frying pan, dave?

Have you tthought of cooking a couple a at time and saving one for the next time you fancy one?  🤣

[davebro3]

it's a single egg frypan NJ 🤣

[barry1010]

The Tefal one egg frying pan? 

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[Old_Geezer]

Ah, you scrub the toaster and buy a large grill, Hoppy.

[davebro3]

mine's same size but from Aldi - Kirton House brand

[Old_Geezer]

Don't you find the egg slides out of the toaster, Dave ?

[davebro3]

not if I lay it on its side🙄

[Cloverjo]

I love my Dualit toaster. It has a switch for 1, 2 or 4 slices, and you can easily push a lever during the toasting time to check for 'doneness'.
It would take a lot of years of electricity-saving by only toasting one slice, though. 

[Henry1865]

I never expected 35 responses - even if some of them were irrelevant, importing gas and baked beans. The idea has now been abandoned.

I do wonder about the assumption about the two sides are wired separately - in parallel. My guess is that the elements are in series.