We plugged our energy meter into a mains socket then plugged our thermostatically-controlled deep fat fryer into it. We had already entered our electricity price into the meter so it could give us a direct readout of running cost. The fryer was switched on to warm up to 190 degrees, which took around ten minutes. It was then used to fry two portions of chips (french fries).
Fact file
Appliance: Breville Coolwall Deep Fat Fryer
Mains suppy voltage: 236v
Power consumption: varied between 1833 and 1900 watts
Maximum current: 8.1 Amps
Consumption time: 14 min 15 sec
Total energy consumption: 0.41 KWh
Cost to fry two portions of chips (at 10p/KWh): 4.1p