Preston Larder offers old-but-new way to cut cooking bills with special Lancashire made thermal bags and launches pilot scheme to help families this summer
The Larder will be working with the city’s Community Gateway Association to deliver the pilot project, which has gained funding from Preston City Council.
To begin with just 40 families will benefit but Kay predicted: “This is going to be the beginning of quite a big project. There’s lots of interest in it.”using donated fabrics. The Sewing Rooms co-founder Paula Gamester said it was after watching TV reports about the soaring cost of living and fuel bills that she began thinking about how they could could help: “I was wondering what is it we can do to help people alleviate the big issues coming our way.
The bag is described as a “ modern, portable, washable version” of a hay box.. Paula predicted that used three times a week the bag could save up to £500 on fuel bils. She added: “It reduces carbon emissions and saves you money.”Paula added: “We are one of the richest countries in the world and here we are looking at third world cooking methods and cooking methods in medaeval times to help us through this crisis. This is nothing new.
She added: “The fact is, we use our ovens to cook casseroles for three or four hours a time not realising that ovens are among the most energy-demanding appliances in our homes. Aside from our fridge, the oven is likely responsible for the highest energy consumption out of all our kitchen appliances.”It’s predicted a family using this cooking method four times a week can save around £12 per week with an estimate saving of £624 per year and cut fuel consumption by 70 per cent a meal.
Kay said as a result of sales on the night the Larder would be able to donate two bags to families that otherwise would not be able to afford one. Kay predicted anyone using the bags would”save money very quickly”. She continued: “Fuel prices are going up. Whatever you’re saving now with fuel you’ll be saving more as prices go up.”
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