Roast dinner season is now in full swing, with the nation enjoying roasted meats, nut roasts, and veggies on Sundays. Everyone seems to have their own twist, with one in 10 people eating their roast with an egg. Surprisingly garlic bread and tomato ketchup have also been named as a roast dinner must-haves by one in 10 people, according to a new survey from EDF.
A roast dinner is not an easy meal to prepare as it can take between two to four hours to cook which can use up a lot of electricity. According to the study, three-quarters of the nation admit that they consider the cost of cooking a roast more now than they did five years ago, so EDF is launching its Sunday Saver challenge, which rewards those taking part with free electricity on Sundays for reducing their use during weekday peak hours. Households that reduce their usage in peak hours by just 10 per cent will earn four hours of free electricity on Sunday, enough to cook a roast with all the trimmings.
Between November and December, this could see people earn up to 144 hours of free electricity. The idea of a perfect roast dinner varies up and down the country with gravy, vegetables, and trimmings all up for debate, but most agree that a thick gravy is best, while three-quarters (74 per cent) of northerners wouldn’t consider eating a roast without mashed potatoes. Vegetables are a big bone of contention, as the poll revealed a split between the 36 per cent who say they should be seasonal and roasted, 31 per cent who .