I read a post some time ago about using these rotisseries and skyrocketing
electric bills. I'm wondering if anyone has had the experience of using it
and having your bill jump. I used it 5 times one month and it seemed that
my bill almost jumped by a third. It may or may not have been the machine,
but having everything in the house on electric I want make sure that this
isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to use it. Any info would be greatly
appreciated.

Ice

"M2Iceman" > wrote in message
...
> I read a post some time ago about using these rotisseries and skyrocketing
> electric bills. I'm wondering if anyone has had the experience of using
it
> and having your bill jump. I used it 5 times one month and it seemed that
> my bill almost jumped by a third. It may or may not have been the
machine,
> but having everything in the house on electric I want make sure that this
> isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to use it. Any info would be
greatly
> appreciated.

Five times can be say, 10 hours. If the unit is 1000 watts, that would be
1 kW per hour. At my local rates the cost to operate would be 11¢ per hour
or $1.10 for the month. The maximum is 1500 watts or 1.5 kW and that
translates to 16.5¢ per hour. Or $1.65 for the month.

Hardly any more than your electric oven would be pulling. When did you use
it? This time of year is when the biggest electric bills tend to come
because of the extra use of lights due to shorter days, heaters running
longer, etc.

Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
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"M2Iceman" > wrote in message
...
> I read a post some time ago about using these rotisseries and skyrocketing
> electric bills. I'm wondering if anyone has had the experience of using
it
> and having your bill jump. I used it 5 times one month and it seemed that
> my bill almost jumped by a third. It may or may not have been the
machine,
> but having everything in the house on electric I want make sure that this
> isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to use it. Any info would be
greatly
> appreciated.

Cooking.com's website says that the rotisserie is If you used it five
times for 3 hours (15 hours) it would have consumed 16.5 kilowatts. At 10
cents per kw hour, you would have used $1.65 worth of power. You can
calculate the price of your power by dividing the amount your were charged
by the number of kilowatts consumed. In my area that is just under 10
cents/kilowatt hour. My calculations are a worse-case scenario.

You should examine the last several bills and see if your meter was actually
read or if it was estimated. Your power company may have underestimated
your power consumption and is now billing you for the actual power used
based on a meter reading. You can call your power company to find out if
need be Your meter could be defective also. .Your bill should have the
meter reading on it. Check the bill against the meter to see if there was
an error in reading or recording the measurement. Also, in my area it has
been unusually cold. If you are heating with electric, the price difference
could be due to unusual heating or cooling demands. Also, you might check
with neighbors to see if their bill's increased dramatically. You power
company should be able to give you some guidance in this matter. They will
probably be willing to send someone out to read the meter again. It is also
possible that the price of power has increased. Natural gas prices in my
area have increase by over 25% recently. Oil prices are up. If your
electric utility is using oil or gas to produce electric, they could be
passing along the increased fuel cost.

"M2Iceman" > wrote in message
...
> I read a post some time ago about using these rotisseries and skyrocketing
> electric bills. I'm wondering if anyone has had the experience of using
it
> and having your bill jump. I used it 5 times one month and it seemed that
> my bill almost jumped by a third. It may or may not have been the
machine,
> but having everything in the house on electric I want make sure that this
> isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to use it. Any info would be
greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Ice
>
>

"M2Iceman" > wrote in message
...
> I read a post some time ago about using these rotisseries and skyrocketing
> electric bills. I'm wondering if anyone has had the experience of using
it
> and having your bill jump. I used it 5 times one month and it seemed that
> my bill almost jumped by a third. It may or may not have been the
machine,
> but having everything in the house on electric I want make sure that this
> isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to use it. Any info would be
greatly
> appreciated.

Cooking.com's website says that the rotisserie is 100 watts. If you used
it five
times for 3 hours (15 hours) it would have consumed 16.5 kilowatts. At 10
cents per kw hour, you would have used $1.65 worth of power. You can
calculate the price of your power by dividing the amount your were charged
by the number of kilowatts consumed. In my area that is just under 10
cents/kilowatt hour. My calculations are a worse-case scenario.

You should examine the last several bills and see if your meter was actually
read or if it was estimated. Your power company may have underestimated
your power consumption and is now billing you for the actual power used
based on a meter reading. You can call your power company to find out if
need be Your meter could be defective also. .Your bill should have the
meter reading on it. Check the bill against the meter to see if there was
an error in reading or recording the measurement. Also, in my area it has
been unusually cold. If you are heating with electric, the price difference
could be due to unusual heating or cooling demands. Also, you might check
with neighbors to see if their bill's increased dramatically. You power
company should be able to give you some guidance in this matter. They will
probably be willing to send someone out to read the meter again. It is also
possible that the price of power has increased. Natural gas prices in my
area have increase by over 25% recently. Oil prices are up. If your
electric utility is using oil or gas to produce electric, they could be
passing along the increased fuel cost.

"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
...
>
> "M2Iceman" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I read a post some time ago about using these rotisseries and
skyrocketing
> > electric bills. I'm wondering if anyone has had the experience of using
> it
> > and having your bill jump. I used it 5 times one month and it seemed
that
> > my bill almost jumped by a third. It may or may not have been the
> machine,
> > but having everything in the house on electric I want make sure that
this
> > isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to use it. Any info would be
> greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Ice
> >
> >
>
> "M2Iceman" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I read a post some time ago about using these rotisseries and
skyrocketing
> > electric bills. I'm wondering if anyone has had the experience of using
> it
> > and having your bill jump. I used it 5 times one month and it seemed
that
> > my bill almost jumped by a third. It may or may not have been the
> machine,
> > but having everything in the house on electric I want make sure that
this
> > isn't going to cost me an arm and a leg to use it. Any info would be
> greatly
> > appreciated.
>
> Cooking.com's website says that the rotisserie is 100 watts. If you used
> it five
> times for 3 hours (15 hours) it would have consumed 16.5 kilowatts. At 10
> cents per kw hour, you would have used $1.65 worth of power. You can
> calculate the price of your power by dividing the amount your were charged
> by the number of kilowatts consumed. In my area that is just under 10
> cents/kilowatt hour. My calculations are a worse-case scenario.
>
> You should examine the last several bills and see if your meter was
actually
> read or if it was estimated. Your power company may have underestimated
> your power consumption and is now billing you for the actual power used
> based on a meter reading. You can call your power company to find out if
> need be Your meter could be defective also. .Your bill should have the
> meter reading on it. Check the bill against the meter to see if there was
> an error in reading or recording the measurement. Also, in my area it has
> been unusually cold. If you are heating with electric, the price
difference
> could be due to unusual heating or cooling demands. Also, you might check
> with neighbors to see if their bill's increased dramatically. You power
> company should be able to give you some guidance in this matter. They
will
> probably be willing to send someone out to read the meter again. It is
also
> possible that the price of power has increased. Natural gas prices in my
> area have increase by over 25% recently. Oil prices are up. If your
> electric utility is using oil or gas to produce electric, they could be
> passing along the increased fuel cost.

Are you sure you dont mean 1000W??
I had a quick look, there is one that is 1100W and one that is 950W
Of course it wouldnt be on all the time, so lets say 50%??(I would guess
more than that, the insulation cant be very good l wouldnt think)
so around $8.25. $16.50max

"stu" > wrote in message
...

> Are you sure you dont mean 1000W??
> I had a quick look, there is one that is 1100W and one that is 950W
> Of course it wouldnt be on all the time, so lets say 50%??(I would guess
> more than that, the insulation cant be very good l wouldnt think)
> so around $8.25. $16.50max
>
>

That was a typo - he clearly meant 1100 watts, not 100. The rest of the
math is correct - its $1.65, not $16.50. 1100W (1.1Kw) x 15 hours = 16.5 kwH
x $.10/kwH = $1.65. As you say, the machine has a thermostat and an
intermittent duty cycle, so the actual consumption would be less, but then
again some places charge more for electricity than 10c... where I live
(Phila.) it's closer to 15. And then you have to subtract amount you would
have spent cooking the birds by some other method - probably that same $1.65
or even more.

If you analyze where the money in your electric bill goes, its not for items
that are on only a few hours a month, even high draw items like a
rotisserie. Its for things that are used every single day for several
hours/day - refrigerator, lights, electric heat if you have it, a/c in
summer, etc.

lol
I knew the 16.5 wasnt right, but I didnt bother to check why (that will
teach me to be lazy)
oops
silly me

>If you analyze where the money in your electric bill goes, its not for
items
>that are on only a few hours a month, even high draw items like a
>rotisserie. Its for things that are used every single day for several
>hours/day - refrigerator, lights, electric heat if you have it, a/c in
>summer, etc.
and also stuff on "stand-by" 24/7. I have seen some figured of things that
use almost as much when they are "off" as when they are "on".

stu

Thanks for all the info. Im using the GF Jr model and I will have to call
the company and ask about the bill. I also did notice that the company did
advise they were going to raise rates, but when it came to the usage, it was
alot more than any other month. I do have to say that checking the yearly
statement, it seems that Feb usually comes in as the month with the most
usage, so I have to figure out why. Again, thanks for all your info and it
kinda put me at ease to know using this machine isnt gonna break the bank in
order to have a nice meal.

Ice
"stu" > wrote in message
...
> lol
> I knew the 16.5 wasnt right, but I didnt bother to check why (that will
> teach me to be lazy)
> oops
> silly me
>
> >If you analyze where the money in your electric bill goes, its not for
> items
> >that are on only a few hours a month, even high draw items like a
> >rotisserie. Its for things that are used every single day for several
> >hours/day - refrigerator, lights, electric heat if you have it, a/c in
> >summer, etc.
> and also stuff on "stand-by" 24/7. I have seen some figured of things that
> use almost as much when they are "off" as when they are "on".
>
> stu
>
>