Has Cooking a Roast Dinner Become Too Expensive?

Funny you asked this as I was planning on doing a Sunday roast and thinking today would it be cheaper to buy pre bought mash / carrot and microwave it rather than boiling up the veg on the gas stove.

In the end I've scaped the idea for today and going to find something else in the house already rather than venture to the supermarket where I'll probably be lured into spending more.

I put some of the vegetables in the slow cooker and the meat for the meat eaters in the slow cooker. It's less energy. I do just the Spuds and my food in the oven. I reuse the water from the Spuds for other vegetables I cook. Its already warm

We have never done a weekly roast dinner. We will only have it on occasion and even then it is normally chicken. Most of it gets done in the slow cooker and air fryer.

Not so much if you use an air fryer. Cook the chicken, cover and allow to sit while roasting the potatoes, near end throw a few yorkies on top to heat through. Stuffing can be in or around the chicken. Use a steamer for veg needing only one ring for several items.

If you’re cooking for a big family it still makes sense to cook from scratch.

I usually buy meat when on offer and freeze, always use my slow cooker anyway and make enough for two days meals as well.

I cook all roast in bulk then freeze so it just needs warming making quicker and cheaper on the day

It's a rare treat to have a Roast Dinner at home as we're Support Workers for the same company at different ends of Sheffield, under different Management & usually work weekends or one of us does.

We usually wait til our Daughter's home from University & go out for a nice not too expensive meal.

I always do enough for the following day when I cook & use the Air Fryer/ Slow Cooker/ Wok.

SamGoodship - I sometimes buy a cooked chicken - whole, half a chicken, chicken drumsticks from Asda. Value for money and serve it with frozen vegetables and chips or frozen roast potatoes.

I don't know I now use two hob ring or ninja airfryer or slow cooker for cooking.

I've cooked a chicken and roasties in airfryer and lot cheaper I found them using an oven.

I buy frozen veg mostly so doesn't go to waste.

I've noticed mind the cost premade mash has gone up a lot over the months even with the cheapest now nearly £1 and if you've a large family it's probably cheaper to buy spuds and make mash and any leftover freeze

Never! It depends how complicated you go. I do a simple meat, roast potatoes, yorkies, veg and gravy, bit of packet stuffing. I think people make it too complicated

We always stick to a joint of pork or a yellow sticker chicken what ever is cheaper