I tried out budget hand warmers – the winner heated up instantly and stayed hot for ages
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THE weather is officially freezing – but can you keep warm without putting the heating on?. Hand warmers can be a great way to keep chilly fingers cosy, even if you’re outside or sitting in a cold room. And the best can help you cut down the amount of time your heating is on, cutting energy bills.
![[Rosie Taylor has tested seven different hand warmers to see which works best]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/775577-sun-consumer-journalist-rosie-950206901.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Reporter Rosie Taylor tested out seven different hand warmers, from simple budget options to hi-tech devices. Here is what she thought of them:. This hand warmer from Amazon comes with a convenient carry strap and pouch. It looks sleek but quite chunky - like a desktop computer mouse - and it was relatively heavy.
![[The Eggorise heated up within seconds of being turned on]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/775577-sun-consumer-journalist-rosie-950206951.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
It heated up within a few seconds of turning it on and quickly became almost too hot to touch. It says it has three heat settings, 45C, 50C and 55C but I found the lowest one was too warm to use without gloves. You can also use this as a phone charger, but the instructions don’t make clear how this works.
![[The Ocoopa hand warmer also functions as a phone charger]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/hand-warmers-956013622.png?strip=all&w=960)
For just £16.99, this is one of the cheapest rechargeable hand warmers I tried, but it did the job of getting hot very well. Score: 7/10. This Ocoopa hand warmer had a slick design and was small and light enough to easily fit in my hand. It came with a useful carry strap and bag, as well as an adaptor to turn it into a phone charger (but it only works for phones with USB C ports – it didn’t work with my iPhone 13).
![[These disposable hand warmers stayed warm for ages]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/hand-warmers-956013623.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
