Belling CTS211 Freestanding microwave reviews

Belling CTS211 Freestanding microwave reviews reviews

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8.3 out of 10 based on 55 reviews.

800W microwave See full product description

Ease of use	8.2
Features	8.3
Design	8.4
Capacity	7.8
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.3

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Mr R, Rochdale Love to cook

Score 3.0/10

Good points:: It was well priced
Bad points:: The Wire Stand Provided with this microwave is of a very poor design slides around on the glass turntable which when you are taking a hot recepticle out is in my opinion dangerous

Ease of use	3.0
Features	6.0
Design	1.0
Capacity	1.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	3.0

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Confirmed purchase: 31 Oct 2009

Bette, Southampton Love to cook

Score 1.0/10

Good points:: Looks smart and compact. Far slimmer than most combi-microwaves. Touch control looks good and fairly easy to understand and use.
Bad points:: Only heats up to 200c. Grill comes on and off whilst using convection, thus drying out or even burning what is being baked or roasted. Whilst using convection the whole appliance becomes exceedingly, if not dangerously, hot. Microwave aspect did not work!

Ease of use	7.0
Features	4.0
Design	9.0
Capacity	6.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	1.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Oct 2009

Sam, Surrey Retired

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Very easy to use - very practical. T Both oven and nicrowave very effeicient. The insdie is easy to clean.
Good clean, simple line, which would fit in to any kitchen.
Bad points:: Difficult to find baking trays for use with conventioal oven.

Ease of use	9.0
Features	10.0
Design	10.0
Capacity	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Oct 2009

DIANE, ROTHERHAM Busy mum or dad

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: GOOD ALL ROUND
Bad points:: NONE

Ease of use	10.0
Features	10.0
Design	10.0
Capacity	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 25 Oct 2009

Lyn, Hampshire Love to cook

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Very easy to use, extremely good value.
Bad points:: No problems that I can think of.

Ease of use	10.0
Features	8.0
Design	10.0
Capacity	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Sep 2009

john, salterforth

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: good size reasonably well made and presented in finish and colour
Bad points:: none really when the direction leaflet was read

Ease of use	9.0
Features	10.0
Design	10.0
Capacity	7.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Nov 2009

Gwyneth, Nuneaton

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Excellent diverse use. Exactly what I wanted.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Features	10.0
Design	10.0
Capacity	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 01 Nov 2009

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Product Features

Construction	Freestanding
Built-in machines have a cabinet door attached to the front of them so that they look like the rest of your kitchen. Freestanding machines can be seen and the machine can be placed in any position in your kitchen.
Main heating type	Conventional
Conventional ovens heat from the bottom so the top of the oven will be slightly hotter than the bottom. This is useful when you’re cooking lots of different dishes at a time. However, they do take a little longer than fan ovens to heat up. Convection (or fan) ovens circulate the air so that you get an even temperature throughout the oven. They are quicker to heat up which means they save on energy and time. Multifunction (convection or conventional) ovens give you the flexibility to use different methods of cooking. They usually have both fan and conventional settings as well as pizza settings that will only cook from the bottom, giving you a crispy pizza, or top-only cooking that is very useful for browning.
Grill function	Yes
The grill function is useful for browning and crisping up food.
Power (W)	800

Volume (Litres)	21

Height in cm	28.7
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Width in cm	48.5

Number of power settings	4
Different power settings allow you to cook different types of food with different degrees of power. For example, using a lower power for defrosting and a higher power to re-heat. The more power settings you have, the more flexible you can be with your cooking.
Weight sensor	No
The machine will automatically calculate the weight of the food which will help with the Auto cook function.
Cavity material	Stainless Steel
Turntable	Yes
Most microwave ovens include a turntable which rotates when the food is cooking. This ensures an even temperature throughout the food.
Humidity sensor	No
This automatically detects food moisture and automatically adjusts the power levels and cooking time.
Infrared sensor	No
Release date	2007-07-06
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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