Belling STW25 Freestanding, microwave

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Score: 8.8/10

74 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This microwave scores high on capacity. - It has no outstanding negative points. “It heats your food, spacious and easy to use” Steve, Worcester View all 74 real customer reviews

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74 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
89% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (74)
Capacity9.2
Design8.6
Ease of use8.4
Features8.0
Performance8.8
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.1
Overall rating8.8
Retired (4)
Busy mum or dad (3)
Occasional user (1)
Love to cook (1)
Other (65)
 

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Score 9.0/10

Steve, Worcester

+ It heats your food, spacious and easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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38 of 39 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jan 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellant value

- Reviewer left no comment

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21 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Jun 2006

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very simple to use

- haven't found any yet

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 May 2007

Score 9.0/10

gail, west wickham

+ it's very straight forward and easy to use and clean. I wanted a basic microwave with no other features and this is perfect

- no bad points yet

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Sep 2007

Score 10.0/10

Valanne, Wokingham

+ Ease of use,good door handle and easy to clean

- none

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Apr 2007

Score 10.0/10

Paula, Essex

+ Push button controls for accurate time setting. Useful and easy to use automatic defrost and cook options. Easy to clean and has a good capacity.

- The instruction book recommends that you follow the catagory "E" cooking times on soup, ready made meals etc. As the microwave is a 900 watt and some packaging class an 800 watt as catagory "E" you may find that you have over cooked a little if you use the times recommended. It's best to judge the cooking time by the difference in times given for 650 watt 750 watt and 850 watt.

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10 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I am very happy with it. It suits my need nicely

- Reviewer left no comment

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7 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 May 2007

Score 8.0/10

James, Hastings

+ Very efficient - no cold spots or hot edges only.

- The sequence of 5 loud beeps is too long and far too loud (when the cycle finishes it gives 5 extraordinarily loud beeps).

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

SUSAN, BULWELL. NOTTINGHAM

+ Even though the microwave is a digital one it is so simple to use. I am a pensioner and if i can understand how it works then anyone could.

- NONE

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

dot, clacton

+ easy to use.family size

- none

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Shirley, Isle of Wight , “value for money”

+ the internal size is big enough to take a large dinner plate, looks modern and fits in well.

- none, good value for money

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Mar 2008

Score 7.0/10

Harold, Manchester

+ Touch Button control

- Not found any

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jun 2007

Score 10.0/10

melissa, west bromwich

+ Quick and easy to use, even for technophobes.

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Bryan, Burnham on Sea , “I like cooking ”

+ Easy to use, quick and efficient, pleasnt on the eye

- not yet found any yet

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to open door as it has a handle rather than those push button ones

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Jim, Leicestershire

+ It provided all the qualities required in a basic microwave oven at a competitive price.

- None.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ powerful, spacous and easy to use, looks neat and tidy

- the ring that holds the glass plate is very flimsy, so be very careful

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

mike, stanford-le -hope , “male 59 years old”

+ ease of use

- bitcomplicated to use at first

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Brenda, Flitwick , “Not technologically minded”

+ The microwave is simple to use and coks food well. Just right for someone like me who is not technologically minded.

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

georgina, warrington

+ simple to use and very good

- the book could have done with instructions on how to operate it but even i managed to figure it out so it wasn't that bad

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “We are pensioners.”

+ Easy opening and closing door.
Plenty of room inside compared to other microwaves.
Good finish.
Good instruction booklet.

- Don't think there is any at the moment.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I was looking for a microwave preferably of 900 w which didn't include a grill and this was one of the few that fitted my requirements. It is a good size and easy to use. It does all the tasks I require of it to my satisfaction. I wait to see if it lasts as long as my original Budgen microwave which lasted over 20 years and waas so easy to clean and keep nice even when quite old.

- I have only had the microwave for a short time so too early to be sure but so far have had no problems and am very satisfied with it.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use and consistent.

- none that I am aware of

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ at the moment everything is good about it

- no bad points at all at the moment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Jac, SALISBURY

+ 900 watts,easy to use fast timer, looks stylish

- other timing options take a little getting used to

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great looks and easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Retired” More like this »

+ Fast and efficient

- Took a bit of getting used to as the controls work differently from my previous microwave but I find it quite easy now.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jun 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “FOUR WORDS??????”

+ It works as it's supposed to work.

- The numbers on the buttons do have sufficient contrast and are difficult to read.
Entering times for cooking can be awkward.
The predefined cooking programs are useless, but then they are on all other microwaves, too!
The unit does not sit squarely on a flat surface. One of the feet is out of true hence it wobbles slightly.

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Peter, Hereford , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ Easy to use, once you get used to it. Not at all difficult just different to previous one.

- not found any yet!

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purchased 11 Jul 2009

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Retired” More like this »

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Inflexible

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purchased 15 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Tracey, Great Yarmouth , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ It is used in a workplace 24/7 so need something that is quick and is easy to use, this is perfect.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 11 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Attractive and easy to use once you have mastered the information provided.

- Not sure the '5' peeps are really necessary!

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purchased 16 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use

- the last model I had same model without the A on the model number broke after 1 year lets hope this one does not

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purchased 24 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Bill, Northwich

+ Does what it says, simple to use, Simple design.

- Buttons can be a bit stiff at first but soon wear in!

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purchased 22 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

diane, stafford

+ very pleased with my product, would recomend to all my friends, quick and easy to use.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 23 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Wendy, Worthing , “Love to cook”

+ Nice design, big capacity, powerful oven.

- Small thing but it has a very loud end beep.

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purchased 22 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Steve , Staines

+ Smart looking
All the features of more expensive models
High power for low price

- The feet are not quite level, unit tilts, had to put card under one foot.
Door pull requires force that makes the whole unit slide on worktop unless held in position with other hand.
Cooking time input a bit long winded
Could do with stronger contrast labeling on key pad for poor eyesight users.
Instruction manual printed on very low quality paper, not good in kitchen environment

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purchased 02 Oct 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Occasional user”

+ Heats well and looks good.

- Not too straight forward to use. Weights etc...

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purchased 24 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Busy mum or dad” More like this »

+ ease of use, spacious, value for money

- yet to find

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purchased 28 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

deborah , ipswich

+ very good value for money. Easy to use and looks good.

- You have to be careful how to open as have to pull handle quite hard.

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purchased 08 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Retired” More like this »

+ Simple and basic which is exactly what we wanted... we never did use all these grills, cook by weight, super defrost boosters and such like so why pay for them

- None as yet

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purchased 02 Oct 2009

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- It is a very very noisy machine.

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1 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ it works

- none as yet

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Feb 2009

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Product Features

Construction Freestanding
Grill Function No
Colour White
Power (W) 900
Volume in Litres 25
Height in cm 28
Width in cm 51
Depth in cm 44
Number of Power Steps 5
Child-Lock No
Auto Cook Yes
Weight Sensor No
Fan No
Release Date 1 Nov 2005

Also known as: Belling STW25, BELLING STW25A

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