Belling CTS211 Freestanding, microwave


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Score: 8.3/10

43 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This Microwave has no outstanding positive points. It scored poorly on design. “The stainless steel interior is much easier to clean and keep clean. the…” Susan, Telford, Shropshire View all 43 real customer reviews

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Real customer reviews

43 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
84% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (43)
Capacity7.7
Design7.8
Ease of use8.2
Features8.2
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.9
Overall rating8.3
Retired (1)
Other (42)
 

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Score 10.0/10

Susan, Telford, Shropshire

+ the Stainless Steel interior is much easier to clean and keep clean.
the functions on this particular microwave are excellent.
this is my fifth microwave and the best one i have ever purchased even though the other microwaves were of top name manufacturers.

- the only gripe i have with this microwave is that the instruction booklet is not very clear for initial setup, but you do eventually find your way round it but it does take time, not something a busy mum would have a lot of.

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41 of 41 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Dave, Bromley

+ versatile with microwave, grill or convection modes. It has a stainless steel lining as well.
There are a range of programmes available for auto cooking and defrosting.

- Very loud notification beeper, cooking area could be a little bit taller.

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23 of 24 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Nov 2007

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Cheap

- Conventional oven capabilities are poor - top temperature 200C

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15 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 May 2008

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good size for 2/3 person meal. easy to clean

- convection oven not work well unless you want the top of the food very brown as the grill above is very powerful. ok for lasagne etc but not baking.

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

ac, South Shields

+ Easy to use. Very powerful defrost. User friendly menus.

- No grill tray, only a rack. No oven tray either.

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ touch controls easy to use the convection oven much faster than my big oven

- nothing worth mentioning or does not peel the tatties!!!

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

Liz, Reading

+ Good overall product that does everything and at an exceptional price.

- definitely need to read the instructions before use. Not so easy to work out without it.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Bob, Birmingham , “single male living alone”

+ Being a multifunctional oven it suits my needs exactly

- Reviewer left no comment

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Nice flat interface, doesn't get ingrained with food. Shiny stainless steel interior

- Interior not large enough for a bag of microwave popcorn, the packaging gets stuck as the turntable rotates!

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 May 2008

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ small unit, fits narrow worktop!

- top gets very hot in oven mode

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

janet, northants

+ good value. and easy to use. very neat looking .better than my stainless steal one as i was forever washing and wipeing it clean.

- none really its small but enough for 2/3 people

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Busy working Mum”

+ Very quiet to use and heats up quickly

- When you've used the convection oven it won't work straight away on the microwave setting, it has to cool down first.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

Wilma , dunoon

+ Easily use and eficient equipment

- Reviewer left no comment

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Jim, Hampshire

+ Easy to use and economical

- None

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ extremely good value at the price I paid. if it's the right size for you.

- instructions a bit random, but ok

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Gurdeep, Hounslow, London , “im tech savvy guy”

+ This microwave is good value for money.

- Grill is not that much effective as i thought. It takes more time to get the work done.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

Jacqui, Gloucester , “Busy Mum”

+ Looks nice, its quiet and very easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Joan, Newcastle upon Tyne

+ Easy to Use. Good price

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jun 2008

Score 4.0/10

James, Sheffield , “Straight to the point”

+ It microwaves

- Poor instructions, grill use is not good

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7 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Neat, nice appearance

- None

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “we are retired caravaners”

+ this has become the main way of preparing meals when we use our caravan, both here and abroad

- none

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Eveline, Bromham. Bedford

+ Easy to use and easy to keep clean

- Could do with more instruction on use of Convection oven and utensils able to use

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good intuitive interface
Doesn't look too bad

- Wish it had been cheaper

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Love basic cooking”

+ Easy to use with lots of different settings

- If anything should come in diffent colours

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Apr 2009

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ compact size

- door needs to be carefully closed as the timer can work without the oven working.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Lyn, Winchester

+ Very nice looking. Exceptional value especially with a grill, overall well worth buying.

- None that I can think of.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Claire, Brighton

+ Cheap combi oven with reasonable capacity.

- Top gets very hot when using convection oven.

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purchased 08 Sep 2009

Score 1.0/10

Keith, Inverness

+ none

- Stopped beeping, sometimes noisey on start-up. keyboard not responsive. I would have thought a company as well know as Belling wou;ld have made a better model as this one

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purchased 14 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Joyce, Ashtead Surrey , “Retired”

+ I have purchased 3 of this combi and find them very useful I have one in my caravan for the summer, one as a back-up in the kitchen and one in the Summerhouse down the garden. I rarely use my built in oven.

- I find the "Combine" function does not work so well as the "Dual Cook" function on my Sharp combi. Also with the smaller turntable it is difficult to buy a round tin (ie for a pizza) which does not touch the sides and just to place direct on to the glass turntable stops the pizza base from crisping. When using the convection function oven one has to be very watchful that it does not over cook the top of the dish as it can be more like a grill.

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purchased 07 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Joyce, Ashtead Surrey

+ Compact and efficient. Used every day as an oven and microwave.

- Combine cooking. Have had no success with this feature. I have another (Sharp) combination microwave with Dual Cook which I use extremely successfully and I have not been able to discover what the problem is with this Belling.which is a shame, assuming "Combine" cooking is the same as "Dual" ?

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purchased 07 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use looks good compact

- Not found any yet

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purchased 05 Oct 2009

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Product Features

Construction Freestanding
Grill Function Yes
Colour Silver
Power (W) 800
Volume in Litres 21
Height in cm 28.7
Width in cm 48.5
Depth in cm 39.5
Number of Power Steps 4
Auto Cook Yes
Weight Sensor No
Fan No
Release Date 6 Jul 2007

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