Belling G741 Width: 600mm Gas Cooker Reviews

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Score: 8.6/10

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This cooker is a good all rounder. “Double oven, plenty of positions in oven for shelves. easy to use” MARGARET, COCKERMOUTH View all 142 real customer reviews

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142 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
87% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (141)
Design8.4
Ease of use8.7
Features and programmes8.4
Performance8.6
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.7
Overall rating8.6
Occasional cook (2)
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Other (137)
 

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Score 9.0/10

MARGARET, COCKERMOUTH

+ Double oven, plenty of positions in oven for shelves. Easy to use

- No timer.
No protection on glass top edges, when you open the top you must be very careful or you it will bang against the wall.

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purchased 13 Oct 2005

Score 8.0/10

craig, bungay

+ good build quality ,right price

- no internal lights,you either have to open door or shine a torch inside!
top oven door spring return very stong,can jump out of your hand.

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purchased 09 Apr 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Double oven, easy to use, looks good, easy to clean, great price, most other cookers with double ovens cost around £100 more than this one.

- Can't really say that there are any bad points

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25 of 25 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Apr 2006

Score 9.0/10

chris, auchinleck

+ stylish and easy to use

- when oven is on felt glass door got too hot for comfort especially with a baby about who is just finding her feet and is into everything now.

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20 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Oct 2005

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ COOKER EASY TO USE AND CLEAN

- GRILL HANDLE A BIT FIDDLY

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20 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Dec 2005

Score 8.0/10

Claire, Birmingham

+ The child safety features are very useful.

- You have to watch the large ring at the front as it does tend to boil water away very quickly. It's almost too powerful!

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Dec 2005

Score 9.0/10

Karen, Preston

+ If gas hob is on and lid accidentally is closed, the gas not only shuts off but the knob returns to the off position. What a great idea!!

- When using the top oven, some heat is expelled through the front, which makes using the hob pretty hot work. Also the shelf in the top oven sometimes sticks but that may just be in my model.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 7.0/10

susan, Tonteg

+ looks good. stove top is easy to clean and lights easily

- very disappointed with the performance of both the ovens. things take about a third to half as much again time to cook than they should and the oven takes far too long to reach the set temperature.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2006

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- No lighting in oven

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 5.0/10

bill, Shrewsbury

+ price purchased at.

- product not as good as expected

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 3.0/10

karen, leytonstone

+ simple and easy to use

- cooking anything in the oven takes too long it doesn't seem to get hot enough to cook anything using guidelines recommended on the packaging or in a recipe. I hate and try to avoid using the oven and intend to complain to belling a very disappointing top and bottom oven.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 May 2007

Score 10.0/10

Val, Herne Bay

+ Looks good. double oven a real boom. rings and pan holders very stable. easy to clean especially with removable glass inner oven doors. very pleased with all aspects of the cooker.

- Has only improved my cooking slightly, was hoping for a miracle!

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Aug 2007

Score 8.0/10

Audrey, Exmouth

+ does everything it says it does. I find having the use of the second smaller over very useful. saves gas and time overall and produces good results.
Easy to clean

- no interior light.
cooling fan stopped working within days of oven being received. however, it was fixed quickly and efficiently by belling engineer, under the warranty, and have had no further problems since.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Apr 2008

Score 6.0/10

Arthur, Bromley

+ double oven is good and it looks ok.
control of the burners is good

- design of sheves in lower oven poor with difficulty in moving easily
the grill tray is not as easy as I'm used to.
The metal supports on the hob are quite light and flimsy - solid cast iron would be better

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Sep 2008

Score 6.0/10

ian, fordingbridge

+ looks good

- makes funny noises every now and then needs to be unplugged from the wall left for a while then is ok for a bit

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I love the design, easy to clean, double oven.

- I am not used to the grille being lower as our last oven, which we had had for 12 years, had an eye level grille so if you are using the grille at the same time as the oven it can sometimes be awkward to check the food in the oven when the grille is in use but that is something that we just need to get used to. The shelves in the oven and grille do not slide out very smoothly and sometimes catch.

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purchased 17 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Nick, Oxford

+ Good hob burners. Grill ok. Overall we're pleased with it.

- Be aware of the hot air from the oven doors especially the top oven when on high number.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Pippa, Oxford

+ The double ovens work well. The 'continental' buttons take a bit of getting used to but this doesn't really take long, and being able to simmer without fear of inadvertently turning off the gas is great. The product looks nice too.

- One or two of the gas rings sometimes don't light immediately. I haven't had the appliance long enough to know how easy it is to clean, particularly the ovens.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

nicola, chelmsford

+ Overall a fantastic oven. Cooks brilliantly; to perfection. Can't really fault it.

- The only thing that is missing is an oven light. Other than that it was a agreat purchase and I would recommend it to anyone.

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purchased 24 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Poppy, Sheffield

+ Reviewer left no comment

- the knobs heat up when the grill is in use

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purchased 13 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Kerry, West Bromwich , “single parent”

+ What i really liked about this product is that when the lid is down the control knobs will not turn at all so in my eyes that an extra safety feature.

- None at all

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purchased 31 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

john, christchurch , “hard to please”

+ looks good when installed
easy to clean
good value for money

- controls hard to get used to and can be turned on or off by accident
would have liked better without glass top

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Simple to use, good looks and easy to clean. A quality product.

- No light inside oven, this a very small gripe.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks good and is excellent value for money. The top oven is great for cooking with without having to heat up the bigger main oven. Cooks things very quickly

- There is no light on the oven, so it's not very easy to see what you are cooking without opening the door.

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purchased 20 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use and easy to keep hob and outside clean

- The oven is practically on the floor - this is very low down to clean, and sometimes I have stubbed my toes on the oven door when opening it

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

George, Lewisham , “hardworking, 50+, family man”

+ switches off automatically when you put the glass lid down
overall look and feel very satisfying

- nothing comes to mind

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purchased 17 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Julie, Cwmcarn

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The fan comes on as soon as you open the grill door, not when the oven is in use.
The handle for the grill is all metal which gets hot as you're using the grill

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purchased 28 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Marie, Kendal

+ Excellent design

- I would have preferred a stainless steel finish on the hob

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purchased 05 Apr 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ everything except grill pan

- grill pan handle not good design

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purchased 21 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Top oven door gets very hot when in use

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purchased 03 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

keith, hartlepool

+ the two ovens

- no light in the oven at first pans slip of hob

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purchased 12 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “I love cooking”

+ Looks good, works efficiently, great having a double oven, as well as grill

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ STYLISH AND VERY GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY AND THE DOUBLE OVEN

- GRILL PAN AWARKWARD TO USE AND SLOW COMPARED TO OUR OLD EYE LEVEL GRILL COOKER

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purchased 12 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

lynne , nottingham

+ Easy to clean, simple to use, nice looking cooker

- pan grills are of poor quality.

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purchased 24 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Becky, Aylesbury , “Busy Mum”

+ Really lovely looking oven for very decent price. I shopped around a lot and this came out tops. Great to cook on - very fast heat up on hobs. Good size with the two ovens and lovely to have a seperate grill. Brilliant child safety feature as the knobs don't turn when the glass top is down. Glass top is good as it gives an extra preparation surface when not cooking and helps keep the cooker clean. Oven doors have glass you can slide out for easy cleaning. I love it!

- No light in ovens, nothing to stop oven shelves from coming out when you pull out trays. Control panel with the knobs on gets warm when the oven is on (but not so that you would burn yourself...) Takes a while for the bottom oven to heat up, but that's normal for gas...

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purchased 31 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks good. Easy to operate. Lid with cut off for gas hob useful with kids.

- No light in oven. Brushed steel shows up watermarks so needs buffed with shining clothe to look good.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 May 2007

Score 9.0/10

Howell, Ebbw Vale

+ Look, cleanability, double oven, safety features

- slower boiling, not easy to control cooking temperature on rings

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purchased 01 Aug 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ excellent all over performance
very pleased

- only 1
no light

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purchased 06 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to clean easy to use

- none

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purchased 08 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Jackie, Southampton

+ Large oven capacity for both the main and second ovens.
The grill has a large gas area, making grilling very fast and even.

- Hobb quite difficult to clean

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Alistair, Huddersfield

+ easy to use, easy to clean

- gas controls are slightly too sensitive

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purchased 29 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use, excellent value for money, looks nice too.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 19 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Working class hero”

+ no problems easy set up works gr8

- n/a

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purchased 24 Apr 2008

Score 1.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ NONE

- POOR QUALITY

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purchased 25 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Ignition

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 28 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Having two ovens

- No clock/timer

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purchased 21 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ ease of use

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

peter, manchester

+ looks good, performs well

- no restrain when lowering the glass top

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purchased 30 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Safety features, glass lid shuts off gas taps. Fan operates when grill open or when top oven gets hot to prevent knobs from getting too hot.

- Little adjustment on the grill temperature, just on or off.

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purchased 20 Nov 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Knobs not clear when on or off. Cooling fan noisey. Not even cooking in oven.

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purchased 28 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ fab cooker and oven. great design, so easy to use,

- none

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purchased 26 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

Sheldon, Watford

+ Looks good. Very practical and simple to use

- None

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purchased 15 Apr 2007

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ value for money

- none

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purchased 09 Apr 2007

Score 9.0/10

Claire, Gosport

+ Double oven, glass lid, gas safety shut off

- top oven gets very hot on outside, lighting ovens with ignition doesn't always catch

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purchased 31 May 2007

Score 9.0/10

Steve, London

+ Really great - simple to install and simple to use.

- None that I can see so far

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purchased 20 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

sonia, liverpool

+ easy to clean

- you have to watch the oven is on it some time goes out

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purchased 04 Nov 2007

Score 7.0/10

Rod, Clevedon

+ overall it looks professional and sturdy.

- the top would be better if stainless steel instead of black.
i bought 2 extra racks as i do loads of baking but only the top rack bakes evenly,while the lowest rack takes forever.

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purchased 06 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

chris, london

+ lovely double oven and easy to clean.

- the ignition of the burners, sometimes hard to get them to light.

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purchased 29 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

Stuart, Market Harborough

+ Looks good, works easy as you'd like Im very happy with it so definitely would recommend to anyone

- No internal light if that bothers you?

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purchased 30 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Kerry, Erith, Kent

+ If you forget and leave the gas hob on and close the glass lid it will automatically turn the gas off for you.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 09 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks good easy to use very happy so far

- none yet

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purchased 02 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Theres nothing to say other than theres no fancy trimmings but it does a really good job of cooking food. It's great value for money.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 22 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Simple to use

- Can't think of any

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purchased 21 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to keep clean.

- none so far

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purchased 26 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to clean and to operate nd it has a double oven

- miss having a clock on front like my last cooker did

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purchased 04 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Lights easily. Easy to clean. Good performance.

- Sometime the burner controls can be confusing re. which position they're at.

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purchased 17 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Eleanor, Solihull

+ Looks nicer than most cookers - the dark glass top blends better with worktops. Easy to use also.

- It was expensive, but Belling has a very good reputation in cookers so was worth the extra money.

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purchased 23 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Ade, Surrey , “Family household”

+ Perfect size, great oven performance. Easy to fit. Gas cutoff great with nippers.

- Pan support rack on hob rattles - needs to be more heavy duty.

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purchased 31 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Fast to cook, had to get used to the timings of what i normally cook
Lovely looking (for a cooker),
Glass lid extra working space
Easy to clean inside everyting including shelf suports come out

- No lights inside the ovens
The top oven throws out heat from where you put the door up can be extreemley hot.

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purchased 11 Feb 2009

Score 10.0/10

Val, Worksop , “Nothing”

+ This cooker is the best I have ever had. The style and performance is second to none. It looks good and best of all cleans so easily. Food doesn't seem to stick to the hob and it cleans with just a wipe of a damp cloth - Absolute heaven!! Cakes cook nice and evenly in the oven.

- I don't call this a bad point, but from a personal point of view, I would have liked two large rings, one medium and one simmer on the hob, rather than the two medium ones, but it's not really a problem.

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purchased 09 Feb 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It is easy to keep clean especially the glass which can be removed from the doors of the two ovens.
It is very efficient and looks good!

- The shelving could be a bit easier

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purchased 20 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

christine, liverpool , “passionate cook”

+ easy to use,stylish and certainly value money.

- The top oven door gets really hot when using the main oven. The grillpan habdle is all metal so it gets extremely hot. Cannot use it without a cloth wrapped round handle.

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purchased 21 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

thomas, manchester

+ easy to use good design

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 02 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Patricia, Lewisham

+ Its easy to use and keep clean

- none

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purchased 15 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “working mum”

+ dual grill and small oven combined

- takes a while to reach correct temperature to start cooking

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purchased 06 Apr 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks good

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

pauline, stoke on trent

+ very easy to use, cleaning is a dream

- haven't found any yet

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purchased 18 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- When removing grill from shelf (ie to take off toast) the grill is placed on the top oven door as a shelf. This shelf is too small for the depth of the grill.

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purchased 04 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Kaz, Keighley , “Occasional cook”

+ stylish, excellent toast, food cooked evenly, easy to clean

- If cooker already warm from previous use cannot relight, have to use matches. Used to eye level grill so grill door being open when in use is not good when toddlers are about. Takes longer to cook/toast in comparison to old cooker. Fan is really annoying when finished cooking. It goes on more than suggested 15 minutes so have taken to turning it off. Had to say goodbye to whistling kettle in order to put down glass lid. May seem to be a lot of points but am adjusting from old cooker and nevertheless am very pleased with the cooker overall.

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purchased 19 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Michelle, Deal Kent

+ This oven is very good, very spacious for cooking for a family of four, I have had no problems with it at all, and would certainly recommend it to other people.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 21 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Margaret, Richmond , “Family cook”

+ A straightforward, no frills cooker without useless features that you don't use (eg timers) and that break down. It looks good, easy to clean and is very pleasing to use. I use my cooker every day so although I've only had it a few weeks it's already been well tested.

- The glass in the top oven gets hot when the lower oven is on.

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purchased 08 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Poppy, Penzance

+ As you can see from the ratings above I am generally very pleased

- I have been unable to simmer very gently on any of the gas hobs.
The side panel of the oven seems prone to marking if the ovens are on

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purchased 09 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

John, Bromborough Wirral

+ Double oven very food for two people and for family meals

- wrong handle sent for toast rack, having to use oven gloves to operate. Bottom oven door stained seems to be ingrained, will not clean from the outside!!
Do not know where to get in touch with customer services.

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purchased 01 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- only bad point.......difficult to do a very slow simmer....cooking rice, saucepan tends to boil over.

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purchased 09 Sep 2009

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Product Features

Fuel Gas
Construction Freestanding
Width in mm 600
Hob Gas
Heating Type of Main Oven Convection
Self Cleaning None
Finish Silver
Number of Cooking Zones 4
Height in mm 900
Cool Door No
Oven Cavity Double
Depth in mm 600
Non-tip Shelves No
Grill Function Yes
Release Date 30 Oct 1999
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