Belling DB490E Electric Range Cooker Freestanding Stainless Steel / Black

"Impressive!"

Pros: Quiet, Easy to use, Good build quality, Value for money, removable glass on oven door

Cons: no facility to switch oven light off when using it

"The ovens are very quiet in operation, only drawback to them is you can't turn the lights off, which is not only a waste of power, it means bulbs aren't going to last very long. it would be a negible cost to put a switch in. There's plenty on room on the hob & being ceramic it's easy to clean. The cooker is quite robust & I think is excellant value for money. It bridges the gap between the country looking ones & ultra modern. The glass on the lower oven door is removable which makes it easy for cleaning & in general it's easy to clean. The knobs are also removable so the fascia is easy to clean as well. Only hard part is above the grill element, but this is true of all cookers. Don't bother looking at the instruction book though as it's rubbish. Seems to cover a range of models with no specific instructions. You just get "your oven may or may not have this." Would have liked a couple of more shelves in the tall oven, but overall I'm very impressed so far. I previously had a Rangemaster & this is much better!"

41 of 42 people found this review helpful.

"VALUE FOR MONEY"

Pros: Quiet, Easy to use, Good build quality, Value for money

Cons: no thermostatic oven indicator light.

"It is difficult to really fault this product however we have the following minor ssues:

1. The hob setting at 1 is really a little hot.

2. A hot hob light indicating which individual hob is hot would have been better.

3. The instruction booklet is far too general;after spending some time looking to work the dual grill I spotted the phrase "your oven may not have all the functions....."

Likewise for the oven thermostatic indicator light.

4. The cooker came minus one of it`s feet and after two uses the grill pan buckled.The after sales service in rectifying these complaints was however exemplary.

These are basically minor quibbles and given the silly money being asked for range cookers in general this product represents very good value for money."

7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

"Great Range Cooker"

Pros: Quiet, Easy to use, Good build quality, Value for money

"Can't fault this cooker. The ovens cook really well and evenly and the rings and oven heat very fast. Would have been good if Belling had supplied roasting tins as the righthand oven is not standard size. Fantastic having 5 shelves (2 in main oven, 3 In tall oven). Looks very modern and is great value."

6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

"nice cooker"

Pros: Easy to use, Quiet, looks good

Cons: Expensive

"This cooker looks great, we like the hob & separet grill.

Only down side so far you need to be 3 feet tall to see the controls, I'll probally end up with a bad back, from bending down to see oven tempreture ect."

4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

"fantastic range oven"

Pros: Quiet, Easy to use, Good build quality, Value for money, looks good

Cons: no temperature achieved light

"This is a brilliant looking range oven for a very modest price compared to others on the market.

It cooks well, there are five electric rings for pans etc, one large fan oven, (ideal for sunday dinners!) one smaller fan oven and a grill. Three compartments in all. You shouldn't really need any more space. The only negative points are,there is not a light thats goes off to say that any of the ovens have reached their temperatures, and the two oven controls actually turn backwards on themselves to turn on! Which is a bit bizarre to normal ovens."

4 of 4 people found this review helpful.