The jury is still out
3/5
Being restricted to a built under oven, after much deliberation I chose this Belling B1702FPCT. Was it the best choice, well I shall never know. The first delivery was not connected due to lack of fixings, a second model a week later received the same decision however my husband managed to adapt the existing fittings to suit. Not good service from Belling. I had chosen the model with largest capacity but it is still smaller than my previous model. A shame the catalytic linings only cover a small area of each side panel, nothing on rear or roof. The thermostat is far from accurate being between 20 and 30 degrees lower than the settings in the lower oven, 20 degrees higher in the top oven. Both ovens seem extremely slow and reluctant to brown items - sausages cooked in bottom oven at 200 degrees took an hour and a half., small jacket potatoes again at 200 took 2 hours I can't commit to a definite meal time as yet. I watched a lemon drizzle cake which normally takes 50 minutes on 160 take 85 mins on 180 in order too get it brown. The markings for settings are quite hard to see palrticularly as I have eye problems. Writing is small and dark and temperature range of 50 degrees is not ideal, a lot of positioning guesswork. Maybe after time I will get to like it, but I may yet be rejecting it.