Ovens

Belling BMR60DOINDW review

Belling BMR60DOINDW

CHOICE Expert Rating

78%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent for grilling.
  • Excellent for making scones.
  • Excellent for melting chocolate.
  • Excellent for meringues.
  • Excellent for stir-frying.
  • Very good cooktop.
  • Very good for pizza.
  • Very good for white sauce.
  • Very good oven performance.
  • Accurate digital display of cooking zone setting shown front and centre of cooktop.
  • Very good layout of hotplates (large and simmer zone at the front).
  • Easy-clean glass surface – spills won't bake on.
  • Clear labelling – digital display is clear and bright.
  • Cooktop has large dial controls with crossbar.
  • Obvious as to which control for each cooking zone.
  • Separate grill can be used as a convection oven.
  • Has telescopic runners.
  • Reasonable warranty cover.
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Saucepan/pan larger than 21cm may not be efficient.
  • Touch control 'on' button for cooktop may not respond if covered with grease and grime.
  • Need to bend over to identify which control relates to each zone as the labelling is not easy to view.
  • Grill tray and shelves tilt with a heavy load. Food can slide off.
  • Grill tray does not have effective stoppers to prevent the tray from being pulled out accidentally.
  • Oven door and glass are very difficult to remove.
  • Gap between oven door and glass can trap condensation.
  • Shelf supports are only OK to remove and clean, but can be tricky as catalytic liner comes off at the same time.
  • Functions are symbols – may need to refer to manual initially.
  • Labelling for controls may fade over time.
  • Manual temperature control dials for oven and grill may not be accurate.
  • May need to refer to manual initially when setting time/timer.
  • Left-hand side opening oven door can swing closed – needs to be open fully past 180° to stay open (would be difficult or impossible to do if installed next to left-hand side cabinetry or a wall.
  • Oven compartment is relatively low to the ground – makes placing and removing items difficult.
  • Shelf without telescopic runner tilts with a heavy load.

Type

Type
Electric
Cooktop
Induction
Width
60cm

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
78%
Oven performance
85%
Cooktop performance
89%
Oven ease of use
61%
Cooktop ease of use
75%
Grilling score
90%
Multiple shelf baking score
95%
Low temperature baking score
90%
Roasting score
70%
High temperature base cooking score
80%
Turn-down score
70%
Low temperature cooking score
85%
High temperature/wok cooking score
100%
Melting chocolate score
100%
Boil time
3 min 8 sec
Catalytic liner coverage
Good (side walls and rear wall)
Ease of changing oven light
Globe is positioned on the back wall in the top right corner and may be difficult to remove and replace.
Instructions
Fairly comprehensive instructions with some cooking guidelines. Manual is for two models.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
B
Warranty (years)
5
Country of origin
Not stated

Related products

Availability
Tested model

Specifications

Number of cooking zones
4
Cooking zone size (cm, diameter)
16, 18, 21, 28
Recommended pan size (cm)
Min: 12, 14, 16, 18
Cooking zone configuration
Simmer (right front and left rear); medium (right rear), large (left front)
Cooktop material
Ceramic
Claimed external dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
910 x 600 x 630
Measured internal oven dimensions (mm, H x W x D)
365 x 455 x 410
Measured internal oven volume (L)
68
Trivet type
N/A
Claimed element wattage (kW)
Simmer (2): 1.2 / 1.5 (boost), medium: 1.8 / 2.1 (boost), large: 2.3 / 3.0 (boost)
Claimed burner rating (MJ/hr)
N/A
Website
belling.com.au

Cost

Price
$3,299.00
Oven running costs over 10 years
$355.00

Features

Air fryer mode
Bottom element
Control type for the cooktop
Power on – touch, dials, digital temperature setting
Control type for the oven
Three large dials for separate grill, oven and temperature setting plus digital display with touch control for clock and timer
Door can be removed
Drop-down grill element for cleaning
Dual cooking zone
Easy to view food on top shelf
Extendable cooking zone
Fingerprint resistant
Flexi zone
N/A
Glass can be removed
Grill safety guard
Meat probe
Number of oven baking trays
2
Number of oven shelves
3
Power boost
Preheat indicator
Yes (visual)
Rapid heating
Rotisserie
Steam clean
Top and bottom element
Top element and full grill
Not specified
Viewing through door
Very good (need to bend over to get full view)
Internal light
Back wall, top right corner
Clock
Timer
Cooktop residual heat indicator
Childproof lock
Self cleaning surfaces (catalytic liners)
Self-cleaning function (pyrolytic)
Smokeless grill tray
Telescopic runners
Storage drawer
Automatic programming
Flame failure protection
N/A
Fan forced
Fan assist
Fan grill
Grill only
Half grill
Defrost
Pizza mode
Turbo
Top element
Steam function

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