Unhappy with new oven

that just sounds like a lazy repair man honestly. Going from 14 mins to 55 for still not cooked just can’t be right.

I’d personally not just lie down and accept it. The ovens a piece of shite by the sounds of it whether by fault or design but either way if a range cooker it can’t have been cheap so I would not let it go until it’s sorted one way or another.

How long ago was it bought? Still within store return policy maybe they’ll take it back or do something; if nothing else they may be able to point you where to get the best help.

I’d also get back onto belling and insist on something being done and definitely share the huge disparities in performance just doesn’t make sense.

Here is what I would do Get rid of the oven altogether. Get a press but there. It is 2025. No one uses ovens anymore except commercial places. Get an airfryer a good one. The Ninja ones are great. My sister has a double one. Lovely food from it. Much easier to use easier to clean and healthier food for cheaper that is cooked quicker. They are so good I have two of them :) . My friend also had a Belling and like yours it takes an age to cook anything in it. I have a Candy oven which is near enough never used now but it was always very quick at cooking chips or steaks etc in it. I would say it's at least 2 years since I have used it.

The repairman is partly correct. The ovens being made now are rubbish from China and are terrible. I went through three of them with a similar experience to you and just gave up and got a really good air fryer. The oven is rarely used now.

Not used my oven for years as i have got a Ninja Foodi Twin lid and a JML Halogen oven for over a decade.

Funny how some new Foodi model is very like the Halogen i have and never got rid of mine.

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what model oven is it?

ovens are becoming ever more "dynamic" with different cooking programs functions. go through the manual, im sure there is reference to what setting to cook chips on.

if its still crap, id chat to do the shop you bought it from, explain your case using the chips example. if they send someone out have them check and see how long it takes the chips to cook.

You could argue its not fit for purpose especially if you end up going down the SCC route

In these days Belling is regarded as a cheap brand. Be prepared for having to get something like a rangemaster to fill the gap and achieve good cooking all the same

Sure I barely know the difference between convectional and conventional! our new Bosch has about 6 different oven settings and we just use the one!. I can only imagine a range style cooker has more programs and functions

I think that's deliberate

If you put up the model number you would get better replies.

My guess is the temperature sensor is not working properly and turning the element off at a temperature lower than you have set.

It should take no more than 5min to heat up to 200 degrees.

I suspect it is about 25% off which would explain the 50+ min for chips.

As for those saying an air fryer is the be all and end all, try doing roast beef, roast veg, roast potatoes, stuffing and an apple crumble all at the same time!

Air fryers are good, but a decent oven will beat them hands down in many areas.

Even a decent size frozen pizza needs an oven especially to get a crisp base

There is either a fault with that appliance or you're using it incorrectly. Which.co.uk has a review of Belling Range Cookers. It might be worth buying this to see what they have to say.

I would write to the Retailer and tell them that the the appliance is not fit for purpose, explaining why. Ask them to propose a suitable remedy (repair/replace/refund), giving them something like three weeks to reply. If they don't offer a satisfactory solution I would raise a claim with the Small Claims Court.

5 mins is a bit short, but mine gets up to temp in about 10 minutes.

Who uses an oven anymore? A counter top Ninja will do everything twice as quickly at half the cost.