The instructions say that the cooker should not be used in a microwave with more than 1000 watts. Mine is 1100. Any problems with higher watts?
501055
Mine is higher than 1000 also, and it seems I always have egg "exploding" out the shell pinhole. Doesn't make for a pretty egg, but other than that, seems fine.
501056
I don't know. I read somewhere thst one melted after numerous uses but mine is fine
1791908
You can only use this with a dedicated outlet. You can only run this cooker and nothing else simultaneously. It is 1800 watts. Its like running a space heater. It kept happening at the facility I was using as well until I ran it through a surge protector.
2115328
Hi Gina, Not an easy answer, I'm afraid. The underside of the cooker only says 120v 60hz 500 watts, but where the plug connects to the cooker, it says 10A 250V - The manual doesn't say anything. The manual gives www.essenergy.com and 877-877-9121 for customer support, but people have written here that they aren't very responsive. Hope that helps
936114
I've used it for months in a 1200 W microwave. No problems. I hadn't seen the W limit before
1504642
Use a microwave oven whose wattage is 700-900 watts . The higher the wattage (1100 & above) the faster any microwave kiln will heat up and will require several power level adjustments throughout the firing process. Firing glass too hot, too fast can result in cracked glass, a glass blob or even damage to the microwave kiln floor.
1107190
The microwave works perfectly on "shore" power and is currently working on a 1000w Modified Square Wave inverter. It's noisy and takes longer to cook, but other than that it's fine. I've been using microwave ovens on msw inverters for over 20 years and haven't had one fail yet. I spent 1 month in Alaska with this setup and used the microwave multiple times per day without a problem. I believe the 1000 watt msw inverter is able to run the microwave where the pure sine wave will not is due to the "surge capacity" of the msw. Both inverters are drawing about 100 amps at the 12v source. This means a cheap 600 or 700 watt Wal-Mart microwave is actually drawing 1200 watts, allowing for inefficiency in the inverter. I've owned lots of inverters and there is a HUGE difference in what they can actually run. Pure sine wave inverters all seem to be overrated. I have two 1500 watt msw inverters right now. One is a Cobra and the other is branded, "Trisonic". The weird, never-heard-of Chinese brand, "Trisonic" will run my worm drive skill saw, and the Cobra immediately shuts down with an overload condition. Sorry I went on for so long, but I hope this is helpful to someone.
1505108
Yes I use a 700 watt microwave full power for 7 min to completely cook my pasta, note I have only a few times cooked store bought pasta but my homemade pasta dried cooks nicely.
1985172
I don't think that this is addressed in the instructions, and we have never used the cooker this way. We refrigerate our cooked rice and warm it in the microwave with a few drops of water.
1349851
We did at first because ours was a 1200 watt, now we don't . It does just as good, especially since your was just 1100 to begin with. It is good microwave. The only thing i wish was the turn table, it gets off track & can be annoying to put back, but not that big of a deal.
1226865
you should be fine, this is rated for 2000watts and your cooker is less at 1600watts. You have 400 spare Watts.
129818
I honestly don't know. I gifted mine to a friend and stepped up to a Kitchen Aid. I presume not many watts but their own website does not disclose. Good luck!
936116
You should be able to lower the power of your microwave, no? My microwave is a 1200W as well and I just use it on max. No problems.
598120
The box can handle it but can your generator? A stove can pull over 4000 watts... I'd skip the stove wire in a microwave and live off that.
1107193
It wouldn't run mine. I had to return it. I have a 1000 w modified square wave inverter that does run my microwave. However, it takes longer to cook things.
1651572
The baker will cook fine as long as it fits in your microwave. Length wise as well as width. It will be a tight fit.I love my cooker! Good luck
485582
Ours still works and is fine for a small family. We use it about three times a week maybe. 1350 watts. Comes with great cooking instructions.
802477
Are you sure about the microwave watts? My microwave is very old, 700 watts so I heat for 7 minutes, then leave it in microwave for another minute and it comes out very, very hot.