Emerson MW8119SB 1.1 cu. ft. 1,000-Watt Microwave Oven

This microwave cooks well. I use the timer also when cooking food in the regular oven. One time, I accidentally turned the empty microwave on for 20 minutes instead of just setting the timer while I had something in the regular oven. I noticed a weird burning smell a few minutes later. I came back in and saw the microwave was causing the smell, and the display was off. The microwave had shut itself completely off before it burned itself out. A few minutes later it came back on and worked fine. I looked this up and found out that some microwaves shut down if they overheat, so it avoids a fire and avoids ruining the microwave. For the few minutes the microwave wasn't responding and was completely shut down, I thought I had actually broken it, so I was quite glad when it came back on. I was impressed that my microwave did this, since I am absent minded. This prevented me from getting in too much trouble with my family, who also use the microwave, and perhaps prevented a fire...Read more

After checking out microwaves on Amazon, I decided to buy this same microwave from Walmart for $59.00. I made sure that it was the same model number, size, and brand before I posted this review because I believe in being concise and exact with my reviews . It worked fine for the first few months and now it overheats and shuts down after heating anything more
than 2 min. I cannot even finish cooking a bag of popcorn in it. The sides and back are free and clear of clutter or anything else that would stop the airflow to the motor so I sure that is not the reason for the overheating. The back and sides get extremely hot before it shuts down! If I wait about 2 hours, I can start it up again but it never fails to die after a 2 minute cooking.
I purchased this because the design of stainless steel and black went well with my other appliances. Boy am I sorry!
Do yourself a favor and don't buy this model.
I rated it a 1 because it looks stylish and worked well for...Read more

This microwave has been a frustration to me since about 8 months after we bough it. It started to overheat and shut down. At first it was after about 8-10 minutes of continuous use. Now it has gotten progressively worse to the point that we cannot even cook a bag of popcorn before it overheats and shuts off. When I called Emerson they stated that they had no complaints about this machine. I will never buy another Emerson brand appliance.