GE JES1139BL 1.1 cu. ft. Countertop Microwave Oven - Black

by General Electric

Product Features

• 1.1 cu. ft. capacity - 1,100 Watts (IEC-705 test procedure)
• Convenience cooking controls - Allows cooking and reheating at the touch of a button
• Auto and Time Defrost - Automatically defrosts for a specified amount of time
• Turntable - Continually rotates food to ensure even cooking
• Instant On Controls - Allow quick, one-touch cooking and reheating

Product Details

• Item Weight: 36 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 37 pounds
• ASIN: B0011YFG4Y
• Item model number: JES1139BL
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,583 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

<li> 1.1 cu. ft. capacity 1,100 Watts (IEC-705 test procedure)<li> Convenience cooking controls Allows cooking and reheating at the touch of a button<li> Auto and Time Defrost Automatically defrosts for a specified amount of time<li> Turntable Continually rotates food to ensure even cooking<li> Instant On Controls Allow quick, one-touch cooking and reheating<li> Child lock out Enables you to lock the keypad to prevent the oven from being accidentally started

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this one like the plague!, August 29, 2011

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AppleFan (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GE JES1139BL 1.1 cu. ft. Countertop Microwave Oven - Black

I should have known when the demo model in the store had a sticky door that it wasn't a fluke. But the other nice features (size, wattage, price, turntable, controls) were appealing, so we bought one. How do I hate this? Let me count the ways.

1. The door began sticking within a few short weeks of purchase. This meant having to put down any item you wanted to place in the microwave so you could brace the appliance because it is light enough to "scoot" across the countertop from the pressure. Then, you PUSH, PUSH, PUSH, PUSH, jamming it again and again in every conceivable spot on the door opener to get it to release.

2. The control pad also requires an inordinate amount of pushing to get the selections to work.

3. Of all the microwaves we've had, the exterior of this one heats up the most.

4. In less than 5 months, the cheesy turntable mechanism began to moan and groan while it tried to turn something as simple as an 8 oz. cup of coffee. Clearly, it isn't gripping properly.

On the POSITIVE side, let me say that GE Customer Service has been very obliging, even sending out repair people to our house the first and second time (I think it's their error, but who am I to question?) since I've had to call again. OF COURSE, the first time, the door problem was just beginning to happen, and it behaved much better when the guy was here. Now, it's consistently terrible. Maybe GE needs to spend as much on engineering as it does on customer service.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Piece of junk, October 7, 2010

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Mich C. (Edmond, OK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GE JES1139BL 1.1 cu. ft. Countertop Microwave Oven - Black

We purchased this microwave brand new from a major retailer simply to heat water for tea, heat canned soup, and cook instant oatmeal. We just needed a simple microwave that wouldn't take up a ton of space on the counter. Also, we've always thought of GE as a quality company. Being smaller is the ONLY good thing I can say. After using this microwave for 30 days, give or take, it stopped heating. That's right, 30 DAYS. I didn't even get the "PF" power failure message that other people online have described. It turns on and seems to be working, but it is not heating at all. Spend the money, get a higher end microwave. This one is a piece of junk.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this product, March 13, 2010

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Bruce H. Speller (Burt, NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GE JES1139BL 1.1 cu. ft. Countertop Microwave Oven - Black

We purchased this unit less than one year ago. Price, coupled with the brand name, were the main points considered. As far as functionality goes, it has been reliable. However, the inside surface coating is coming off - mostly along the bottom near the oven door. We have had numerous countertop microwave ovens over the years, and have never had this problem. Anyway, into the junk pile it went.