Latest jobsite luxury: cordless microwave
Makita cordless microwave oven

Makita's new cordless microwave oven is designed to be a perfect jobsite meal companion.

Who doesn’t like a hot meal while working outside the shop, but if the jobsite doesn’t have a working kitchen, are you stuck with take-out? Not with a new cordless tool from Makita. The company now offers a battery-powered microwave oven.

Using Makita’s 40V max XGT battery system, the compact microwave has two power settings, 500-watt and 350-watt to warm up your food or drinks on the go. Makita says the unit is ideal for transportation with a built-in carrying handle and space-saving configuration at 1.5 cubic feet. It features a durable water-resistant design, dust-resistant inlet port, and tempered glass door.

To keep it powered up there is an auto-switching two-bay battery system for twice the run time. And it features a 2.1 gallon interior capacity to offer ample room for most on-the-go cooking chores.

An LED display panel shows heating time and battery charge level. Heating time rotary knob can be preset in 10-second increments up to 20 minutes. There’s even a built-in USB port for charging portable devices.

The unit is compatible with all Makita 40V max XGT lithium-ion batteries.

The unit is currently selling online for $929.

For more information, visit makitatools.com.
 

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William Sampson is a lifelong woodworker, and he has been an advocate for small-scale entrepreneurs and lean manufacturing since the 1980s. He was the editor of Fine Woodworking magazine in the early 1990s and founded WoodshopBusiness magazine, which he eventually sold and merged with CabinetMaker magazine. He helped found the Cabinet Makers Association in 1998 and was its first executive director. Today, as editorial director of Woodworking Network and FDMC magazine he has more than 20 years experience covering the professional woodworking industry. His popular "In the Shop" tool reviews and videos appear monthly in FDMC.