You can microwave any amount of isomalt that you need.
You can microwave it without adding water or with water. Without water, it's a bit harder to pull and can be brittle for thin things, but it melts faster and clearer, so it can be very nice for gems.
Ideally, use a brand new, clean heavy duty glass measuring cup. If you use water, distilled water is nice because there won't be any minerals in it to discolor your gems.
As with any hot sugar/isomalt, you must be very careful with it. You can check the temp once it's melted. If it goes too long, it will burn and go amber on you, so you have to watch it, just like you would if you did it on the stove.
I've done this in classes and on my own, so I know that it works just fine.
HTH
Rae
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