website: http://us.lgservice.com MICROWAVE OVEN OWNER’S MANUAL & COOKING GUIDE PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING. MV1610ST P/NO.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE Auto Cook ..........................................................15 EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE Cooking Guide for “Auto Cook” .........................15 ENERGY..............................................................2 Auto Reheat .......................................................16 Cooking Guide for “Auto Reheat”.......................16 Auto Defrost........................................................17 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...........
SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The safety instructions below will tell you how to use your oven and avoid harm to yourself or damage to your oven. WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy. • Read all the instructions before using your oven. • Do not allow children to use this oven without close supervision. • Suitable for use above both gas and electric cooking equipment 36 inches wide or less.
INFORMATION Please read this owner’s manual. It will tell you how to use all the fine features of this microwave oven. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS This appliance must be grounded. If an electrical short circuit occurs, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. The cord for this appliance has a grounding wire with a grounding plug. Put the plug into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded.
INFORMATION MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Model and Serial Number Plate Window with Metal Shield Glass Turntable Vent Grille Cooking Guide Door Handle Door Safety Lock System Oven Control Panel Cooktop/Countertop Light Grease Filter -7-
INFORMATION OVEN CONTROL PANEL 1 2 4 3 7 5 6 9 8 10 12 13 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 -8-
INFORMATION 1. DISPLAY: The Display includes a clock and indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings and cooking functions selected. 2. POPCORN: Touch this pad when popping popcorn in your microwave oven. 11. NUMBER: Touch number pads to enter cooking time, power level, quantities or weights. 12. KITCHEN TIMER: Touch this pad to set the kitchen timer. 13. CLOCK: Touch this pad to enter the time of day. 3. POTATO: Touch this pad to cook potatoes from 1 to 4. 4.
OPERATION LEARN ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before use. FAN HI / LOW / OFF CLOCK The FAN moves steam and other vapors from the surface cooking. The fan will operate at low speed whenever the oven is on. Example: To set 8:00 AM. 1. Touch CLOCK. 2. Enter the time by using the number key pad. 3. Touch CLOCK.
OPERATION EZ ON COOKING WITH MORE THAN ONE COOK CYCLE A time-saving pad, this simplified control lets you quickly set and start microwave cooking without the need to touch START. For best results, some recipes call for one Power Level for a certain length of time, and another Power Level for another length of time. Your oven can be set to change from one to another automatically, for up to three cycles if the first heating cycle is defrost. Example: To cook for 2 minutes. Touch EZ ON 2 times.
OPERATION COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER BEVERAGE BEVERAGE lets you heat up to 2 beverages. Example: To cook food for 8 minutes 30 seconds. NOTE: • Reheat times based on an 8 ounce cup. • Beverage heated with the beverage feature may be very hot. • Remove the container with care. 1. Enter the cook time. Example: To reheat on 8 oz. beverage. 2. Touch START. When the cook time is over, you will hear four beeps and END will display. 1. Touch BEVERAGE . 2. The oven will start automatically.
OPERATION COOKING GUIDE FOR “LOWER POWER LEVELS” The 10 power levels in addition to “HIGH” allow you to choose the best power level for the food you are cooking. Below are listed all the power levels, examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave power you are using. POWER LEVEL MICROWAVE OUTPUT 10 “HIGH” 100% • Boil water. • Cook ground beef. • Make candy. • Cook fresh fruits and vegetables. • Cook fish, and poultry. • Preheat browning dish. • Reheat beverages.
OPERATION POPCORN POTATO POPCORN lets you pop 3.0, and 3.5 ounce bages of commercially packaged microwave popcorn. Pop only one package at a time. If you are using a microwave popcorn popper, follow manufacturer’s instructions. To correctly set your microwave oven, follow this chart: The POTATO pad lets you cook potatoes with the preset times and cook powers. You can choose from 1 to 4 potatoes. NOTE: • Cooking times based on an average 8-10 ounce potato.
OPERATION AUTO COOK AUTO COOK provides four preset categories for cooking. Example: To cook 2 cups of Rice. 2. Enter quantity/servings. 1. Touch AUTO COOK pad 3 times. Category Time to touch Display Fresh vegetable 1 Ac-1 Frozen vegetable 2 Ac-2 Rice 3 Ac-3 Casserole 4 Ac-4 Category Quantity Fresh vegetable 1 - 4 cups Frozen vegetable 1 - 4 cups Rice 1 - 2 cups Casserole 1 - 4 cups The oven will start automatically.
OPERATION AUTO REHEAT AUTO REHEAT provides four preset categories for reheating. Example: To reheat 3 cups of Casserole. 2. Enter quantity/servings. 1. Touch REHEAT pad 3 times. Category Quantity Dinner plate 1 - 2 servings Category Times to touch Display Dinner Plate 1 rh-1 Soup/Sauce 2 rh-2 Casserole 3 rh-3 Roll/Muffin 4 rh-4 Soup/sauce 1 - 4 cups Casserole 1 - 4 cups Roll/Muffin 1 - 4 pieces The oven will start automatically.
OPERATION Category Food MEAT BEEF 0.1 to 6.0 lbs Ground beef, Round steak, Cubes for stew, Tenderloin steak, Pot roast, Rib roast, Rump roast, Chuck roast, Hamburger patty. AUTO DEFROST Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost sequences. Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way to defrost frozen foods. The Auto Defrost Table below provides some basic guidelines for using the three defrost sequences. LAMB Chops (1-inch thick), Rolled roast. Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs of ground beef. PORK 1.
COOKING GETTING THE BEST COOKING RESULTS To get the best results from your microwave oven, read and follow the guidelines below. • Storage Temperature: Foods taken from the freezer or refrigerator take longer to cook than the same foods at room temperature. The time for recipes in this book is based on the normal storage temperature of the food. • Size: Small pieces of food cook faster than large ones, pieces similar in size and shape cook more evenly.
COOKING Appetizers / Sauces / Soups Meat Cooking Appetizers: Tips and Techniques Cooking Meat: General Directions • Prepare the meat for cooking. - Defrost completely. - Trim off excess fat to avoid splattering. - Place the meat, fat side down, on a microwavable rack in a microwavable dish. - Use oven cooking bag for less tender cuts of meat. - Arrange the meat so that thicker portions are toward the outside of the dish. - Cover the meat with waxed paper to prevent splattering.
COOKING Meat Cooking Table MEAT POWER LEVEL COOKING TIME DIRECTIONS Beef Hamburgers, Fresh or defrosted (4 oz. each) 1 patty 2 patties 4 patties HI Sirloin tip roast (3-4 lbs.) 5 8-10 minutes per pound RARE(135°F) 11-13 minutes per pound MEDIUM(155°F) Place roast fat side down on microwavable roasting rack. Add desired seasonings and cover with waxed paper. Turn meat over halfway through cooking and shield if necessary. Remove roast from microwave oven when desired temperature is reached.
COOKING Poultry Cooking Poultry: General Directions • Prepare the poultry for cooking. - Defrost completely. - Arrange poultry pieces with thicker pieces at the outside edge of the baking dish. When cooking legs, arrange them like the spokes of a wheel. - Cover the baking dish with waxed paper to reduce splattering. - Use a browning agent or cook with a sauce to give a browned appearance. • Tend the poultry as it cooks. - Drain and discard juices as they accumulate.
COOKING Pasta And Rice Microwave cooking and conventional cooking of pasta, rice, and cereal require about the same amount of time, but the microwave is a more convenient method because you can cook and serve in the same dish. There is no stirring needed and leftover pasta tastes just like fresh cooked when reheated in the microwave oven. Cooking Pasta and Rice: Tips and Techniques • If you are planning to use rice or pasta in a casserole, undercook it so it is still firm.
MAINTENANCE CARE AND CLEANING For best performance and safety, keep the oven clean inside and outside. Take special care to keep the inner door panel and the oven front frame free of food or grease build-up. Never use rough powder or pads. Wipe the microwave oven inside and out, including the hood bottom cover, with a soft cloth and a warm(not hot) mild detergent solution. Then rinse and wipe dry. Use a chrome cleaner and polish on chrome, metal and aluminum surfaces.
MAINTENANCE COOKTOP/NIGHT LIGHT REPLACEMENT 1, Unplug oven or turn off power at the main power supply. 2. Remove the bulb cover mounting screws. 3. Replace bulb with 30 watt appliance bulb. 4. Replace bulb cover, and mount screw. 5. Turn the power back on at the main power supply. OVEN LIGHT REPLACEMENT 1. Unplug oven or turn off power at the main power supply. 2. Remove the vent cover mounting screws. (2 middle screws) 3. Tip the cover forward, then lift out to remove. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q.
MAINTENANCE MICROWAVE UTENSIL GUIDE USE OVENPROOF GLASS (treated for high intensity heat): utility dishes, loaf dishes, pie plates, cake plates, liquid measuring cups, casseroles and bowls without metallic trim. CHINA: bowls, cups, serving plates and platters without metallic trim. PLASTIC: Plastic wrap (as a cover)-- lay the plastic wrap loosely over the dish and press it to the sides. Vent plastic wrap by turning back one edge slightly to allow excess steam to escape.
MAINTENANCE BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Check the following list to be sure a service call is really necessary. A quick reference of this manual as well as reviewing additional information on items to check may prevent an unneeded service call. If nothing on the oven operates: • check for a blown circuit fuse or a tripped main circuit breaker. • check if oven is properly connected to electric circuit in house. • check that controls are set properly.
GOLDSTAR OVER-THE-RANGE MICROWAVE OVEN LIMITED WARRANTY – USA LG Electronics Inc. will repair or replace your product, at LG’s option, if it proves to be defective in material or workmanship under normal use, during the warranty period set forth below, effective from the date of original consumer purchase of the product. This limited warranty is good only to the original purchaser of the product and effective only when used in the United States, including U.S. Territories.
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