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PRECAUTIONS TOAVOIDPOSSIBLE EXPOSURE TOEXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY .............................................................. 2 COOKING ................................................................ GETTING THE BEST COOKING 20 RESULTS ....... 20 FISH & SHELLFISH ............................................. 20 Cooking Fish and Shellfish: General Directions ........ 20 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................... 3 Fish And Shellfish Cooking Table ......................
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. WARN ING- -- To reduce the risk of burns, • Suitable for use above both gas and electric cooking equipment 36 inches wide or less. electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy. • Read all the instructions • Do not use this oven for commercial It is made for household use only. before using your oven.
• To avoid improperly cooking some foods. - Do not heat any types of baby bottles or baby food. Uneven heating may occur and possibly cause personal injury. - Do not heat small-necked containers, such as syrup bottles. - Do not deep-fat fry in your microwave oven. - Do not attempt home canning in your microwave oven. • Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter. • Preserve the oven floor: - Do not heat the oven floor excessively.
GROUNDING Please read this owner's manual. It wilt tell you how to use all the fine features of this microwave oven. LOCATION OF MODEL 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.
MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Model and Serial Number Plate Window with Metal Shield Glass Turntable Vent Grille Cooking Guide Door Handle I \ Door Safety Lock System Oven Control Panel Cooktop/Countertop Light Grease Filter -7-
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1. DISPLAY: The Display includes a clock and indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings and cooking functions selected. 10. CUSTOM SET: Touch this pad to change the oven's default settings for sound, clock, display speed, defrost weight, and demo mode operations. 2. POPCORN: Touch this pad when popping popcorn in your microwave oven. 11. KITCHEN TIMER: Touch this pad to set the kitchen timer. 3. POTATO: Touch this pad to cook potatoes from 1 to4. 12.
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. CLOCK FAN HI / LO / OFF The FAN moves steam and other vapors from the surface cooking. Touch FAN once for High fan speed, twice for Low fan speed, or a three times to turn the fan off. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2. Touch CLOCK. _ _ 3. Enter the time by using the number key pad.
CUSTOM EZ ON SET You can change the default values for beep sound, clock, display speed, defrost weight, and demo mode operations. See following chart for more information. NUMBER CUSTOM SET Sound ON/OFF control Clock display control Display Defrost weight mode select Demo mode select NUMBER A time-saving pad, this simplified control lets you quickly set and start microwave cooking without the need to touch START. Touch EZ ON 2 times. The oven begins cooking and display shows time counting down.
COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER COOKING LEVELS AT LOWER POWER ,es..... 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. [_ C_ HIGH power cooking does not always give you the best results with foods that need slower cooking, such as roasts, baked goods, or custards. Your oven has 9 power settings in addition to "HIGH". 2. Enter the cook time. 3. Touch START. When the cook time is over, you wilt hear four beeps and END will display. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. [_ _ [_ _" POWER 1 2. Enter the cook time. 3. Touch POWER LEVEL. 4.
COOKING GUIDE FOR "LOWER POWER LEVELS" The nine 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, POWER LEVEL MICROWAVE examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave power you are using. OUTPUT USE 10 "HIGH" 100% • • • • • • Boil water. Cook ground beef. Make candy. Cook fresh fruits and vegetables. Cook fish, and poultry. Preheat browning dish.
POPCORN POTATO POPCORN lets you pop 1.75, 3.0, and 3.5 ounce bags 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. Bag Size-ounces 1.75 3.0 3.5 Touch NUMBER 1 2 3 NOTE: • Cooking times based on an average 8 ounce potato.
COOK COOK provides four preset categories for cooking. 4. Enter quantity/servings. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2. Touch COOK. 3 COOKING CODE 3. Choose food category. GUIDE Category Touch pad number Fresh vegetable 1 Frozen vegetable 2 Rice 3 Casserole 4 Category Number of cups Fresh vegetable 1 - 4 cups Frozen vegetable 1 - 4 cups Rice 1 - 2 cups Casserole 1 - 4 cups When the cook time is over, you wilt hear four beeps and END will display.
REHEAT REHEAT provides four preset categories for reheating. CZ3 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2. Touch REHEAT. 3. Choose food category. CC3 COOKING CODE GUIDE Category Touch pad number Dinner Plate 1 Soup/Sauce 2 Casserole 3 Roll/Muffin 4 4. Enter quantity/servings. Category Number of cups/Items Dinner plate 1 - 2 servings Soup/sauce 1 - 4 cups Casserole 1 - 4 cups Roll/Muffin 1 - 4 pieces When the cook time is over, you wilt hear four beeps and END will display.
AUTO DEFROST However, in order to enter food weight in AUTO DEFROST, you must specify pounds and tenths of a pound. If the weight on the food package is in fractions of a pound, you can use the following chart to convert the weight to decimals. Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost sequences. Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way to defrost frozen foods. The Auto Defrost Sequence Table below provides some basic guidelines for using the three defrost sequences. EQUIVALENT OUNCE WEIGHT 1.
AUTO DEFROST CHART Meat setting FOOD SETTING AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEEF Meat of irregular shape and large, fatty cuts of meat should have the narrow or fatty areas shielded with foil at the beginning of a defrost sequence. Ground beef (bulk) M EAT Remove thawed portions with fork. Turn over. Return remainder to oven. Do not defrost tess than 1/4 lb. Freeze in doughnut shape. Ground beef (patties) M EAT Separate and rearrange. Do not defrost tess than two oz.patties.
AUTO DEFROST Poultry CHART (continued) setting FOOD SETTING CHICKEN POULTRY Whole Cut-up AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Turn over (finish defrosting breast-side down). Cover warm areas with aluminum foil. Place chicken breast-side-up on a microwavable roast rack. Finish defrosting by immersing in cold water. Remove giblets when chicken is partially defrosted. Turn over. Cover warm areas with aluminum foil. Separate pieces and rearrange. Place on a microwavable roasting rack.
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.
Appetizers / Sauces / Soups Meat Cooking Appetizers: Techniques Cooking Tips and 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 tess 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. • Tend the meat as it cooks.
Meat Cooking MEAT Beef Hamburgers, Fresh or defrosted (4 oz. each) 1 patty 2 patties 4 patties Table POWER LEVEL COOKING TIME HI DIRECTIONS Form patties with depression in center of each. Place on microwavable roast rack. Brush with browning agent, if desired. Cover with waxed paper. Turn over halfway through cooking. Let stand covered 1 minute. 1-11/2 minutes 11/2-2minutes 21/2-31/2minutes Sirloin tip roast (3-4 lbs.
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.
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. 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. • Allow for standing time with rice, but not for pasta.
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 flame 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.
COOKTOP/NIGHT LIGHT REPLACEMENT 1, Unplug oven or turn off power at the main power supply. 2. Remove the bulb cover mounting screws. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so that I may reheat or cook in two levels at a time? A. Only use the rack that is supplied with your microwave oven. Use of any other rack can result in poor cooking performance and/or arcing and may damage your oven. a. Can I use either metal or aluminum pans in my microwave oven? A.
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. DO NOT USE METAL UTENSILS: Metal shields the food from microwave energy and produces uneven cooking. Also avoid metal skewers, thermometers, or foil trays. Metal utensils can cause arcing, which can damage your microwave oven.
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.
LG Electronics visit our web site/http://www.lgservice.com Microwave LIMITED Oven WARRANTY U.S.A. LG Electronics will repair or at is option replace, without charge, your product which proves to be defective in material or workmanship under normal use, during the warranty period listed below from the date of original purchase. This warranty in U.S.A.
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