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Thank you for purchasing a GoldStar microwave oven. Model No: Please record the model number and serial number of this unit for future reference. We also suggest you record the details of your contact with GotdStar (LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.) concerning this unit. Serial No: Dealer: Dealer Phone No: Customer Relations LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. Service Division Bldg. #3 201 James Record Rd. Huntsville, AL 35824-0126 Staple your receipt here to prove your retail purchase.
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE Cooking at High Cook Power ........................ EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE Cooking Guide for Lower Power Levels ........ 14 ENERGY ............................................................... TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................... SAFETY ................................................................ 2 3 13 Popcorn ......................................................... 15 Potato .....................................................
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. "ALL WARNING- 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 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 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 Vent Grille Two-position Metal Rack Door Handle Window with Metal Shield Cooking Guide I I Door Safety Lock System Grease Filter Glass Turntable Cooktop/Countertop -7- Light Oven Control Panel
OVEN CONTROL PANEL ® 1 ® ® _\ More V CLOCK HELP Less ® ® I One Touch Control ® ® ® @ @ @ ® @ @ ® SET WARM DEFROST @ @ @ CUSTOM COOK LIGHT TIMER KITCHEN TIMER @ LIGHT Hi-Low-Off @ STOP/ CLEAR START Ez On I I CUSTOM HOLD AUTO ] TuRNTABlE On/Off I -8-
1. DISPLAY: The display includes a clock and indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings, and cooking functions selected. 14. HOLD WARM: Press this pad to keep hot, cooked foods safely warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes. See page @ for more information. 2. MORE: Press this pad to add ten seconds of cooking time each time you press it. See page @ for more information. 15. AUTO DEFROST: Press this pad to select food type and defrost food by weight.
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(TIME LIGHT TIMER OF DAY) This oven includes a 24-hour clock. STOP/ CLEAR 1. Press Stop/Clear. STOP/ CLEAR 2. Press Clock. (Press once for AM, twice for PM.) CLOCK 8 o You can set the LIGHT to turn on and off automatically at any time you want.
VENT HI/LOW/OFF VENT Hi-Low-Off LIGHT HI/LOW/OFF The Vent moves steam and other vapors from the surface cooking. Press Vent once for High fan speed, twice for Low fan speed, or three times to turn the fan off. Press Light once for bright light, Hi-Low-Off twice for night light, or three times .................................................................................. to turn the light off.
HELP Ez On The Help display feature information and helpful hints. Press Help, then select a key. A time-saving pad, this simplified control lets you quickly set and start microwave cooking without the need to touch START pad. STOP/ CLEAR HELP 1. Press Stop/Clear. STOP/ CLEAR 2. Press Help. Ez On POPCORN 1 Press Stop/Clear. 2. Press Ez On twice. The oven begins cooking and display shows time counting down. 3. Press Popcorn.
CUSTOM COOKING LEVELS COOK Custom Cook lets you recall one cooking instruction previously placed in memory and begin cooking quickly. STOP/ CLEAR 1. Press Stop/Clear. CUSTOM COOK 2. Press Custom HIGH power cooking does not always give you the best results with foods that need slower cooking, such as roasts or custards. Your oven has 10 power settings in addition to HIGH. Cook. STOP/ CLEAR 3. Enter the cook time. START 7 3 4. Press Start. CUSTOM COOK START 1. Press Stop/Clear. 0 2.
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 100% • • • • • • 9O% • Reheat meat slices quickly. • Saute onions, celery, and green pepper. 8O% • All reheating. • Cook scrambled eggs. 7O% • Cook breads and cereal products.
ONETOUCH CONTROL Your oven's menu has been preprogrammed to cook food automatically. Tell the oven what you want. Then let you microwave oven cook your selections. POTATO 1. Press Potato. 2. Press number 2. When the cook time is over, you wilt hear four beeps and END will display. POPCORN 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.
COOKING CODE GUIDE FOR ONE TOUCH COOK CATEGORY FRESH VEGETABLE QUANTITY DIRECTIONS 1 cup Vegetables and 2 tbsp water Place in a microwavable bowl or casserole. Add water according to the quantity. Cover with plastic wrap and vent. Let stand 5 minutes. 2 cups Vegetables and 1/4 cup of water 3 cups Vegetables and 1/3 cup of water 4 cups Vegetables and 1/2 cup of water Place in a microwavable bowl or casserole. Cover with plastic wrap and vent. Let stand 5 minutes.
REHEAT BEVERAGE Reheat provides four preset categories for reheating. Beverage lets you heat up to 2 beverages. NOTE: • Reheat times based on an 8 ounce cup. • Beverage may be very hot; remove from oven with care. REHEAT 1. Press Reheat. 2. Choose food category. BEVERAGE Category Press pad number Dinner plate Soup/sauce Casserole Roll/Muffin 1 2 3 4 1. Press Beverage. 2. Press number 1. When the cook time is over, you wilt hear four beeps and END will display. 3. Enter quantity/servings.
AUTO DEFROST Weight Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost sequences. Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way to defrost frozen foods. The Defrost Sequence Table below provides some basic guidelines for using the three defrost se( uences. You are probably used to food weights being in pounds and ounces that are fractions of a pound (for example 4 ounces equals 1/4 pound). However, in order to enter food weight in Auto Defrost, you must specify pounds and tenths of a pound.
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 MEAT Removethawed portionswith fork. Turn over. Retumremainderto oven. Do not defrost less than 1/4lb. Freeze in doughnut shape. Ground Beef, Patties MEAT Separate and rearrange. Do not defrost less than two oz. patties.
AUTO DEFROST CHART (CONTINUED) Poultry setting FOOD CHICKEN Whole (up to 6 Ibs) SETTING SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS POULTRY Tum over (finish defrosting breastside down). Cover warm areas with aluminum foil. Cut-up CORNISH HENS Whole AT BEEP Place chicken breast-side up on a microwavable roast rack. Finish defrosting by immersing in cold water. Remove giblets when chicken is partially defrosted. Separate pieces and rearrange. Place on a microwavable roasting rack. Tum over.
USE OF THE TWO POSITION RACK METAL The two position metal rack gives you extra space when cooking in more than one container at the same time. The metal rack can be turned upside down to accomodate different container sizes. To use rack: 1. Place rack securely in the four plastic supports. • Rack MUST NOT touch metal walls or back of microwave oven. 2. Place equal amounts of food both ABOVE and BELOW rack. • Amount of food must be approximately the same to balance out cooking energy.
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 Meat / Sauces / Soups Cooking Appetizers: Techniques Tips and 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 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 HI 1-11/2 minutes 11/2-2 minutes 21/2-31/2 minutes Sirloin tip roast (3-4 lbs.) Lamb Lamb roast, rolled boneless (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/COU REPLACEMENT NTERTOP LIGHT 1. Disconnect power or unplug microwave oven. 2. 3. 4. 5. Remove the bulb cover mounting screws. Replace bulb(s) with 30 watt appliance bulb(s). Replace bulb cover, and mounting screw. Reconnect power or plug in microwave oven. OVEN LIGHT REPLACEMENT 1. Disconnect power or unplug microwave oven. 2. Remove the vent grille mounting screws. 3. Tip the cover forward, then lift out to remove. 4. Lift up the bulb holder. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q.
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 is good only to the original purchaser of the product during the warranty period as long as it is in U.S.A.
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