TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS..........2 Soften Table ............18 Melt Table ............18 SAFETY ..............3 Auto Defrost ............19 Important Safety Instructions ....... 3 Quick Defrost ............. 19 Precautions to Avoid Possible Time Defrost ............20 Exposure to excessive Microwave Defrost Tips ............
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 - • Do not use this oven for commercial purposes. To reduce the risk of burns, It is made for household use only.
SAFETY • To avoid improperly cooking some foods. • Preserve the oven floor: - Do not heat any types of baby bottles or baby - Do not heat the oven floor excessively. food. Uneven heating may occur and possibly - Do not allow the gray film on special microwave- cause personal injury.
INFORMATION Please read this owner’s manual. It will tell you how GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS to use all the fine features of this microwave oven. This appliance must be grounded. If an electrical short circuit occurs, grounding reduces the risk of LOCATION OF MODEL NUMBER electric shock by providing an escape wire for the To request service information or replacement parts, electric current.
INFORMATION MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Door Handle Metal Rack Vent Grille Model and Serial Number Plate Cooking Guide Door Safety Lock System Window with Metal Shield Glass Tray Oven Control Panel Grease Filter Defrost Plate Cooktop/Countertop Light Use the DEFROST PLATE provided for complete defrosting of larger food items.
INFORMATION CONTROL PANEL FEATURES Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easily. All you have to do is touch the necessary Command pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number pads located on the control panel.
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INFORMATION NOTE: Styling and features vary by model. 13. CUSTOM COOK: Touch this pad to recall one cooking instruction previously programmed into 1. DISPLAY: The Display includes a clock and indicators memory. to tell you time of day, cooking time setting, and cooking functions selected.
OPERATION LEARN ABOUT YOUR VENT FAN MICROWAVE OVEN The fan moves steam and other vapors from the cooking surface. There are five speeds. This section discusses the concepts behind microwave Example for Level 4: cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven.
OPERATION CHILD LOCK EZ-ON You may lock the control panel to prevent the microwave A time-saving pad, this simplified control lets you quickly from being accidentally started or used by children. set and start microwave cooking without the need to touch the START/ENTER pad.
OPERATION CUSTOM SET COOKING AT LOWER POWER LEVELS You can change the default values for beep sound, clock, display speed and defrost weight. HIGH power cooking does not always give you the best See following chart for more information. results with foods that need slower cooking, such as roasts, baked goods, or custards.
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.
OPERATION SENSOR OPERATING ADDING OR SUBTRACTING INSTRUCTIONS COOK TIME By using the MORE or LESS pads all of the sensor cook Sensor Cook allows you to cook most of your favorite and time cook settings can be adjusted to cook food for a foods without selecting cooking times and power levels.
OPERATION SENSOR COOK CHICKEN CHOICES Using SENSOR COOK lets you heat common The oven uses low power to cook poultry (Chicken Wings, microwave-prepared foods without needing to program Chicken Nugget, Spicy Chicken and Mexican Chicken) times and Cook Powers. SENSOR COOK has preset See the following table.
OPERATION SOFTEN MELT The oven uses low power to soften foods (butter, ice The oven uses low power to melt foods (butter or cream, cream cheese, and frozen juice) See the following margarine, chocolate, marshmallows, or processed table. cheese food.) See the following table. Example: To soften quart of ice cream.
OPERATION SENSOR COOK TABLE CATEGORY DIRECTION AMOUNT Baked Potato 1 - 4 medium approx. Pierce each potato with a fork and place on the oven tray around the 8 -10 ozs. each edge, at least one inch apart. 1 - 4 cups Fresh Prepare as desired, wash, and leave residual water on the vegetables.
OPERATION CHICKEN CHOICES TABLE CATEGORY DIRECTION AMOUNT Chicken Wings Place in a single layer around the edge of a dinner plate or serving 6 or 12 ozs. Frozen, Precooked platter. Chicken Nugget Place in a single layer around the edge of a dinner plate. 4 or 8 ozs.
OPERATION SOFTEN TABLE CATEGORY DIRECTION AMOUNT Butter 1, 2, or 3 sticks Unwrap and place in microwavable container. Butter will be at room temperature and ready for use in recipe. Ice Cream Pint, Quart, Half gallon Place container in oven. Ice cream will be soft enough to make scooping easier.
OPERATION AUTO DEFROST AUTO DEFROST TABLE Four defrost choices are preset in the oven. The defrost Category Food feature provides you with the best defrosting method for MEAT BEEF frozen foods, because the oven automatically sets the 0.1 to 6.0 lbs Ground beef, Round steak, Cubes for stew, defrosting times for each food item according to the Tenderloin steak, Pot roast, Rib roast,...
OPERATION TIME DEFROST METAL RACK This feature allows you to choose the time you want to defrost. Example: To defrost for 2 minutes. To avoid risk of property damage: Do not use rack to pop popcorn. 1. Touch TIME DEFROST. Rack must be on the four plastic supports 2.
COOKING GETTING THE BEST ● Let It Stand: After you remove the food from the microwave, cover food with foil or casserole lid and COOKING RESULTS let it stand to finish cooking in the center and avoid overcooking the outer edges. The length of standing To get the best results from your microwave oven, time depends on the density and surface area of the read and follow the guidelines below.
COOKING APPETIZERS/SAUCES/SOUPS MEAT Cooking Appetizers: Tips and Cooking Meat: General Directions Techniques ● Prepare the meat for cooking. Recommended - Defrost completely. ● Crisp crackers, such as melba toast, shredded - Trim off excess fat to avoid spattering. wheat, and crisp rye crackers are best for - Place the meat, fat side down, on a microwavable microwave use.
COOKING MEAT COOKING TABLE POWER COOKING MEAT DIRECTIONS LEVEL TIME BEEF Form patties with depression in center of each. Hamburgers, Place on microwavable roasting rack. Brush with browning Fresh or defrosted agent, if desired. Cover with waxed paper. (4 ozs. each) Turn over halfway through cooking.
COOKING ● CHICKEN Watch the poultry as it cooks. - Drain and discard juices as they accumulate. Cooking Poultry: General Directions - Shield thin or bony pieces with small strips of ● Prepare the poultry for cooking. aluminum foil to prevent overcooking. Keep foil at - Defrost completely.
COOKING PASTA AND RICE Cooking Pasta and Rice: Tips and Techniques If you are planning to use rice or pasta in a Microwave cooking and conventional cooking of pasta, casserole, undercook it so it is still firm. rice, and cereal require about the same amount of Allow for standing time with rice, but not for pasta.
MAINTENANCE CARE AND CLEANING CLEANING THE GREASE FILTERS For best performance and safety, The grease filter should be removed and cleaned keep the oven clean inside and out-side. Take special often, at least once a month. care to keep the inner door panel and the oven front 1.
MAINTENANCE CHARCOAL FILTER COOKTOP/NIGHT LIGHT REPLACEMENT REPLACEMENT To avoid personal injury or property damage, wear To avoid risk of personal injury or property gloves when replacing light bulb. damage, do not operate oven hood without filters in place. 1. Unplug the oven or turn off power at the main power If your oven is vented inside, the charcoal filter should be supply.
COOKING UTENSILS MICROWAVE UTENSIL GUIDE DO NOT USE OVENPROOF GLASS METAL UTENSILS: (treated for high intensity heat): Metal shields the food from microwave energy and produces Utility dishes, loaf dishes, pie uneven cooking. Also avoid metal skewers, thermometers, or foil plates, cake plates, liquid trays.
TROUBLESHOOTING Before Calling for Service Check the following list to be sure a service call is necessary. Reviewing additional information on items to check may prevent an unneeded service call. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES If nothing on the oven operates • check for a blown circuit fuse or a tripped main circuit breaker. •...
TROUBLESHOOTING To avoid electrical shock which can cause severe personal injury or death, do not remove outer case at any time, only an authorized servicer should remove outer case. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTION ANSWER Can I use a rack in my microwave oven Only use the rack that is supplied with your microwave oven.
Should your product prove to be defective in materials or workmanship under normal use during the warranty period listed below, which warranty period runs from the original date of purchase, LG Electronics will, at its option, repair or replace the product at no charge to you.