LG LCSC1513ST Owner's Manual & Cooking Manual
LG LCSC1513ST Owner's Manual & Cooking Manual

LG LCSC1513ST Owner's Manual & Cooking Manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL & COOKING GUIDE

MICROWAVE OVEN

Please read this owner's manual thoroughly before operating.
LCSC1513ST
P/No.: MFL67784001
MFL67784001
www.lg.com

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  • Page 1: Microwave Oven

    OWNER’S MANUAL & COOKING GUIDE MICROWAVE OVEN Please read this owner’s manual thoroughly before operating. LCSC1513ST www.lg.com P/No.: MFL67784001 MFL67784001...
  • Page 2: Precautions To Avoid Possible Exposure To Excessive Microwave Energy

    Thank you for purchasing an LG microwave oven. Model No: Please record the model number and serial number of this unit for future reference. We also Serial No: suggest you record the details of your contact Dealer: with LG (LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.) concerning this unit.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Time Defrost..........PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE Quick Defrost ..........EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE Tips for Convection Cooking ......ENERGY............... Precautions ........... Auto Bake ............. TABLE OF CONTENTS ........Auto Bake Table..........Auto Roast ............ SAFETY..............Auto Roast Table .......... Important Safety Instructions ......
  • Page 4: Safety

    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 • Suitable for use above both gas and electric cooking - To reduce the risk of burns, equipment 36 inches wide or less.
  • Page 5: Save These Instructions

    SAFETY • To avoid improperly cooking some foods. - Keep a browning dish at least 3/16 inch above floor. - Do not heat any types of baby bottles or baby food. Carefully read and follow the instructions for the Uneven heating may occur and possibly browning dish.
  • Page 6: Information

    INFORMATION Please read this owner’s manual. It will tell you how GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS to use all the fine features of this microwave oven. The microwave oven must be grounded. In the event of an electrical short circuit, grounding reduces LOCATION OF MODEL NUMBER the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire To request service information or replacement parts, for the electric current.
  • Page 7: Parts And Accessories

    INFORMATION PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Easy-Clean See-Through Door Oven Cavity Oven Control Panel Safety Interlock System Your oven comes with the following accessories: 1 Use and Care Guide 1 Glass Turntable 1 Turntable Roller Rest 1 Metal Rack Glass Turntable Turntable Roller Rest Metal Rack - 7 -...
  • Page 8: Control Panel Features

    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.
  • Page 9 INFORMATION 11. Quick Defrost. Touch this pad for rapid defrosting 1. Display. The Display includes a clock and indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings, and of one pound of frozen food. cooking functions selected. 12. Hold Warm. Touch this pad to keep hot, cooked 2.
  • Page 10: Microwave Cooking Tips

    MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS Amount of food Releasing pressure in foods • If you increase or decrease the amount of food you • Several foods (for example: baked potatoes, prepare, the time it takes to cook that food will also sausages, egg yolks, and some fruits) are tightly change.
  • Page 11: Using Aluminum Foil

    MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS Using aluminum foil Removing the rack Metal containers should not be used in a microwave • When popping commercially packaged popcorn, oven. There are, however, some exceptions. If you remove the rack and drip pan from the oven; Do have purchased food which is prepackaged in an not place the bag of microwave popcorn on the rack aluminum foil container, refer to the instructions on the...
  • Page 12: Cooking Comparison Guide

    MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS COOKING COMPARISON GUIDE Combination cooking combines microwave energy Cooking with your new oven offers a wide variety of with convection to cook with speed and accuracy, while food preparation options: microwave cooking, convection cooking, and combination cooking. browning and crisping to perfection.
  • Page 13: Cookware Guide

    MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS COOKWARE GUIDE Microwave Cooking • Shiny aluminum pans are better for cakes, cookies, or muffins because these pans reflect heat and help Most heat-resistant, nonmetallic cookware is safe for produce a light, tender crust. use in your microwave oven. •...
  • Page 14: Operation

    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 using your oven. CAUTION CAUTION To avoid risk of personal injury or property To avoid risk of personal injury damage, do not use stoneware, metal utensils, or or property damage, do not run oven empty.
  • Page 15: Custom Set

    OPERATION CUSTOM SET TIMED COOKING This feature lets you program a specific cook time and Example: To change defrost weight mode power. For best results, there are 10 power level (from lbs. to kg). settings in addition to HIGH (100%) power. Touch: Display Shows: Refer to the “Microwave Power Levels Table”...
  • Page 16: Hold Warm

    OPERATION HOLD WARM MORE and LESS You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in your The MORE and LESS functions of this microwave oven for up to 99 minutes. You can use oven adjust the cooking cycle’s cook HOLD WARM by itself or to automatically follow a time while the microwave is running.
  • Page 17: Multistage Cooking

    OPERATION MULTISTAGE COOKING MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS For best results, some recipes call for different cook Your microwave oven has 10 cook power levels to let powers during different stages of a cook cycle. You can you cook or heat a wide variety of foods. Refer to the program your oven to switch from one power level to table below for suggestions: another for up to 2 stages.
  • Page 18: Sensor Cooking Operation Instruction

    OPERATION SENSOR COOKING OPERATION SENSOR REHEAT INSTRUCTION This feature allows you to reheat precooked roomtemperature or refrigerated foods without A sensor detects steam from the food and selecting cooking times and power levels. This feature automatically adjusts cook time for the best cooking has 3 categories: Dinner Plate, Soup/Sauce, and results.
  • Page 19: Sensor Popcorn

    OPERATION SENSOR POPCORN SENSOR COOK SENSOR POPCORN lets you pop commercially SENSOR COOK allows you to cook most of your packaged microwave popcorn (1.75 or 3.5 oz. favorite foods without having to select cooking times [50 or 99 g]). and power levels. The oven automatically determines required cooking times for each food item.
  • Page 20: Sensor Cook Table

    OPERATION SENSOR COOK TABLE Serving Amount and Recommendations Food Potato Serving size is 1 to 4 medium sized potatoes, about 8 to 10 oz. (225 to 280 g) each. Pierce each potato several times with a fork and place around the edge of the oven tray, at least 1 in.
  • Page 21: Auto Defrost

    OPERATION AUTO DEFROST For best results: Four defrost choices are preset in the oven. The defrost • Remove fish, shellfish, meat, and poultry from its feature provides you with the best defrosting method for frozen foods, because the oven automatically sets original closed paper or plastic package (wrapper).
  • Page 22: Time Defrost

    OPERATION TIME DEFROST QUICK DEFROST Example: To defrost for 3 minutes. Example: 1 lb. (0.5 kg) of meat. Touch: Display Shows: Touch: Display Shows: ENTER DEFROST TIME MEAT TOUCH 1 twice POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3 3:00 TOUCH START TOUCH START MEAT QUICK...
  • Page 23: Tips For Convection Cooking

    OPERATION TIPS FOR CONVECTION PRECAUTIONS COOKING • The oven cavity, door, turntable, roller rest, metal tray, metal rack, and cooking utensils will become very hot. This section gives you cooking instructions and procedures for operating each convection function. USE THICK OVEN GLOVES when removing the Please read these instructions carefully.
  • Page 24: Auto Bake

    OPERATION AUTO BAKE AUTO BAKE TABLE To automatically bake frozen pizza, muffins, biscuits Serving Amount and Food and frozen French fries using both microwave and Recommendations convection energy alternately: 1. FROZEN PIZZA For best results, a pizza pan is not Example: To bake 6 muffins.
  • Page 25: Auto Roast

    OPERATION AUTO ROAST AUTO ROAST TABLE Auto roast will automatically roast beef, whole chicken, Serving Amount and Food turkey breasts, and pork using both microwave and Recommendations convection energy alternately. 1. BEEF Weigh roast and pat dry with paper Example: To roast a whole chicken (3 lbs. [1.5 kg]). towels.
  • Page 26: Convection

    OPERATION CONVECTION During convection cooking, a heating element is used to raise the temperature of the air inside the oven. Convection cooking temperature ranges from 225°F (107°C) to 450°F (230°C); and 100°F (38°C) may be programmed. It is best to preheat the oven when convection cooking. Example: To set the convection cooking at 325°F Example: To set the convection cooking at 375°F (160°C) for 45 minutes with preheating.
  • Page 27: Convection Cooking Guide

    OPERATION CONVECTION COOKING GUIDE 1. Always use the metal rack when convection 3. Dark or nonshiny finishes, glass, and pyroceram baking. absorb heat which may result in dry, crisp crusts. 2. Aluminum pans conduct heat quickly. For most 4. Preheating the oven is recommended when baking convection baking, light, shiny finishes give the best foods by convection.
  • Page 28: Convection Baking Guide

    OPERATION CONVECTION BAKING TABLE FOOD Oven Temp. Time, Min. Comments Fruits, Baked Apples or Pears 350°F (180°C) 30 to 30 Bake in cookware with shallow sides. Other Bread Pudding 300°F (150°C) 35 to 40 Pudding is done when knife inserted near Desserts center comes out clean.
  • Page 29: Meat Roasting Table For Convection Cooking

    OPERATION MEAT ROASTING TABLE FOR CONVECTION COOKING Oven Temp. Time, Min./lb. MEATS Beef Rib (2 to 4 lbs. [1 to 2 kg]) Rare 325°F (160°C) 21 to 26 Medium 325°F (160°C) 26 to 31 Well 325°F (160°C) 31 to 36 Boneless Rib, Top Sirloin Rare 325°F (160°C)
  • Page 30: Tips For Combination Cooking

    OPERATION TIPS FOR COMBINATION COMBINATION COOKING Oven Microwave This section gives you instructions to operate each Temperature Power combination cooking function. Please read these Combination Roast 350°F (180°C) instructions carefully. Sometimes combination microwave-convection cooking is suggested to get the best cooking results since it shortens the cooking time Example: To roast with combination cooking for for foods that normally need a long time to cook.
  • Page 31: Combination Cooking Guide

    OPERATION COMBINATION COOKING GUIDE Oven Temp. Time, Min./lb. MEATS Beef Rib (2 to 4 lbs. [1 to 2 kg]) Rare 300°F (150°C) 11 to 14 Medium 300°F (150°C) 14 to 17 Well 300°F (150°C) 17 to 20 Boneless Rib, Top Sirloin Rare 300°F (150°C) 11 to 14...
  • Page 32: Heating / Reheating Guide

    OPERATION HEATING / REHEATING GUIDE To heat or reheat successfully in a microwave oven, it is important to follow several guidelines. Measure the amount of food in order to determine the time needed to reheat. Arrange the food in a circular pattern for best results.
  • Page 33: Fresh Vegetable Guide

    OPERATION FRESH VEGETABLE GUIDE Standing Cook Time VEGETABLE AMOUNT Instructions at High Time Artichokes 2 medium 5-8 min. Trim. Add 2 tsp (10 ml) water and 2 tsp (10 ml) 2-3 min. (8 oz. (225 g) each) 4 medium 10-13 min. juice.
  • Page 34: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE CARING FOR YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN To clean grass tray and To make sure your microwave oven looks good and Metal rotating ring, wash in works well for a long time, you should maintain it Rack properly. For proper care, please follow these mild, sudsy water;...
  • Page 35: Microwave Utensil Guide

    MAINTENANCE 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 plates, uneven cooking. Also avoid metal skewers, thermometers, or foil cake plates, liquid measuring cups, trays.
  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING Questions and Answers Operation Question Answer Why is the oven light not on during Bulb may be burned out, requiring replacement. cooking? Is there a clock display? Set a cook time. Touch START. Is there no clock display? Check the house circuit safety device. Why does steam come out of the air Steam is normally produced during cooking.
  • Page 37 TROUBLESHOOTING Questions and Answers (continued) Food Question Answer What is wrong when baked foods have a A hard, dry, brown spot indicates overcooking. Shorten the hard, dry, brown spot? cooking or reheating time. Why do eggs sometimes pop? When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop due to steam buildup inside the yolk membrane.
  • Page 38: Before Calling For Service

    TROUBLESHOOTING BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Check the following list to be sure a service call is really If food cooks unevenly: necessary. A quick reference of this manual as well as • be sure food is evenly shaped. reviewing additional information on items to check may •...
  • Page 39: Warranty

    Model LCSC1513ST - 39 -...
  • Page 40 MEMO - 40 -...
  • Page 41 LG Customer Information Center 1-800-243-0000 USA, Consumer User 1-888-865-3026 USA, Commercial User Register your product Online! www.lg.com Printed in Korea...

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