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Contents Contents Using the power defrost features Safety instructions Using the keep warm features Important safety instructions Grilling Microwave function only Combining microwaves and the grill Oven function only - optional Setting a standing time General safety Safety-locking your microwave oven Microwave operation precautions Cookware guide Limited warranty...
Safety instructions • by clients in hotels, motels and other residential IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS environments; READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. • bed and breakfast type environments. Only use utensils that are suitable for use in microwave ovens. MICROWAVE FUNCTION ONLY When heating food in plastic or paper containers, keep an eye WARNING: If the door or door seals are damaged, the oven on the oven due to the possibility of ignition.
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Safety instructions Failure to maintain the oven in a clean condition could lead to This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and deterioration of the surface that could adversely affect the life above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental of the appliance and possibly result in a hazardous situation.
OVEN FUNCTION ONLY - OPTIONAL The door or the outer surface may get hot when the appliance is operating. WARNING: When the appliance is operated in the combination The temperature of accessible surfaces may be high when the mode, children should only use the oven under adult appliance is operating.
Do not insert fingers or foreign substances. If foreign substances enter the oven, Remove wire twist ties. Electric arcing may occur. unplug the power cord and contact a local Samsung service centre. Do not use the oven to dry papers or clothes.
Install the oven in compliance with the clearances in this manual. (See Installing your microwave oven.) Samsung will charge a repair fee for replacing an accessory or repairing a cosmetic Use caution when connecting other electrical appliances to sockets near the oven.
Installation Installation site Accessories Depending on the model that you have purchased, you are supplied with several • Select a flat, level surface approx. 85 accessories that can be used in a variety of ways. cm above the floor. The surface must support the weight of the oven.
Samsung service centre for technical assistance. of the oven. Rinse and dry well. • If you want to replace the light bulb, contact a local Samsung service centre. Do not replace it yourself. To remove stubborn impurities with bad smells from inside the oven If you encounter a problem with the outer housing of the oven, first unplug •...
Oven use How a microwave oven works Checking that your oven is operating correctly Microwaves are high-frequency electromagnetic waves; the energy released The following simple procedure enables you to check that your oven is working enables food to be cooked or reheated without the foods form or colour changing. correctly at all times.
Oven use Setting the time Cooking/Reheating When power is supplied, “88:88” and then “12:00” is automatically displayed on The following procedure explains how to cook or reheat food. the display. IMPORTANT Please set the current time. The time can be displayed in either the 24-hour or 12- ALWAYS check your cooking settings before leaving the oven unattended.
Power levels Stopping the cooking You can choose among the power levels below. You can stop cooking at any time to check the food. To stop temporarily; Power level Output Open the door. HIGH 800 W Result: Cooking stops. To resume cooking, close the door and MEDIUM HIGH 600 W...
Oven use Auto thai cuisine guide NOTE 1. Thai Menu Auto energy saving function If you do not select any function when appliance is in the middle of setting or Code/Food Serving Size Ingredients / Instructions operating with temporary stop condition, function is canceled and clock will be displayed after 25 minutes.
Using the my plate features Code/Food Serving Size Ingredients / Instructions The My Plate features has two pre-programmed cooking times. Tom yum 4 Serves 150 g - shrimp, 1 cup - mushroom, 4 pieces You do not need to set either the cooking times or the power level. soup with - sliced galangal, ¼...
Oven use Using the power defrost features My plate guide The following table presents the my plate auto reheat programmes, quantities and The Power Defrost features enable you to defrost meat, poultry, fish, bread/cake. appropriate Instructions. Those programmes are running with microwave energy The defrost time and power level are set automatically.
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Power defrost guide Serving size Code/Food Directions The following table presents the various power defrost programmes, quantities and appropriate instructions. Remove all kind of package material before Bread/Cake 125-625 Put bread on a piece of kitchen paper and defrosting. Place meat, poultry, fish, bread on a ceramic plate. turn over, as soon as the oven beeps.
Oven use Using the keep warm features Grilling The Keep Warm features keeps food hot until it’s served. The grill enables you to heat and brown food quickly, without using microwaves. Use this function to keep food warm until ready to serve. For this purpose, a grill rack is supplied with your microwave oven.
Combining microwaves and the grill Setting a standing time You can also combine microwave cooking with the grill, to cook quickly and brown The kitchen timer can be used to set a standing time automatically (without at the same time. microwave cooking).
Cookware guide Cookware guide To cook food in the microwave oven, the microwaves must be able to penetrate Safety-locking your microwave oven the food, without being reflected or absorbed by the dish used. Care must therefore be taken when choosing the cookware. If the cookware is Your microwave oven is fitted with a special Child Safety programme, which marked microwave-safe, you do not need to worry.
Cooking guide Microwaves Microwave- Cookware Description safe Microwave energy actually penetrates food, attracted and absorbed by its water, Oven-to- Can be used, unless decorated with a fat and sugar content. The microwaves cause the molecules in the food to move rapidly. The rapid tableware metal trim.
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Cooking guide Cooking Guide for frozen vegetables Cooking guide for fresh vegetables Use a suitable glass pyrex bowl with lid. Use a suitable glass pyrex bowl with lid. Add 30-45 ml cold water (2-3 tbsp) for Cook covered for the minimum time – see table. Continue cooking to get the result every 250 g unless another water quantity is recommended –...
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Cooking guide for rice and pasta Food Serving size (g) Power (W) Time (min.) Use a large glass pyrex bowl with lid - rice doubles in volume during Rice: Egg plants 3½-4 cooking. Cook covered. After the cooking time is over, stir before Instructions standing time and salt or add herbs and butter.
Cooking guide Reheating Reheating liquids Your microwave oven will reheat food in a fraction of the time that conventional Always allow a standing time of at least 20 seconds after the oven has been ovens hobs normally take. switched off to allow the temperature to even out. Stir during heating, if necessary, Use the power levels and reheating times in the following chart as a guide.
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Reheating liquids and food Food Serving size Power (W) Time (min.) Use the power levels and times in this table as a guide lines for reheating. Plated meal 350 g 5½-6½ (chilled) Food Serving size Power (W) Time (min.) Instructions Plate a meal of 2-3 chilled components on a ceramic dish.
Cooking guide Defrosting Food Serving size (g) Power (W) Time (min.) Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently Poultry Chicken pieces 500 (2 pcs) 14½-15½ defrost frozen food in a short period of time. This can be of great advantage, if Whole chicken 28-30 unexpected guests suddenly show up.
Grill Microwave + Grill The grill-heating element is located underneath the ceiling of the cavity. It This cooking mode combines the radiant heat that is coming from the grill with operates while the door is closed and the turntable is rotating. The turntable’s the speed of microwave cooking.
Cooking guide Grill Guide for fresh and frozen foods Cooking time Cooking time Preheat the grill with the grill-function for 3 minutes. Food Serving size Mode (1st side) (2nd side) Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for grilling. (min.) (min.) Chicken...
Troubleshooting Melting gelatine Troubleshooting Lay dry gelatine sheets (10 g) for 5 minutes into cold water. If you have any of the problems listed below try the solutions given. Put drained gelatine into a small glass pyrex bowl. Heat for 1 minute using 300 W. Stir after melting. Problem Cause Action...
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Troubleshooting Problem Cause Action Problem Cause Action The power The oven has been After cooking for an extended Heating including The oven may not work, Put one cup of water in a turns off during cooking for an extended period of time, let the oven the Warm function too much food is being microwave-safe container and...
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Problem Cause Action Problem Cause Action When power is The door is not properly Close the door and check again. Turntable connected, the closed. There is no roller ring, Install the roller ring and then While turning, the oven immediately turntable comes or the roller ring is not try again.
10 seconds. over 30 seconds and try when you first use the setting again. If it appears oven. again, call your local SAMSUNG Customer Care Centre. Food is on the heating Let the oven cool and then elements.
Technical specifcations Memo SAMSUNG strives to improve its products at all times. Both the design specifications and these user instructions are thus subject to change without notice. Model MG23J5133A * Power source 220 V ~ 50 Hz Microwave 1200 W...
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