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PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE Popcorn ............EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE Potato ............ENERGY ............... Cooking Guide for Lower Power Levels ..Beverage ............TABLE OF CONTENTS ........Cook ............. Cooking Guide for Cook ....... SAFETY ............... Reheat ............Important Safety Instructions ......Cooking Guide for Reheat ......
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-To reduce the risk of burns, electric • Suitable for use above both gas and electric cooking shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure equipment...
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• To avoid improperly cooking some foods. • Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter. - Do not heat any types of baby bottles or baby • Preserve the oven floor: food. Uneven heating may occur and possibly cause personal injury.
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Please read this owner's manual. It will tell you how 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...
MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES To get you up and running quickly, here is a list of the oven's basic features: 1. Door Handle. Pull to open door. 6. Control Panel. Touch the pads on this panel to 2. Door Safety Lock System. The oven will not perform all functions.
OVEN CONTROL PANEL POTATO A,II_ Ii_" ;roll, ,,o ® L LEVEL WA== ®...
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14. STOP/CLEAR: Touch this pad to stop the oven or 1. DISPLAY: The display includes a clock and to clear all entries. indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings, and cooking functions selected. 15. START: Touch this pad to start a function. If you 2.
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. CUSTOM SET CLOCK (TIME OF DAY) This oven includes a 24-hour crock.
HOLD WARM FAN HI/LO/OFF The FAN moves steam and other You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes 99 seconds. vapors from the surface cooking. can use HOLD WARM by itself or to follow a _king Touch FAN once for High fan cycle automatically.
By using t he MORE o rLESS k eys, alloftheAUTO Po_om lets you pop 1.75, 3.0, and 3.5 ounce bags of TOUCH and T_ME COOK p rogram can beadjusted to commercia![y packaged microwave popcorn Pop only cook f ood fora bnger orshorter time. one package at a time.
COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the The nine power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to amount of microwave power you are using. choose the best power level for the food you are cooking.
BEVERAGE lets you heat up to 2 beverages. COOK provides four preset categories for _oking. NOTE: • Reheat times based on an 8 ounce cup, • Beverage heated with the beverage feature may be very hot. • Remove the container with care, 1.
COOKING GUIDE FOR COOK CODE CATEGORY QUANTITY DIRECTIONS Place in a microwavable bowl or casserole. 1 cup Vegetables Add water according to the quantity. 2 tbsp water Cover with plastic wrap and vent. Let stand 5 minutes. 2 cups Vegetables 1/4 cup of water FRESH VEGETABLE...
Weight conversion cha_ You are probably used to food weights being in pounds Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost and ounces that are fractions of a pound (for example sequences, Using DEFROST is the best way to 4 ounces equals 1/4 pound).
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, MEAT Remove thawed...
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DEFROST CHART (continued) Poultry setting SETTING AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOOD CHICKEN POULTRY Turn over (finish defrosting Place chicken breast-side up on a microwavable Whole (up to breast-side down). Cover 91/2 Ibs) roast rack. Finish defrosting by immersing in cold warm areas with aluminum water.
GETTING THE BEST COOKING • Turn over foods like pork chops, baking potatoes, roasts, or whole cauliflower halfway through the RESULTS cooking time to expose all sides equally to microwave energy. To get the best results from your microwave oven, read •...
Meat Appetizers / Sauces / Soups Cooking Meat: General Directions Cooking Appetizers: Tips and • Prepare the meat for cooking. Techniques - Defrost completely. Recommended - Trim off excess fat to avoid splattering. • Crisp crackers, such as melba toast, shredded wheat, - Place the meat, fat side down, on a microwavable and crisp rye crackers...
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Meat Cooking Table POWER COOKING DIRECTIONS MEAT LEVEL TIME Beef Form patties with depression in center of each. Hamburgers, Place on microwavable roast rack. Brush with browning Fresh or defrosted agent, if desired. Cover with waxed paper. (4 oz. each) Turn over halfway through cooking.
Poultry Cooking Poultry: General Directions • Prepare the poultry for cooking. • The poultry is done when it is no longer pink and the - Defrost completely. juices run clear. When done, the temperature in the - Arrange poultry pieces with thicker pieces at the thigh meat should be 180-185°F.
Pasta And Rice Microwave cooking and conventional cooking of pasta, There is no stirring needed and leftover pasta tastes rice, and cereal require about the same amount of time, just like fresh cooked when reheated in the microwave but the microwave is a more convenient method oven.
CARE AND CLEANING CHARCOAL FILTER REPLACEMENT If your oven is vented inside, the charcoal filter should For best performance and safety, keep the oven clean be replaced every 6 to 12 months, and more often if inside and outside. Take special care to keep the inner necessary.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COOKTOP/NIGHT LIGHT REPLACEMENT Q. Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so that I 1, Unplug the oven or turn off power at the main power may reheat or cook in two levels at a time? supply.
MICROWAVE UTENSIL GUIDE DO NOT USE METAL UTENSILS: OVENPROOF GLASS (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.
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Check the following list to be sure a service call is If food cooks unevenly: • be sure food is evenly shaped. really necessary. A quick reference of this manual as well as reviewing additional information on items to •...
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Use this space to record calls to our customer service department, recipes that work well for you, etc.
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LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. will repair or at its 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 the U.S.
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