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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 shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy.
• Relocate the Microwave Oven with respect to the receiver. • Move the microwave oven away from the receiver. • Plug the microwave oven into a different outlet so that the microwave oven and the receiver are on different branch circuits.
The oven is designed to operate on a Standard 120V/60Hz household outlet. Be sure the circuit is at least 15A or 20A and the microwave oven is the only appliance on the circuit. It is not designed for 50Hz or any circuit other than a 120V/60Hz circuit.
Fit the raised, hollowed groove of the glass tray bottom between the rollers of the hub. The rollers on the support should fit inside the glass tray bottom ridge. Use the DEFROSTING NET serviced by LG for complet defrosting. - 7 - Vent Grille...
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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RAPID defrosting method for 1.0 pound ground beef. 15. HOLD WARM: Touch this pad to keep hot, cooked foods warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes 99 seconds. 16. CUSTOM SET: Touch this pad to change the oven’s default settings for clock set, sound, display...
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. CAUTION To avoid risk of personal injury...
3 minutes, every touch will add 1 minute up to 99 min 59 seconds. TIMER You can use your microwave oven as a timer. Use the Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. Example: To time 3 minutes.
HOLD WARM You can keep cooked food warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes 99 seconds. You can use HOLD WARM by itself or to follow a cooking cycle automatically. Example: To use the hold warm. 1. Touch HOLD WARM pad. 2.
AUTO COOK Auto Cook lets you heat common microwave-prepared foods without selecting cooking times and power levels. Auto Cook has preset cook powers for 3 food functions: Chicken choices, Homemade bakery, Large dish menus. Example: To cook 6 oz. Chicken wing. 1.
SOFTEN The oven uses low power to soften foods (butter, ice cream, cream cheese, and frozen juice) See the following table. Example for quart of ice cream. 1. Touch SOFTEN pad. 2. Choose the category. Touch 2 pad for ice cream. 3.
COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER Example: To cook food for 8 minutes 30 seconds. 1. Enter the cook time. 2. Touch START pad. When the cook time is over, you will hear four beeps and COOK END will display. COOKING AT LOWER POWER LEVELS HIGH power cooking does not always give you the best results with foods that need slower cooking, such as...
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, MICROWAVE OUTPUT POWER LEVEL HIGH OPERATION examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave power you are using.
Fill containers at least half full for best results. 4. Be sure the outside of the cooking container and the inside of the microwave oven are dry before placing food in the oven. Beads of moisture turning into steam can mislead the sensor.
VEGETABLE VEGETABLE has preset cook powers for 3 food categories: Fresh, Frozen, and Canned. Example: To reheat Frozen Vegetable. 1. Touch VEGETABLE pad. 2. Choose food category. Category Fresh Frozen Canned When the cook time is over, you will hear four beeps and COOK END will display.
SENSOR COOKING TABLE CATEGORY Popcorn Popcorn lets you pop commercially packaged microwave popcorn. Pop only one package at a time. For best results, use fresh bag of popcorn. Place bag of prepackaged microwave popcorn on the center of glass tray. Pierce each potato with a fork and place the oven tray around the edge, Potato at least one inch apart.
Auto Defrost includes a built-in beep mechanism that reminds you to check, turn over, separate, or rearrange to get best defrost results. Use the DEFROSTING NET serviced by LG for complet defrosting. Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs. of meat.
AUTO DEFROST TABLE Meat setting FOOD SETTING BEEF Ground Beef, MEAT Remove thawed portions with fork. Bulk Turn over. Return remainder to oven. Ground Beef, MEAT Separate and rearrange. Patties Round Steak Turn over. Cover warm areas with MEAT aluminum foil. Tenderloin Turn over.
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AUTO DEFROST TABLE (CONT.) Poultry setting FOOD SETTING CHICKEN Whole POULTRY Turn over (finish defrosting breast- (up to 6 lbs) side down). Cover warm areas with aluminum foil. Cut-up Separate pieces and rearrange. Turn over. Cover warm areas with aluminum foil. CORNISH HENS Whole...
AUTO DEFROST TABLE (CONT.) Bread setting FOOD SETTING Bagel BREAD Turn over and rearrange. Dinner Roll Muffin Hamburger Hot Dog Bun Slices of Bread Loaf of Bread DEFROSTING TIPS • When using Auto Defrost, the weight to be entered is the net weight in pounds and tenths of pounds (the weight of the food minus the container).
RECIPE GUIDE SPICY CHICKEN - 2 servings (double the ingredients for 4 servings) • 1 pounds skinless, chicken pieces • teaspoon cayenne pepper • 1 tablespoon paprika • teaspoon pepper • cup hot sauce or 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce • cup barbecue sauce of choice Mix everything in an 8 X 8-glass dish or similar dish and cover with plastic wrap.
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WHOLE CHICKEN • 4 frozen Cornish hens, about 1 pound each, without giblets • Salt and pepper to taste • Poultry seasoning Place the birds in a 13 X 9 inch oblong dish, breast side down and cover with plastic wrap. Cook on ‘Whole Chicken’.
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CASSEROLE (Ham and Sausage Jambalaya) • 3 cups smoked sausage pieces • 2 cups cooked ham • 1 medium onion, chopped • 1 small green bell pepper,cored and chopped • 3 cloves garlic,minced • cup chopped parsley • 4 tablespoons tomato paste •...
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.
Wait until party time to add the spreads. Place a paper towel under the crackers while they cook in the microwave oven to absorb extra moisture. • Arrange individual appetizers in a circle for even cooking.
Turn RARE(135˚F) meat over halfway through cooking and shield if necessary. 11-13 minutes Remove roast from microwave oven when desired per pound temperature is reached. Let stand covered with foil MEDIUM(155˚F) 15 minutes.(Temperature may rise about 10˚F).
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.
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.
8. Reconnect power or plug in microwave oven. MAINTENANCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so that I may reheat or cook in two levels at a time? A. Only use the rack that is supplied with your microwave oven.
WOOD: Wooden bowls and boards will dry out and may split or crack when you use them in the microwave oven. Baskets react in the same way. TIGHTLY COVERED UTENSILS: Be sure to leave openings for steam to escape from covered utensils.
If food is undercooked: • check recipe to be sure all directions (amount, time, & power levels) were correctly followed. • be sure microwave oven is on a separate circuit. • be sure food is completely defrosted before cooking. If food is overcooked: •...
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LG MICROWAVE OVEN LIMITED WARRANTY – USA LG Electronics Inc. will repair or replace your product, at LG’s option, if it proves to be defective in material or workmanship under normal use, during the warranty period set forth below, effective from the date of original consumer purchase of the product.