SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The safety instructions below will tell you how to use your oven to avoid harm to yourself or damage to your oven. WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, electric • Do not tamper with the built-in safety switches shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive on the oven door.
SAFETY • To avoid improperly cooking some foods. - Do not cook anything directly on the oven floor. - Do not heat any types of baby bottles or baby Use a microwavable dish. food. Uneven heating may occur and possibly - Keep a browning dish at least 3/16 inch above cause personal injury.
To request service information or replacement parts, current. The cord for this appliance has a grounding LG Electronics CANADA will require the complete wire with a grounding plug. Put the plug into an outlet model number of your microwave oven. The number is that is properly installed and grounded.
INFORMATION MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Model and Serial Number Plate Vent Grille Door Handle Metal Rack Window with Cooking Guide Metal Shield Door Safety Lock System Oven Control Panel Grease Filter Glass Turntable Cooktop/Countertop Light - 6 -...
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INFORMATION 1. DISPLAY: The Display includes a clock and 15. POWER LEVEL: Touch this pad to select a indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time cooking power level. settings and cooking functions selected. 16. TIME COOK: Touch this pad to set a cooking time. 2.
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 use. CLOCK LIGHT TIMER This oven includes a 12 hour clock. You can set the LIGHT to turn on and off automatically at any time you want.
OPERATION VENT HI / LOW / OFF HOLD WARM The VENT moves steam and You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in your other vapors from the cooking microwave oven for up to 99 minutes 99 seconds. You surface. The vent will operate at can use HOLD WARM by itself, or to automatically low speed whenever the oven is follow a cooking cycle.
OPERATION CUSTOM SET Ez ON You can change the default values for beep sound, A time-saving pad, this simplified control lets you clock, display speed and defrost weight. quickly set and start microwave cooking without the See following chart for more information. need to touch START.
OPERATION MORE / LESS COOKING WITH MORE THAN ONE COOK CYCLE By using the MORE or LESS Keys, all of the preprogrammed cook and time cook and etc. can be For best results, some recipes call for one Power Level adjusted to cook food for a longer or shorter time.
OPERATION COOKING GUIDE FOR “LOWER POWER LEVELS” The nine power levels in addition to “HIGH” allow you examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the to choose the best power level for the food you are amount of microwave power you are using. cooking.
OPERATION OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS COOKING GUIDE Cook allows you to cook most of your favorite foods Appropriate containers and coverings help assure good without selecting cooking times and power levels. The cooking results. display will indicate “SENSING” during the initial sensing period. The oven automatically determines 1.
OPERATION POPCORN VEGETABLE POPCORN lets you pop commercially packaged VEGETABLE has preset cook powers for 3 food microwave popcorn. Pop only one package at a time. categories: Fresh, Frozen and Canned. For best results, use fresh bags of popcorn. Example: To reheat Frozen Vegetable. Example: To pop 3.5 oz.
OPERATION POTATO REHEAT Cooking with POTATO lets you bake one or several REHEAT lets you heat foods without needing to potatoes without selecting cooking times and power program times and Cook Powers. levels. REHEAT has preset Cook Powers for 3 categories: Dinner Plate, Soup/Sauce and Casserole.
OPERATION COOK TABLE CATEGORY DIRECTION AMOUNT 1 - 4 medium approx. Potato 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 Prepare as desired, wash, and leave residual water on the vegetables.
OPERATION AUTO DEFROST Weight conversion chart You are probably used to food weights as being in Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost pounds and ounces that are fractions of a pound (for sequences. Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way to example 4 ounces equals 1/4 pound).
OPERATION AUTO 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 portions with fork.
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OPERATION AUTO DEFROST CHART (continued) Poultry setting FOOD SETTING AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS CHICKEN POULTRY Turn over (finish defrosting Place chicken breast-side-up on a microwavable breast-side down). Cover roast rack. Finish defrosting by immersing in cold Whole warm areas with aluminum water.
OPERATION TIME DEFROST METAL RACK This feature allows you to choose the time you want to The metal rack gives you extra space when cooking in defrost. more than one container at the same time. Example: To defrost for 2 minutes. To use rack: 1.
COOKING 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 •...
COOKING 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 are best for microwave use.
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COOKING Meat Cooking Table POWER COOKING MEAT DIRECTIONS 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.
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.
COOKING 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.
MAINTENANCE CARE AND CLEANING 3. To reinstall the filter, slide it into the side slot, then push up and toward oven center to lock. For best performance and safety, keep the oven clean inside and outside. Take special care to keep the inner door panel and the oven front frame free of food or grease build-up.
MAINTENANCE COOKTOP/NIGHT LIGHT REPLACEMENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Unplug oven or turn off power at the main power Q. Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so that I supply. may reheat or cook in two levels at a time? A.
MAINTENANCE You may microwave in many more utensils than you can use on the stove or in a conventional oven, because microwaves penetrate them safely still cooking the food. Below are listed the utensils you can safely cook with and those you must avoid. To test whether you can safely with a utensil not on the lists below, do the following: 1.
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Check the following list to be sure a service call is really necessary. A quick reference of this manual as well as reviewing additional information on items to check, may prevent an unneeded service call. If nothing on the oven operates: If food cooks unevenly: •...
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BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE You can often correct operating problems yourself. If your microwave oven fails to work properly, locate the operating problem in the chart below and try the solutions marked for each problem. If the microwave oven still does not work properly, contact the nearest Service center. Service Centers are fully equipped to handle your service requirements.
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.