LG MG-7243JZ, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...MICROWAVE GRILL OVEN OWNER S MANUAL PLEASE READ THIS OWNER S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING MG 7243JZ P No 3828W5A4287 ...

Page 2: ... microwave energy Precautions When heating liquids e g soups sauces and beverages in your microwave oven overheating the liquid beyond boiling point can occur without evidence of bubbling This could result in a sudden boil over of the hot liquid To prevent this possibility the following steps should be taken 1 Avoid using straight sided containers with narrow necks 2 Do not overheat 3 Stir the liq...

Page 3: ...nverted completely to heat when it enters food leaving no left over energy to harm you when you eat your food Precautions ______________________________________2 Contents _________________________________________3 Unpacking Installing _____________________________4 5 Setting the Clock __________________________________6 Child Lock _______________________________________7 Micro Power Cooking_______...

Page 4: ...tlet can damage the oven Unpacking Installing Unpack your oven and place it on a flat level surface By following the basic steps on these two pages you will be able to quickly check that your oven is operating correctly Please pay particular attention to the guidance on where to install your oven When unpacking your oven make sure you remove all accessories and packing Check to make sure that your...

Page 5: ...ntainer to use please refer to page 28 Open your oven door by pulling the DOOR HANDLE Place the ROTATING RING inside the oven and place the GLASS TRAY on top Plug your oven into a standard household socket Make sure your oven is the only appliance connected to the socket If your oven does not operate properly unplug it from the electrical socket and then plug it back in The contents of feeding bot...

Page 6: ...unplug your oven from the electrical socket and plug it back in and reset the clock Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book Press Stop Clear Press Clock once Press More or Less once to select clock setting and then press Clock to confirm If you want to use a 24 hour clock Press CLOCK once more If you want to change different option after setting cloc...

Page 7: ...D LOCK press and hold Stop Clear until CHILD LOCKED disappears You will hear BEEP when it s released Your oven has a safety feature that prevents accidental running of the oven Once the child lock is set you will be unable to use any functions and no cooking can take place However your child can still open the oven door Press Stop Clear ...

Page 8: ...imes Press 10sec three times Press Start Your oven has five microwave Power settings High power is automatically selected but repeated presses of the MICRO key will select a different power level In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 720W 80 power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds POWER HIGH MAX MEDIUM HIGH MEDIUM DEFROST MEDIUM LOW LOW Power Output 100 80 60 40 20 900W 720W...

Page 9: ... minced beef Cook poultry pieces fish vegetables Cook tender cuts of meat MEDIUM HIGH Reheating Liquid Roast meat and poultry Cook mushrooms and shellfish Cook foods containing cheese and eggs MEDIUM Reheating Mashed potato Plated meal Ready meal Prepare eggs Cook custard Prepare rice soup DEFROST All thawing MEDIUM LOW Melt butter and chocolate Cook less tender cuts of meat LOW Soften butter chee...

Page 10: ...ress 1min five times Press Start During two stage cooking the oven door can be opened and food checked Close the oven door and press Start and the cooking stage will continue At the end of stage1 BEEP sounds and stage 2 commences Should you wish to clear the programme press Stop Clear twice In the following example I will show you how to cook some food in two stages The first stage will cook your ...

Page 11: ...fourth press During QUICK START cooking you can extend the cooking time up to 99 minutes 59 seconds by repeatedly pressing the Q Start key The QUICK START feature allows you to set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power cooking with a touch of the Q Start key In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power ...

Page 12: ...UARTZ GRILL so preheating is not needed This feature will allow you to brown and crisp food quickly The metal tray is placed between a glass tray and a grill rack at the grill mode The grill rack high rack must be used during grill cooking In the following example I will show you how to use the grill to cook some food for 12 minutes and 30 seconds Press Start ...

Page 13: ... 60 in combi mode In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power 40 and grill for a cooking time of 25 minutes Press Combi once to set Grill combi Press Stop Clear Set the cooking time Press 10min two times Press 1min five times Press Micro two times to select 360W 40 power Press Start When cooking you can use MORE LESS key to increase or decrease cooking time...

Page 14: ...mend that the food is checked before cooking commences Pay particular attention to large joints of meat and chicken some foods should not be completely thawed before cooking For example fish cooks so quickly that it is sometimes better to begin cooking while still slightly frozen The BREAD programme is suitable for defrosting small items such as rolls or a small loaf These will require a standing ...

Page 15: ...efrosting let stand for 10 20 minutes Food to be defrosted should be in a suitable microwave proof container and place uncovered on the glass tray If necessary shield small areas of meat or poultry with flat pieces of aluminum foil This will prevent thin areas becoming warm during defrosting Ensure the foil does not touch the oven walls Separate items like minced meat chops sausages and bacon as s...

Page 16: ...at very quickly This will require a standing time to allow the center to thaw In the following example will show you how to defrost 0 5kg of frozen meat During defrosting your oven will BEEP at which point open the oven door turn food over and separate to ensure even thawing Remove any portions that have thawed or shield them to help slow down thawing After checking close the oven door and press S...

Page 17: ... to defrost quickly for minced meat Remove the meat completely from its wrapping Place the mince onto a microwave safe plate When beeps at this point remove the mince from the microwave oven turn the mince over and return to the microwave oven Press start to continue At the end of the program remove the mince from the microwave oven cover with foil and allow to stand 5 15 minutes or until complete...

Page 18: ...ct the required food type In this example press Kebab once Select desired weight of kebab Press More once for 0 3 kg Press Start ARABIAN MENU allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type KEBAB RICE AND CHICKEN are AUTOMATIC MENUS all other food types require the weight of the food to be entered ...

Page 19: ...the skewers alternate the meat cubes with the onion halves 5 Place the skewers on the high rack over the metal tray And place in the oven 6 When beeps turn food over 7 Press the start to continue cooking 8 After cooking stand Rice 0 1 0 4kg Microwave Safe bowl 1 Wash rice and drain 2 Place rice salt and boiling water in a deep and large bowl 3 NO COVER Place in the oven 4 When beeps stir To obtain...

Page 20: ... 3 cloves garlic 2 small dried red chillies 2 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 1 small piece of ginger 1 4 cup butter melted Roast Chicken 1 Wash and dry skin Brush with melted butter 2 Place the chicken In the low rack Press chicken pad 3 When beeps turn food over Press start to continue cooking 4 After cooking leave to stand for 5 minutes before carving Variations Sprinkle any o...

Page 21: ...abian Menu Press Stop Clear Press ARABIAN MENU of the required food type In this example press Kabsa once The oven will start to cook automatically In the following example I will show you how to cook kabsa ...

Page 22: ...he chicken And press start to continue cooking 5 During the cooking stir if required 6 Serve in prepared plate Um ali 300g ready made pastry bake until golden and crispy and then break crisp pastry into medium size pieces 120g sugar 750ml whipping cream 250g milk 3 tablespoon corn starch 60g soaked raisins 60g chopped walnuts 60g chopped roasted almonds 60g chopped unsalted roasted pistachios Serv...

Page 23: ...ater and rice into a deep and large bowl 3 No cover Place the bowl in the oven and cook 4 When beeps the oven will stop Remove the bowl from the oven and stir once Add sugar milk cardamom and rosewater and then stir well 5 Press start key to continue cooking Stirring is required from time to time and being careful it doesn t stick specially towards the end 6 After cooking pour into a bowl and leav...

Page 24: ...key In the following example I will show you how to change the preset ARABIAN MENU programmes for a longer or shorter cooking time If you find that your food is over or undercooked when using the ARABIAN MENU programme you can increase or decrease cooking time by pressing the More Less key When cooking with auto and manual function you can lengthen or shorten the cooking time at any point by press...

Page 25: ...indow withe no cooking or heating in the oven BEEP will sound and the word End will show in the display window at the end of the countdown period In the following example I will show you how to set the timer for 15 minutes and 30 seconds Your oven also has a Timer that can be used for noncooking functions When used as an independent timer the oven is not running The Timer is simply counting down i...

Page 26: ...ction mode and auto cook operations unless wearing thick oven gloves as they will become hot Before clearing make sure they are not hot 1 Do not attempt to tamper with or make any adjustments or repairs to the door control panel safety interlock switches or any other part of the oven It is hazardous for anyone to carry out any service or repair operation which involves the removal of any cover whi...

Page 27: ... regularly and any food deposits removed 32 Failure to maintain the oven in a clean condition could lead to deterioration of the surface that could adversely affect the life of the appliance and possibly result in a hazardous situation 33 Only use the temperature probe recommended for this oven for appliances having a facility to use a temperature sensing probe 34 If heating elements are provided ...

Page 28: ...such as tumblers or wine glasses as these might shatter as the food warms Plastic storage containers These can be used to hold foods that are to be quickly reheated However they should not be used to hold foods that will need considerable time in the oven as hot foods will eventually warp or melt plastic containers Paper Paper plates and containers are convenient and safe to use in your microwave ...

Page 29: ...The upper portion of tall food particularly roasts will cook more quickly than the lower portion Therefore it is wise to turn tall food during cooking sometimes several times Food characteristics Microwave cooking Moisture content of food Since the heat generated from microwaves tends to evaporate moisture relatively dry food such as roasts and some vegetables should either be sprinkled with water...

Page 30: ...he foods are covered during standing time to retain heat unless they are supposed to be dry in texture some cakes and biscuits for example Standing allows foods to finish cooking and also helps flavor blend and develop To Clean Your Oven 1 Keep the inside of the oven clean Your microwave oven has a stainless steel interior Unlike painted steel interiors found in most other microwave ovens the surf...

Page 31: ...s on the density of the food Q Is it possible to pop corn in a microwave oven A Yes if using one of the two methods described below 1 Popcorn popping utensils designed specifically for microwave cooking 2 Prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn that contains specific times and power outputs needed for an acceptable final product FOLLOW EXACT DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY EACH MANUFACTURER FOR THEIR POPCORN...

Page 32: ...re which is colored BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or Colored BLACK The wire which is colored BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or colored RED The wire which is colored GREEN YELLOW or GREEN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter E or If the supply cord is damaged it must be replaced by the...