LG MH6083ALB, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...MH6083ALB P No MFL06319403 MICROWAVE OVEN OWNER S MANUAL PLEASE READ THIS OWNER S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING ...

Page 2: ...erages 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 liquid before placing the container in the oven and again halfway through the ...

Page 3: ...ooking vessels will eventually get hot from the heat generated by the food A very safe appliance Contents Your microwave oven is one of the safest of all home appliances When the door is opened the oven automatically stops producing microwaves Microwave energy is converted completely to heat when it enters food leaving no left over energy to harm you when you eat your food Precautions 2 Contents 3...

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: ...and close the oven door If you have any doubts about what type of container to use please refer to page 27 Press the START button one times to set 30 seconds of cooking time You will hear a BEEP each time you press the button 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 su...

Page 6: ...the clock or display shows any strange looking symbols 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 Press once If you want to use 12 hour clock Press once more If you want to change different option after setting clock you have to unplug and plug it back in Turn DIAL...

Page 7: ... to let you know that CHILD LOCK is set To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold until L 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 ARRÊT STOP ARRÊT STOP ARRÊT ...

Page 8: ...ws 5 30 Press In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 80 power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds Your oven has five microwave Power settings After cooking is over End Reminder Beep Sounds per 1 minute for 5 minutes until the oven door is opened POWER HIGH MAX MEDIUM HIGH MEDIUM DEFROST MEDIUMLOW LOW Power Output 100 80 60 40 20 800W 640W 480W 320W 160W STOP ARRÊT START DÉPART ...

Page 9: ...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 Bake cakes and scones Prepare eggs Cook custard Prepare rice soup DEFROST MEDIUM LOW All thawing Melt butter and chocolate Cook less tender cuts of meat LOW Soften butter ...

Page 10: ...ring 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 twice Turn DIAL until display shows 35 00 Press In the following example I will show you how to cook some food in two stages The first stage will cook your...

Page 11: ...es on HIGH power Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press During QUICK START cooking you can extend the cooking time up to 10 minutes by repeatedly pressing the button The QUICK START feature allows you to set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power cooking with a touch of the START button STOP ARRÊT START DÉPART START DÉPART ...

Page 12: ...rill mode Turn DIAL until display shows 12 30 This feature will allow you to brown and crisp food quickly In the following example I will show you how to use the grill to cook some food for 12 minutes and 30 seconds Press HIGH RACK LOW RACK STOP ARRÊT START DÉPART ...

Page 13: ...vel 20 40 and 60 in combi mode In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power 40 and combi for a cooking time of 25 minutes Press Turn DIAL until display shows 25 00 Press FUNCTION key three times and turn DIAL until display shows Co 2 Press Press Be careful when removing your food because the container will be hot Category Co 1 Co 2 Co 3 20 40 60 Microwave Po...

Page 14: ...lowing example I will show you how to cook 0 6kg of fresh vegetable Category JACKET POTATO FRESH VEGETABLE FROZEN VEGETABLE RICE PASTA FISH Press AUTO COOK time times times times times Press Press twice to select Fresh vegetable Ac 2 appears on the display Turn DIAL until display shows 0 6 Press STOP ARRÊT START DÉPART AUTO COOK CUISSON AUTOMATIQUE ...

Page 15: ...wave safe bowl Add water Cover with wrap After cooking stir and allow to stand for 2 minutes Add amount of water according to the quantity 0 2kg 0 4kg 2 Tablespoon 0 5kg 0 8kg 4 Tablespoon Wash rice Darin water Place rice boiling water with to 1 teaspoon salt in a deep and large bowl Rice After cooking stand covered for 5 minutes or until water is absorbed Pasta During the cooking stir several tim...

Page 16: ...ferent setting Category MEAT POULTRY FISH BREAD Press AUTO DEFROST time times times times Enter the weight of the frozen food that you are about to defrost Turn DIAL until display shows 1 4 Press 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 Aft...

Page 17: ...e proof container and place uncovered on the glass turntable 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 and sausages as soon as possible When BEEP at this point remove the food from the microwave oven turn the foo...

Page 18: ...t of the food In the following example I will show you how to cook 0 6kg of Roast Lamb Category ROAST BEEF ROAST LAMB CHICKEN LEGS Press AUTO ROAST time times times Press Press twice to select Roast Lamb Ar 2 appears on the display Turn DIAL until display shows 0 6 Press STOP ARRÊT AUTO ROAST RÔTISSAGE AUTOMATIQUE START DÉPART ...

Page 19: ...l for 10 minutes Brush the lamb with melted margarine or butter Place on the low rack over the glass turntable Place microwave safe container for dropping meat juice under the rack When BEEP turn food over And then press start to continue cooking After cooking stand covered with foil for 10 minutes Wash and dry skin Brush the chicken legs with melted margarine or butter Place on the high rack over...

Page 20: ...oking make food reheating convient and easy to use The oven has been pre programmed to automatically reheat food Your oven has three AUTO REHEAT settings Chilled Meal Frozen Meal and Chilled Pizza In the following example I will show you how to cook 0 6 kg of Chilled Meal Press STOP ARRÊT START DÉPART ...

Page 21: ...Stirrable e g Spaghetti bolognese Beef stew Non stirrable e g Lasagne Cottage pie Note For food contained in bag s pierce meat portion and rice pasta portions etc For stirrable foods stir once after half the cooking time if required Non stirrable foods it is not necessary to stir Same as above This function is for reheating leftover chilled pizza Place chilled pizza on the low rack over the glass ...

Page 22: ...food is over or undercooked when using the AUTO COOK or AUTO REHEAT or AUTO ROAST programme you can increase or decrease cooking time by pressing the key When cooking without Auto function you can extend the cooking time at any point by pressing key There is no need to stop the cooking process In the following example I will show you how to change the preset AUTO COOK programmes for a longer or sh...

Page 23: ... vent Note Gravy or sauce helps to keep meat juicy Place chicken pieces on microwavable plate Cover with plastic wrap and vent Place fish on microwavable plate Cover with plastic wrap and vent Place lasagne on microwavable plate Cover with plastic wrap and vent COOK covered in microwavable casserole dish Stir once halfway through cooking COOK covered in microwavable casserole dish Stir once halfwa...

Page 24: ...s 2 3 minutes 2 3 minutes 2 3 minutes 4 8 11 2 21 2 4 7 6 9 4 9 6 12 51 2 71 2 91 2 14 41 2 71 2 41 2 71 2 6 9 2 ears 230g 450g 4 cups 2 medium 4 medium 2 potatoes 4 potatoes 450g 450g 450g Vegetable Amount Cook time Instructions Standing at HIGH Time Artichokes 230g each Asparagus Fresh Spears Green Beans Beats Fresh Broccoli Fresh Spears Cabbage Fresh Chopped Carrots Fresh Sliced Cauliflower Fre...

Page 25: ...lling time If desired thick fillets can also be turned halfway Item Weight Approx cooking time Hints in minutes Grill Cooking Guide Lamb chops 2 5cm 1 thick Sausages 2 5cm 1 thick Fish fillets 1 cm 1 2 thick 1 5cm 1 2 thick 230g x 2 230g 230g 230g 25 32 13 16 17 21 20 24 Baste with oil or melted butter Thin items should be placed on the grill rack Thick items can be placed on to a drip tray Turn f...

Page 26: ...er part of the oven It is hazardous for anyone to carry out any service or repair operation which involves the removal of any cover which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy Repairs should only be undertaken by a qualified service technician 2 Do not operate the oven when empty It is best to leave a glass of water in the oven when not in use The water will safely absorb all micro...

Page 27: ... 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 28: ...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 29: ...e The internal temperature of foods will rise between 50F 30C and 150F 80C during standing time Standing time Foods are often allowed to stand for 3 to 10 minutes after being removed from the microwave oven Usually the 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 a...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...erminal 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 manufacturer or its service agent or a similarly qualified person in order to avoid a hazard For Singapore If the supply cord is damaged it must be replaced by a speci...