LG MC-924JL Owner’s Manual
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LG MC-924JL microwave oven offers a range of cooking options to suit your needs. With microwave, grill, and convection cooking functions, you can prepare a variety of dishes, from reheating leftovers to baking cakes and roasting meat. The microwave power can be adjusted in five levels, from 100% to 20%, giving you precise control over the cooking process. Additionally, the oven features two-stage cooking, allowing you to set different power levels and cooking times for different stages of the same dish.
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MICROWAVE/GRILL/CONVECTION OVEN OWNER'S MANUAL PLEASE READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING. MC-924J Precautions Precautions to avoid You cannot operate your oven cooking activity any microwave It is oven important Do not food or Do not oven place safety when the door is interlocks When switch off oven, a evidence of which in the opened; case of tamper with the safety interlocks. object any between the oven cleaner residue to accumulate operate your (2) hinges interlocks could result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. not to door closes safety automatically with the door open due to the built into the door mechanism. These oven properly and latches if it is on front face and the door sealing damaged. and that there is (broken or It is no or particularly important damage to loosened), (3) the: that the (1) door(bent), door seals and oven service sealing should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except qualified Please To bubbling. e.g. soups, sauces and beverages liquid beyond boiling point This could result in a in your microwave can occur sudden boil over without of the hot prevent this possibility the following steps should be taken: 1 Avoid 2 Do not overheat. 3 Stir the sided containers with using straight narrow necks. through 4 After the heating heating, food placing the container in the oven and again halfway time. allow to stand in the again carefully consumption baby before liquid and check the to avoid burns oven for a short time, stir or shake temperature of them before (especially, contents of feeding bottles and jars). handling the container. Warning times are correctly set as in the FOOD catching fire result cooking may and subsequent damage to your oven. ensure the Be careful when Warning 2 heating liquids, overheating them personnel. over liquid. to excessive microwave energy. allow surfaces. surfaces. Your possible exposure cooking Always allow food to stand after being cooked by microwaves and check the temperature of them before consumption. Especially contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars. Contents How the Microwave Oven Works Microwaves are a form of energy similar to radio and television waves and Normally, microwaves spread outwards as they travel turntable or tray is located cooking through openings at the bottom of the oven. inside the oven. A Microwaves cannot pass through metal walls of the oven, but they can penetrate such materials as glass, porcelain and paper, the materials out of which microwave-safe cooking dishes are constructed. Microwaves do not heat hot from the heat cookware, though cooking vessels will eventually get generated by the A very safe Your microwave food. appliance 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. 3 Setting microwave energy. area 2 Unpacking ordinary daylight. through the atmosphere and disappear without effect. Microwave ovens, however, have a magnetron which is designed to make use of the energy in microwaves. Electricity, supplied to the magnetron tube, is used to created These microwaves enter the Precautions Contents & 4~5 Installing the Clock 6 Child Lock 7 Micro Power 8 Cooking Micro Power Level 9 Two 10 Stage Cooking Quick Start More Grill or 11 Less 12 Cooking 13 Cooking Convection 14 ~15 Cooking Combination Cooking 16 ~17 Auto Defrost 18 ~19 Weight Quick Defrost 20 ~21 Auto Cook 22 ~23 Auto Roast Cook 24 ~25 Safety precautions 26 Microwave 27 - safe Utensils Food characteristics & Microwave 28 ~29 cooking Questions & Answers Plug Wiring Information/Technical 30 Specifications 31 3 & Unpacking Installing Unpack your 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 oven has not been damaged during delivery. oven and place it on a Place the flat level oven than 85cm surface. in the level location of your choice with more but make sure there is at least 30cm of height space on the top and 10cm at the rear for proper ventilation. The front of the oven should be at least 8cm from the edge of the surface to prevent tipping. An exhaust outlet is located outlet HIGH RACK can on top or side of the oven. Blocking the oven. THIS OVEN SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL CATERING PURPOSES 4 the LOW RACK GLASS TRAY ROTATING RING damage METAL TRAY Plug your oven socket. Make appliance not into sure Open standard household oven is the your door oven by pulling the DOOR HANDLE. Place the ROTATING RING inside the only connected to the socket. If your oven the GLASS TRAY does on oven and place top. operate properly, unplug it from the electrical socket and then Fill a plug it back in. 300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. Place have any doubts about what please refer to page 27. oven type of container to When it reaches 0 it will sound BEEPS. button six times on door. If you The DISPLAY will count down from 3 minutes. Press the START microwave safe container with the GLASS TRAY and close the use a your to set 3 minutes the of your cooking time. You will hear a oven door and test the oven is temperature of the operating the water should removing the container it careful when be Open water. If warm. Be may be hot. BEEP each time you press the button. Your oven will start before you have finished the sixth press; don't worry this is normal. YOUR OVEN IS NOW INSTALLED 5 Setting the You Clock can set either12 hour clock In the following example Make sure Make sure or 24 hour clock. I will show you how to set the time for 14:35 when that you have removed all packaging from your that you have correctly installed your oven as oven. described earlier in this book. Press STOP/CLEAR. When your oven first time when power or power cut, display; a is plugged in for the resumes after Press CLOCK once. a '0' will be shown in the you will have to reset the clock. (If you want to use a 12 hour clock, Press CLOCK once more. If you want to you have to change different option after setting clock, unplug and plug it back in.) If the clock (or display) shows any strange looking symbols, unplug your oven from the electrical socket and plug Press 10 MIN fourteen times. it back in and reset the clock. Press 1 MIN three times. Press 10 SEC five times. During clock setting the colon will flash. After setting, the colon will stop flashing. If the key (10 MIN rapidly. / 1 MIN / 10 increase Press CLOCK to set the time. The clock starts 6 counting. SEC) is pressed and held, the time will using the 24 clock. Child Lock Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven prevents has a safety feature that running of the oven. accidental Once the child lock is set, you will be unable to cooking use can any functions and take oven can on the display and BEEP The CHILD LOCK is now set. no The time will place. However your child Press and hold STOP/CLEAR until "L" appears sounds. still open the a disappear on the display but will reappear on the display few seconds later. door. If any button is pressed, "L" will appear on the display L To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold STOP/CLEAR until "L" disappears. You will hear BEEP when it's released. 7 Micro Power In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 80% power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Cooking Make sure that you have correctly installed your in this book. Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven has five microwave Power Press MICRO twice to select 80% power. settings. High power is automatically selected but repeated presses of the MICRO key will select a different power "80" appears on the display. level. Press POWER % MICRO Press 1 MIN five times. Press 10 SEC three times. HIGH time MEDIUM HIGH times 80% times 60% DEFROST MEDIUM LOW times 40% LOW times MEDIUM 8 100% 20% Press START. oven as described earlier Your microwave The equipped with 5 power levels to give you maximum flexibility and control over cooking. table below shows the examples of food and their recommended cooking power levels for use with this microwave oven is oven. POWER LEVEL HIGH MEDIUM HIGH MEDIUM OUTPUT 100% 80% 60% Brown minced beef * Cook * Cook tender cuts of meat LOW 20% poultry pieces, fish, vegetables * All * Roast meat and * Cook mushrooms and shellfish * Cook foods * Bake cakes and * MEDIUM LOW Boil Water * * 40% Level USE * * DEFROST/ Micro Power reheating poultry containing cheese and eggs scones Prepare eggs Cook custard Prepare rice, soup * All * Melt butter and chocolate * Cook less tender cuts of meat thawing * Soften butter & cheese * Soften ice * Raise cream yeast dough 9 Two stage In the following example for 11 minutes Cooking on I will show you how to cook HIGH; the second will cook for Press STOP/CLEAR. During stage cooking the oven door opened and food checked. Close two can be the oven door and press START and the cooking stage will Set the power and the Press MICRO once stage 2 stage1. to select HIGH power. stage1, BEEP sounds and Press 1 MIN once. once. commences. Set the power and the Should you wish to clear the programme press STOP/CLEAR twice. cooking time for stage2. Press MICRO four times to select 40% power. Press 10 MIN three times. Press 1 MIN five times. Press START. 10 time for continue. Press 10 MIN At the end of cooking some food in two 35 minutes on 40%. stages. The first stage will cook your food In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on Quick high power. Start Press STOP/CLEAR. The QUICK START feature allows you to Press START four times to select 2 minutes set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power Your cooking with a oven on HIGH power. will start before you have finished the fourth press. touch of the START key. During QUICK START cooking, you can extend the cooking 10 minutes by repeatedly pressing the START key. time up to 11 More or Less In the following example I will show you how to change longer or shorter cooking time. Cooking the preset AUTO COOK programmes for Press STOP/CLEAR. If you find that your food is undercooked when using COOK programme, you decrease / When cooking key. cooking time required AUTO COOK programme. increase by pressing or Select weight of food. the Press START. with auto and manual can cooking time at any the / There is no 12 can lengthen or shorten the point by pressing key. need to stop the cooking function, you process. Set the over or the AUTO Press MORE. The cooking ( ) time will increase by 10 seconds for each press of the key. Press LESS. The ( ) cooking time will decrease by 10 seconds for each press of the key. a In the I will show you how to following example use the grill to cook some food for 12 minutes and 30 seconds. Grill Cooking Press STOP/CLEAR. This model is fitted with GRILL, preheating so a QUARTZ Press GRILL. is not needed. This feature will allow you to brown and crisp food The metal tray and The quickly. tray is placed between a grill rack at the grill rack(high rack) during grill cooking. grill a glass mode. must be used Set the cooking Press 10 MIN time. once. Press 1 MIN twice. Press 10 SEC three times. Press START. 13 Convection In the following example I will show you how to preheat the oven first, then cook some food 230°C. Cooking 1. To preheat. Press STOP/CLEAR. The convection has oven a temperature Press CONVECTION. range of 40 °C and 100 °C~250°C (180 °C is automatically available when selected). convection mode is The oven oven has wait until the cannot ferment function at the oven oven 40 °C. You may is cool because you ferment function if the use a temperature Your a temperature of is over will take reach the selected oven a few minutes to temperature. place tell your 14 temperature, will BEEP to let you know that it has reached the correct Then temperature. your food in your oven five times to select 230 °C. cooking temperature 40 °C. Once it has reached correct your oven Press The to start oven: cooking. then Press START. can be changed by pressing / key. at a temperature of In the following example I will show you how to preheat the oven first, then cook some food 230 °C for 50 minutes. at a temperature of Convection Cooking 2. To cook. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press CONVECTION. If you do not set will a temperature, your automatically select The cooking temperature can changed by pressing the oven 180 °C. be / key. Press The convection used rack(low rack) must during convection cooking. five times to select 230 °C. be Press 10 MIN five times. Press START. 15 Combination In the following example I will show you how to programme your cooking time of 25 minutes. Cooking oven with 1. GRILL COMBINATION. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press COMBI. Your oven has a combination cooking Press GRILL. feature which allows you to cook food with heater and microwave at the time or alternately. This generally same means it takes less time to cook your food. You can Press MICRO two times to select 40% power. set three kinds of micro power level(20%, 40% and 60%) in combi mode. Set the cooking time. Press 10 MIN two times. Press 1 MIN five times. Press START. When cooking cooking time. you Be careful when 16 can use / key to increase or decrease removing your food because the container will be hot! - micro power 40% and grill for a In the following example convection I will show you how to programme your temperature 200 °C for a cooking oven with micro power 40% and at Combination a time of 25 minutes. Cooking 2. CONVECTION COMBINATION. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press COMBI. Your oven has a combination cooking feature which allows you to cook food with heater and microwave at the time or alternately. This generally Press CONVECTION. Press MORE two times for convection temperature 200 °C. same means it takes less time to cook your food. Press Set the two times to select 40% power. cooking time. Press 10 MIN two times. Press 1 MIN five times. Press START. When cooking cooking time. you Be careful when can use / key to increase or decrease removing your food because the container will be hot! 17 Auto The Weight temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking Pay particular attention to large joints of meat and chicken, some foods should not be completely commences. 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 time to allow the centre to thaw. In the following example I will show you how to defrost 1.4Kg of frozen poultry. Defrost Press STOP/CLEAR. Weight the food that you metallic ties or are wraps; then about to defrost. Be certain to place the food in your oven remove any and close the oven door. Press DEFROST twice to select the POULTRY Your oven has four microwave defrost settings:- MEAT, POULTRY, "dEF2" appears on the Enter the of the frozen food that you defrosting programme. display window. FISH and BREAD; each defrost category has different power settings. Repeated presses of the DEFROST key will select different a weight are about to defrost. setting. Category Press Press Press DEFROST 1,2 MEAT 1.0kg 0.1kg of of weight key weight key one time. four times. time Press START. POULTRY times DEFROST 3,4 FISH time During defrosting your oven will "BEEP", at which point open the oven door, turn food over and separate to thawing. Remove any portions that have thawed or shield them to help slow down thawing. After close the oven door and press START to resume defrosting. checking Your oven will not stop defrosting (even when the beep sounded) unless the door is opened. ensure even BREAD 18 times AUTO WEIGHTDEFROST SEQUENCE LIST FOOD SEQUENCE 1. MEAT 2. POULTRY 3. FISH Beef Minced Lamb Chops(2.5 Veal Cutlets(450 g, Chicken Whole(under 2 Turkey Breasts(under 2.5 Fish Fillets. Shellfish Crabmeat, Lobster tails, Shrimp, Scallops 4. BREAD * * cm 1.2 during the For best results, remove juice defrosting Place foods in * Food should still be * When it is difficult to displayed Kg), shallow fish, shellfish, 0.1/4.0 kg 0.1/4.0 kg 0.1/0.5 kg thick) Cut up Breasts(boneless), Legs. Kg) Steaks, Whole meat and bread, White/brown rolls, French stick, Baguette, Croissant setting poultry can cause and control of defrosting, but just like conventional defrosting you must check from its the wrap from the original paper or plastic package(wrapper). Otherwise, the wrap will hold the outer surface of the food to cook. glass baking dish to catch drippings. what icy in the center when removed some remove kg time. close to the food which * a cm 0.1/4.0 roast. thick),Rolled The benefit of this Auto Defrost feature is automatic steam and * beef, Fillet steak, Cubes for stew, Sirloin steak, Pot roast, Rump roast, Beef burger. Sliced brown/white the food MIN./MAX. FOOD from the oven. food, defrost the wrapped food for about a quarter of the total defrost time, which is at the Sliced bread beginning of the defrost cycle. Then remove the food from the oven and remove the wrap from the food. should be placed between sheets of kitchen towel and bread rolls should be cut in half before defrosting. 19 Quick Use this function to thaw only 0.5kg of Minced meat, Chicken pieces, Fish fillets very quickly. require a standing time to allow the center to thaw. In the following example will show you how 0.5kg of forzen poultry. This will Defrost to defrost Press STOP/CLEAR. Weight the food that you metallic ties or are wraps; then about to defrost. Be certain to place the food in your oven remove any and close the oven door. Your oven has three microwave defrost each settings:- MEAT, POULTRY, FISH; defrost category has high power settings. Repeated presses of the QUICK DEFROST key will select a different setting. Category Press Press QUICK DEFROST twice to select the POULTRY "dEF2" appears (Put the 0.5kg defrosting programme. window. Press START. MEAT time POULTRY times FISH times During defrosting your oven will "BEEP", at which point open the oven door, turn food over and separate to thawing. Remove any portions that have thawed or shield them to help slow down thawing. After checking close the oven door and press START to resume defrosting. Your oven will not stop defrosting (even when the beep sounded) unless the door is opened. ensure even 20 of the display POULTRY.) on QUICK DEFROST SEQUENCE LIST FOOD SEQUENCE 1. MEAT Beef MIN./MAX. FOOD Minced meat 0.5 kg 0.5 kg 0.5 kg Lamb Veal 2. POULTRY 3. FISH * Chicken Turkey Turkey pieces Fish Fillets Shellfish Shrimp, pieces Lobster The benefit of this Quick Defrost feature is automatic food * Chicken during For best the results, steam and juice defrosting remove Place foods in * Food should still be * After a defrosting, shallow setting and control of defrosting, but just like conventional defrosting you must check the time. fish, shellfish, meat and close to the food which * tails, Scallops poultry can cause from its glass baking dish to catch drippings. what icy in the center when removed some original paper or plastic package(wrapper). Otherwise, the wrap will hold the outer surface of the food to cook. from the oven. let stand for 5 to 10 minutes. 21 Auto In the I will show you how to cook following example 0.5kg of jacket potato Cook Press STOP/CLEAR. AUTO COOK allows you to cook most of Press AUTO COOK of the your favorite food In this food type and the easily by selecting entering the weight of the example required food press JACKET POTATO type. once. food. Select desired Press 0.1kg of If the 1.0kg rapidly. or Press START. 22 weight of potato. weight key five times. 0.1kg key is pressed and held, the weight will increase . FOOD CATEGORY 1. JACKET POTATO WT. LIMIT UTENSILS Glass 0.1kg~1.0kg FOOD TEMP tray 20 °c Paper towel Glass tray 20 °c + INSTRUCTIONS Wash and dry potatoes. Pierce potatoes several times with fork. After cooking, let stand covered with foil for 5 minutes. Place rice & cold water with 1/4 to 1 2. RICE/PASTA 0.1kg~0.4kg with lid plastic wrap. 100g *Rice Water 3. FRESH VEGETABLES 4. FROZEN Glass tray 20 °c 0.2kg~0.8kg Glass tray -18 °c Glass tray VEGETABLES 5. CHILLED PIZZA 0.2kg~0.6kg + 6. FROZEN PIZZA 0.1kg~0.8kg + 7. FRENCH FRIES 0.2kg~0.5kg 8. KEBAB High Glass 0.2kg~1.0kg High Glass + High Glass + High rack tray -18 °c -18 °c rack tray rack -- microwave-safe bowl a After Place in cooking, After cooking, cooking, glass tray. 5 minutes or until water is absorbed. cold water. casserole. Add 30 ml water per 0.2kg. Cover with or casserole. Add 30 ml water per 0.2kg. Cover with let stand covered for 2~3minutes. reheating leftover immediately. chilled pizza. Place chilled pizza on the high rack. Let stand for 2~3minutes. cooking frozen pizza. Remove all package cooking, let stand for 1~2minutes. and place on high rack After the Spread potato products out on For best or take out This function is for over. bowl. Cover let stand covered for 2~3minutes. microwave-safe bowl a plastic wrap. over large 1200 ml cooking time, let stand covered After cooking time, rinse pasta with plastic wrap. After and 900 ml This function is for 5°c rack tray Pasta Place in 0.2kg~0.8kg deep 600 ml 400 g Rice After -- ** a 300 ml 200 g 300 g ** teaspoon salt in or results, cook in a heat-proof dish on high rack. When BEEP, turn food single layer. After cooking, remove from the oven and let stand for 1~2minutes. 5°c * Meat on Skewers (home made) 400g meat (preferably mutton or beef) 100g onions 250g tomatoes 100g green pepper Cut the meat into medium-sized cubes. medium-sized cubes. On the halves, green pepper and skewers. When Arrange the BEEP, -Browning sauce100g butter or margarin(melted) 4 tablespoon paprika powder 2 tablespoon oliv oil (2-3cm). Peel the onions and cut each into skewers, alternate the tomatoes. Mix all meat cubs with the onion browning turn food over. After high rack. cooking, let stand sauce and brush on skewers on the for 1~2minutes. 23 Auto Roast In the following example I will show you how to cook Cook Press STOP/CLEAR. AUTO ROAST cook allows you to cook most of your favorite food selecting the food type weight of the food. Category Press AUTO ROAST once to select ROAST BEEF. easily by and entering the Press AUTO ROAST ROASTBEEF time ROASTLAMB times WHOLE times Select desired Press 1.0kg Press 0.1kg weight of roast beef. weight key one time. of weight key four times. of CHICKEN Press START. 24 1.4kg of roast beef. FOOD CATEGORY 1. ROAST BEEF WT. LIMIT 0.5kg~1.5kg UTENSILS Glass + 0.5kg~1.5kg 0.8kg~1.5kg 5°c tray tray Metal + Low rack the metal Brush over Low rack Glass + Brush beef with melted margarine or butter. Place on the low rack tray and glass tray. After cooking, let stand covered with foil for 10 minutes. Metal + 3. WHOLE CHICKEN tray tray INSTRUCTIONS over Low rack Glass + 5°c Metal + 2. ROAST LAMB tray tray FOOD TEMP pork with the metal melted tray and margarine glass tray. or butter. Place After cooking, on the low rack let stand covered with foil for 10 minutes. 5°c Brush whole chicken with melted margarine, desired. Place the whole chicken on butter the low rack or over seasonings, the metal if tray and glass tray. When BEEP, turn food over immediately. After cooking, let stand covered with foil for 10 minutes. 25 Safety WARNING Please Precautions 1 ensure subsequent cooking times are 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 which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy. qualified service technician. 2 Do not the operate the oven when not in energy, if the 3 Do not or 4 dry is use. empty. It is best The water will accidentally use 6 Do not use cause place wooden containers. of paper towels for metal twist ties. Metal which with oven microwave energy place the oven so edge of the surface the appliance. shorter cooking or heating Be certain to the front of the door is 8 behind the on of skin of which it is placed, time. If normal cm or more to avoid accidental Do not cook eggs in their shell. Pressure will build up inside the egg which will burst. 14 Do not 15 potatoes, apples or any such fruit or objects in the oven a kitchen 16 can breakage or just after cooking. oven 17 door or door seals until it has been If smoke is keep the oven or or disconnect the oven from the power door closed in order to stifle any flames. cooked in disposable containers of paper or other combustible materials, check the oven the possibility of the food container is deteriorating. may This are damaged, the oven must not be repaired by a qualified service technician. observed, switch off and 18 When food is heated a it in water If the operated leakage. by placing damage. plastic wrapping from food before cooking or defrosting. though that in some cases food should be covered with plastic film, heating or cooking. supply napkin or any other edges of the oven, which towel, oven. Remove the for cooking. may arc, which attempt deep fat frying in your Note recycled paper products since they may contain impurities may cause sparks and/or fires when used in cooking. cause they 13 19 use Do not rinse the turntable may may overheat and burn. allowed Before cooking, pierce the vegetable. damage. operate the Do not require are 12 They obstruction between the door and the front cause Small amounts of food times tipping absorb all microwave safely started. long. newspaper in serious Do not 11 water in may heat-up and char. Do not use ceramic containers which have metallic (e.g. gold or silver) inlays. Always remove 26 glass of 10 a wrapped in paper towels, unless your cook book instructions, for the food you are cooking. Do not 9 a by Do not cook food 5 8 be undertaken to leave result in FIRE and clothes in the microwave oven, which may become carbonized burned if heated too contains 7 oven when oven Repairs should only correctly set as over cooking may DAMAGE to the OVEN. Only allow children to instructions have been use the given oven so without 20 Liquids or are when supervision that the child is able to safe way and understands the hazards of plastic, frequently due to improper use adequate the oven other foods must not be heated in sealed containers since liable to explode. in a use. they Microwave-safe Utensils Never use metal microwave or metal trimmed utensils in your Paper oven Microwaves cannot penetrate metal. oven Most They will bounce off any metal object in the and cause arcing, an alarming phenomenon that resembles lightning. heat resistant non metallic cooking utensils are safe for use in your microwave However, oven. some may contain materials that render them unsuitable microwave cookware. If you have any doubts about simple way to find out if it Place the utensil in can question a particular utensil, be used in your microwave next to a glass as there's a Plastic oven. bowl filled with water in the microwave Microwave at power HIGH for 1 minute. If the water heats up but the utensil oven. remains cool to the touch, the utensil is microwave~safe. However, if the water does change temperature but the utensil becomes warm, microwaves are being absorbed by the utensil and it is not safe for use in the microwave oven. You probably have many items on hand in your kitchen right now that can be used as cooking equipment in your microwave oven. Just read through the following not checklist. Dinner Paper plates and containers are convenient and safe to use in your microwave oven, provided that the cooking time is short and foods to be cooked are low in fat and moisture. Paper towels are also very useful for wrapping foods and for lining baking trays in which greasy foods such as bacon are cooked. In general, avoid coloured paper products as the colour may run. Some recycled paper products may contain impurities which could cause arcing or fires when used in the microwave oven. plates kinds of dinner-ware manufacturer's literature or are microwave-safe. If in doubt consult the perform the they However, be are sure made specially to make ordinary plastic bags for a for cooking A variety part, you of and sizes of microwave cookware shapes probably equipment. can kitchen Pottery, but Glassware in Plastic microwave cookware use items you already have on are available. For the most hand rather than investing in stoneware and ceramic Containers made of these materials microwave test. cooking, cooking bags are microwave safe. bag so that steam can escape. Never use your microwave oven, as they will melt and slit in the rupture. new Many cooking bags Provided they should be tested to be are usually fine for use in your microwave oven, sure. Glassware that is heat-resistant is microwave-safe. This would include all brands of oven tempered glass cookware. However, do or wine glasses, as these might shatter tumblers not as use delicate the food glassware, such as be used to hold foods that can are to be quickly reheated. However, should not be used to hold foods that will need considerable time in the foods will eventually warp or high lead or iron content are not suitable for cooking utensils. Plastic storage containers These CAUTION Some items with warms. melt they oven as hot Utensils should be checked to microwave ensure that they are suitable for use in ovens. plastic containers. 27 Food characteristics & Microwave Keeping an eye on cooking Moisture content of food things The recipes in the book have been formulated with great care, but your success in preparing them depends on how much attention you pay to the food as it cooks. Always watch your food while it cooks. Your microwave oven is equipped with a light that turns on automatically when the oven is in operation so that you can see inside and check the progress of your food. Directions given in recipes to elevate, stir, and the like should be thought of as the minimum steps recommended. If the food seems to be cooking unevenly, simply make the necessary adjustments you think appropriate to correct the problem. Factors affecting microwave cooking times cooking times. The temperature of ingredients used in a recipe makes a big difference in cooking times. For example, a cake made with ice-cold butter, milk, and eggs will take considerably longer to bake than one made with ingredients that are at room temperature. All of the recipes in this book give a range of cooking times. In general, you will find that the food remains under-cooked at the lower end of the time range, and you may sometimes want to cook your food beyond the maximum time given, according to personal preference. The governing philosophy of this book is that it is best for a recipe to be conservative in giving cooking times. While overcooked food is ruined for good. Some of the recipes, particularly those for bread, cake, and custards, recommend that food be removed from the oven when they are slightly undercooked. This is not a mistake. When allowed to stand, usually covered, these foods will continue to cook outside of the oven as the heat trapped within the outer portions of the food gradually travels inward. If the food is left in the oven until it is cooked all the way through, the outer portions will become overcooked or even burnt. You will become increasingly skilful in estimating both cooking and standing times for various foods. Many Density factors affect of food Light, porous food such as cakes and breads cook more quickly than heavy, dense foods such as roasts and casseroles. You must take care when microwaving porous food that the outer edges do not become dry and brittle. Height of food 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. 28 Since the heat such or from microwaves tends to generated roasts and as some vegetables should evaporate moisture, relatively dry food either be sprinkled with water prior to cooking covered to retain moisture. Bone and fat content of food Bones conduct heat and fat cooks cooking bony or quickly than meat. Care must be taken when they do not cook unevenly and do not become more cuts of meat that fatty overcooked. of food Quantity The number of microwaves in your oven remains constant regardless of how much food is being cooked. Therefore, the more food you place in the oven, the longer the cooking time. Remember to decrease cooking times by at least one third when halving a recipe. Shape of food Microwaves cooked penetrate only about the heat 2.cm into food, the interior portion of thick foods generated on the outside travels inward. Only the are edge of food in cooked by microwave energy; the rest is cooked by conduction. The worst possible shape for a food that is to be microwaved is a thick square. The corners will burn long before the centre is even warm Round thin foods and ring shaped foods cook successfully in the as outer . microwave. Covering A cover traps heat and microwave cling steam which film with a corner causes food to cook folded back to more quickly. Use a lid or prevent splitting. Browning Meats and poultry fat. Food that that are cooked fifteen minutes flavor of the cooked for recipe a shorter or longer will brown lightly in their own of time may be brushed with a browning sauce such as worcestershire sauce, soy sauce or barbecue sauce to achieve an appetizing colour. Since relatively small amounts of browning sauces are added to food the original are period is not altered. Covering with greaseproof paper Greaseproofing effectively prevents spattering because it makes Arranging and a looser if placed stack foods on a lid or and helps food retain some heat. But clingfilm, it allows the food to dry out slightly. spacing Individual foods such evenly than cover as in the top of baked oven an one potatoes, small cakes and hors d'oeuvres will heat more distance apart, preferably in a circular pattern. Never equal another. Food characteristics & Microwave Stirring is Stirring one of the most important of all microwaving techniques. In conventional cooking, food is stirred for the purpose of blending. Microwaved food, however, is stirred in order to spread and redistribute heat. Always stir from the outside towards the centre as the outside To Clean Your Oven 1 of the food heats first. Turning Large, bottom will cook as evenly. roasts and whole chickens should be turned It is also a good that the so Since microwaves are idea to turn cut up chicken and attracted to the outside portions of meat, poultry and portions will receive the most thicker top spillovers will chops. cloth to portion fish to the outer of food, it makes sense to place of the keep dish. This way, microwave energy and the food will cook evenly. edge baking of aluminum foil of square and much foil and (which block microwaves) can be placed over the corners or edges rectangular foods to prevent those portions from overcooking. Never use too make sure the foil is secured to the dish or it may cause 'arcing' in the oven. can 2 or dense foods can be elevated so that microwaves can be absorbed by with a Testing shell, skin or membrane include likely to burst in the oven unless they are yolks and whites of eggs, clams and oysters damp are 3 so quickly in a microwave oven, it is necessary to test it frequently. Some foods completely cooked, but most foods, including meats and left in the microwave until poultry, are removed from the oven while still slightly undercooked and allowed to finish cooking during standing time. 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 also helps flavor blend and develop. oven spillovers with walls and between seal and door a clean to dry. by assure a Do not hand or tight harsh use cloth away. Crumbs and right lengthen cooking times. Use seal. Remove greasy spatters with detergent or panel, oven oven a humidity 4 immediately by conditions and in or damage to the no a oven dry from glass tray way indicates kept openings. and cloth. Press STOP/CLEAR after when the microwave a oven oven dry operating parts inside the accidentally starting, around the outside of the occur The door and door seals should be then soapy cloth a abrasive cleaners. The clean open the door to prevent soft cloth. This may damp with soap and water then with clean water and paper towel. To prevent cloth followed a important to in the dishwasher. or the outside of the soft cloth damp crumbs that fall between the door and the frame. It is If steam accumulates inside with if cooked Food cooks are a control Piercing Foods enclosed in up oven, the water should not be allowed to seep into the ventilation the underside and centre of the foods. pierced prior to cooking. Such foods and whole vegetables and fruits. wipe Clean the outside of your Elevating Thick area be washed Keep clean absorb microwave energy and wipe out this oven spilled liquids stick to or then rinse and Shielding Strips inside of the surface. It is best to and Placing thicker portions facing outwards thicker Keep the Food spatters over tall foods such cooking. is To clean wipe a cleaning. door, wipe the panels operated under high malfunction of the unit. clean. Use only warm, soapy water, rinse dry thoroughly. DO NOT USE ABRASIVE MATERIALS, SUCH AS CLEANING POWDERS OR STEEL AND PLASTIC PADS. Metal parts will be easier to maintain if wiped frequently with a damp cloth. 29 Questions & Answers Q What's wrong when the A There may be several Light bulb has blown light will not glow? why the oven light will Q Is it possible to pop oven reasons not A glow. Yes, if using 1 2 Q Does microwave energy pass through the viewing No. The holes, or ports, microwave energy in a microwave oven? below Door is not closed A corn of the two methods described one are made to allow light screen to pass; in the door? they Popcorn-popping utensils designed specifically for microwave cooking. Prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn that contains specific times and power outputs needed for an acceptable final product. do not let FOLLOW EXACT DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY EACH MANUFACTURER FOR through. THEIR POPCORN PRODUCT. DO NOT LEAVE THE OVEN UNATTENDED Q Why does the beep tone sound when touched? A The tone sounds to beep Q Will the microwave A Yes Never run it assure oven empty or be pad a that the on the Control Panel is WHILE THE CORN IS BEING POPPED. IF CORN FAILS TO POP AFTER THE SUGGESTED setting is being properly entered. damaged if it operates empty? glass tray. TIMES, DISCONTINUE COOKING. OVERCOOKING COULD RESULT IN THE CORN CATCHING FIRE. CAUTION without the NEVER USE A BROWN PAPER BAG FOR POPPING CORN. NEVER ATTEMPT TO POP LEFTOVER KERNELS. Q Why do eggs sometimes pop? A When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop due to steam build up inside the yolk membrane. To prevent this, simply pierce the yolk before cooking. Never microwave eggs in the shell. Q Why is standing time recommended after microwave cooking is over? A After microwave standing cooking is finished, food keeps on cooking during standing time finishes cooking evenly throughout the amount of standing time depends on the density of the food. time. This food. The Q Why doesn't my A always cook as fast as the cooking guide says? Cooking guide times and heat settings are suggestions, chosen to help prevent overcooking, the most common problem in getting used to a microwave oven. Variations in the size, shape, weight and dimensions of the food require longer cooking time. Use your own judgement along with the cooking guide suggestions to test food condition, lust as you would do with 30 oven Check your cooking guide again to make sure you've followed directions correctly, and to see what might cause variations in cooking time. a conventional cooker. Plug wiring information/ Technical Specifications Warning This appliance The wires in this mains lead following BLUE are Technical must be earthed MC-924J colored in accordance with the codes Power Neutral ~ BROWN ~ ~ Earth 900 W Microwave As the colors of the wires in the mains lead of this not 230VAC/50Hz Input Output Live GREEN & YELLOW with the coloured correspond plug proceed in your as Specification appliance may markings identifying the terminals follows: 2450 MHz 574 mm(W) or Colored BLACK. mm(H) X 505 mm(D) 1300 Watts Grill 1250 Watts Combination 2800 Watts Convection The wire which is colored BROWN must be connected to the X 376 Consumption Microwave The wire which is colored BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N Outside Dimension Power (IEC705 rating standard) Frequency 1550 Watts(Max 2750 Watts) 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 If the supply cord is manufacturer or order to avoid a damaged, its service or it must be agent or a replaced by the similarly qualified person . in hazard; 31 P/No: 3828W5A1605 Printed in Korea
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