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Micro Power

Cooking

Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier
in this book.

Press

STOP/CLEAR.

Press

MICRO

twice to select 80% power.

“80 ” appears on the display.

Press

1 MIN

five times.

Press

10 SEC

three times.

Press

START/Q-START

Your oven has five microwave Power
settings. High power is automatically
selected but repeated presses of the

key will select a different power

level.

In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 800W(80%) power for 5 minutes and 30
seconds.

POWER

HIGH

MEDIUM

HIGH

MEDIUM

DEFROST

MEDIUM LOW

LOW

Press

MICRO

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

time

times

MICRO

STOP

CLEAR

START

Q-START

GRILL

COMBI.

MICRO

STOP

CLEAR

START

Q-START

Summary of Contents for MG804 Series

Page 1: ... optional please check model speciﬁcation MH804 MG804 www lg com OWNER S MANUAL MICROWAVE OVEN PLEASE READ THIS OWNER S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING MFL67840204 ...

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: ...aves do not heat cookware though cooking 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 ...

Page 4: ...g the outlet 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 t...

Page 5: ... any doubts about what type of container to use please refer to page 41 Open your oven door by pushing the Release Button 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...

Page 6: ...ange looking symbols unplug your oven from the electrical socket and plug it back in and reset the clock During clock setting the colon will flash After setting the colon will stop flashing Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book Press STOP CLEAR Press once If you want to use different option Press once more If you want to change different option aft...

Page 7: ...appear on the display To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold STOP CLEAR 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 CLEAR STOP CLEAR START Q START STOP CLEAR ...

Page 8: ...Q START Your oven has five microwave Power settings High power is automatically selected but repeated presses of the key will select a different power level In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 800W 80 power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds POWER HIGH MEDIUM HIGH MEDIUM DEFROST MEDIUM LOW LOW Press MICRO 100 80 60 40 20 time times times times times MICRO STOP CLEAR START Q...

Page 9: ...l Water Brown minced beef Cook poultry pieces fish vegetables Cook tender cuts of meat MEDIUM HIGH All reheating Roast meat and poultry Cook mushrooms and shellfish Cook foods containing cheese and eggs MEDIUM Bake cakes and scones 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 cheese Soften ice c...

Page 10: ...ge cooking the oven door can be opened and food checked Close the oven door and press START Q 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 food for 11 minutes on HIGH the second ...

Page 11: ...ing you can extend the cooking time up to 10 minutes by repeatedly pressing the key The QUICK START feature allows you to set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power cooking with a touch of the START Q START key In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power START Q START START Q START STOP CLEAR START Q START STOP CLEAR START Q START ...

Page 12: ...ss 1 MIN twice Press 10 SEC three times 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 START Q START COMBI MICRO GRILL STOP CLEAR START Q START STOP CLEAR START Q START ...

Page 13: ...he following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power 400W 40 and combi for a cooking time of 25 minutes Press STOP CLEAR Press 10 MIN twice Press 1 MIN five times Press COMBI twice Co 2 appears on the display Press START Q START Be careful when removing your food because the container will be hot MICRO GRILL COMBI CATEGORY MICRO POWER HEATER POWER Co 1 20 80 Co 2 40 60 ...

Page 14: ... will show you how to cook 0 4 kg of Couscous CONTINENTAL MENUallows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food Category Couscous time Jollof Rice times Fufu times Potato Gratin times Chicken Tagine times Continental Menu Press STOP CLEAR START Q START STOP CLEAR START Q START ...

Page 15: ...able mixture 15 pealed pearl onions or 2 cups sliced onions 15oz Can chick peas 2 large boiled potatoes cubed 1 sliced carrots 1 2 cup chopped cilantro 1 4 cup chopped parsley 2 tablespoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon paprika 1 4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 2 teaspoon salt 1 2 teaspoon black pepper 2 cans tomato sauce 1 Chicken broth 1 1 2 cups water 2 tablespoons butter 1 Cook onions and butter for 5 minutes ...

Page 16: ... Choose the menu and press start to cook Stir at least twice during cooking Fufu 0 5 1 0 kg Microwave safe bowl Room Ingredients Cassava or white yam 0 5 kg 0 75 kg 1 0 kg Water 1 cup 1 cup 2 cup 2 tablespoons of butter Salt and pepper 1 Place the unpeeled yams or cassava in a large bowl and pour water cover with plastic wrap and vent 2 Place food in the oven Choose the menu and press start to coo...

Page 17: ...half of heavy cream and sprinkle 100g Gruyere cheese 2 Add the rest of potato mixture pour remaining cream and ﬁnally sprinkle top with remaining Gruyere cheese 3 Place baking dish on the rack Choose the menu and weight press start Chicken Tagine 1 0 kg Microwave safe bowl Room Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 8 skinless boneless chicken thighs halved if large 150ml water 1 onion chopped 2 teas...

Page 18: ...le I will show you how to cook 0 4 kg of Saffron Rice ARABIC MENU allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food Category Grape Leaf time Saffron Rice times Kabsa times Kafta times Kebab times Arabic Menu Press STOP CLEAR START Q START STOP CLEAR START Q START ...

Page 19: ... in the center of the leaf Wrap rice mixture with leaf 4 Put all wrapped leaves in rows into a deep and large bowl and add water Cover with plastic wrap 5 Place food in the oven Choose the menu and press start to cook 6 After cooking serve with sour cream or as desired Saffron Rice 0 1 0 4 kg Microwave safe bowl deep glass pot Room Rice 0 1 kg 0 2 kg 0 3 kg 0 4 kg Water 250 ml 500 ml 750 ml 1000 m...

Page 20: ...round coriander salt freshly ground black pepper 2 cups hot water 1 chicken stock cube 200g long grain rice don t rinse or soak this 1 4 cup raisins 1 4 cup slivered almond toasted 1 Cook chicken carrots tomato sauce garlic onion and butter in a lightly oiled frying pan until lightly browned 2 Place the cooked chicken mixture into a deep and large bowl and add rice water and spices Cover with plas...

Page 21: ... well 2 Divide and shape into small sausages 100g each one 3 Place food on the rack Choose the menu and press start to cook 4 When beep turn over the food Kebab 0 2 0 4 kg Rack on a drip dish Room Ingredients for marinade 2 onion juice 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons saffron 1 Combine the ingredients of the marinade cut meats under 1 5 cm thickness each and marinate the meats for 3 4 hours 2...

Page 22: ...easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food Press Category European Menu Spaghetti Bolognese time Spaghetti Carbonara times Stuffed Tomato times Apple Pie times Lasagna times In the following example I will show you how to cook 1 0 kg of Spaghetti Bolognese STOP CLEAR START Q START STOP CLEAR START Q START ...

Page 23: ...auce to cooked pasta and garnish with parmesan cheese or as desired before serving Spaghetti carbonara 0 4 kg Microwave safe bowl Room Ingredients for carbonara sauce 100 g smoked bacon chopped 1 garlic clove crushed 1 2 cup cream 4 egg yolks 100 g parmesan cheese Salt and pepper to taste Ingredients for pasta 150 g pasta cooked as package direction 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese 1 Cook bacon in a l...

Page 24: ...each tomatoes with salt and pepper 2 Add the rest of the ingredients in a bowl mix well 3 Stuff tomatoes with beef mixture and replace hat 4 Place stuffed tomatoes on a dish and cover with plastic wrap 5 Place food in the oven Choose the menu and press start to cook Apple pie 1 21cm Heat proof glass dish on the rack Room Ingredients baked pastry baked on 21cm baking dish 50g apple jam 1 apples sli...

Page 25: ... last 2 lasagna noodles and remaining meat and tomato sauce 3 Sprinkle grated cheese on top 4 Place food in the oven Choose the menu press start Meat and tomato sauce 1 celery stalk chopped 1 onion chopped 1 clove garlic crushed 800g well ripe tomatoes chopped 1 sprig thyme 1 bay leaf 300g ground beef Salt and pepper to taste 1 Cook celery onions and garlic in a lightly oiled frying pan until soft...

Page 26: ... 1 5 kg of Curry Chicken ORIENTAL MENU allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food Category Curry Chicken time Dolma times Veg Biryani times Chicken Tikka times Flapjack Koutaba times Oriental Menu Press STOP CLEAR START Q START STOP CLEAR START Q START ...

Page 27: ...e food in the oven Choose the menu and press start to cook Stir at least twice during cooking Dolma 1 0 kg Microwave safe bowl Room Ingredients 1 pot of grapes leaves 200 g cooked rice 500 g ground beef 1 onion chopped Salt and pepper to taste 1 2 cup water 1 2 cup sour cream 1 Add cooked rice ground beef onion salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well 2 Place grape leaf on a ﬂat surface and place 1 ...

Page 28: ...n Cumin powder 1 tablespoon Biryani masala 1 Cinnamon 2 Cardamom 2 Cloves 2 Small bay leaves 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds A bunch of ﬁnely chopped coriander leaves cilantro and mint leaves 1 tablespoon Oil 2 tablespoons Ghee or clariﬁed butter Salt to taste 1 Cook all vegetables and spices in a lightly oiled frying pan until lightly browned 2 Place the cooked vegetable mixture into a deep and large bow...

Page 29: ... to make a tandoori marinade 3 Marinate the chicken in the marinade for 2 3 hours 4 Shake off excess marinade and skewer the pieces of vegetable with the skewer 6 Place skewers on the rack 7 Choose the menu and weight press start 8 When beep turn over the food Flapjack Koutaba 0 7 kg Heat proof glass dish on the Rack Ingredients 200g butter 114g brown sugar 4 tablespoons syrup 280g porridge oats 5...

Page 30: ...show you how to defrost 1 4Kg of frozen poultry Category MEAT POULTRY FISH BREAD Press time times times times Press STOP CLEAR Weigh the food that you are about to defrost Be certain to remove any metallic ties or wraps then place the food in your oven and close the oven door Press AUTO DEFROST twice to select the POULTRY defrosting programme dEF2 appears on the display window Enter the weight of ...

Page 31: ...s Food to be defrosted should be in a suitable microwave 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 lamb as soon as possible When BEEP turn food over ...

Page 32: ...certain to remove any metallic ties or wraps then place the food in your oven and close the oven door Press QUICK DEFROST The oven will start automatically 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 pres...

Page 33: ... for minced meet 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 completely thawed Minced Me...

Page 34: ...timer the oven is not running The Timer is simply counting down in seconds In the following example I will show you how to set the timer for 15 minutes Press The time will begin counting down in the display window with 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 Auto cook START Q START 34 STOP CLEAR START Q S...

Page 35: ...through display off during stand by status or after 5 minutes with door open or closing display will off automatically Press STOP CLEAR ECO ON or After 5 minutes with door open or closing display off During ECO ON status if you press any key display will on 35 STOP CLEAR START Q START STOP CLEAR START Q START ...

Page 36: ... heating or cooking They could burst 6 Be certain to use proper accessories on each operation mode Improper use could result in damage to your oven and accessories or could make spark and a fire 7 The children should not allow to play with accessories or hang down from the door handle They may get hurt This is the safety alert symbol This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hur...

Page 37: ...t could result in harmful exposure to excessive microwave energy 3 Do not operate your oven if it is damaged It is particularly important that the oven door closes properly and that there is no damage to the 1 door bent 2 hinges and latches broken or loosened 3 door seals and sealing surfaces It could result in harmful exposure to excessive microwave energy 4 Please ensure cooking times are correc...

Page 38: ... tipping of the appliance Improper use could result in bodily injury and oven damage 13 Before cooking pierce the skin of potatoes apples or any such fruit or vegetable They could burst 14 Do not cook eggs in their shell Eggs in their shell and whole hardboiled eggs should not be heated in microwave ovens since they may explode even after microwave heating has ended Pressure will build up inside t...

Page 39: ...ored 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 manufacturer a...

Page 40: ...ng to the installation requirements set otherwise the impact of heat prone to danger 36 37 Steam cleaner is not to be used This appliance is not intended for use by persons including children with reduced physical sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge unless they have been given supervisionor instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsiblefor their ...

Page 41: ...ch 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 ov...

Page 42: ... 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 pr...

Page 43: ...he 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...

Page 44: ...n 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 PR...

Page 45: ...ted 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 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 replace...

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