LG Electronics MC8088HR manual

MICROW A VE/GRILL/CONVECTION OVEN OWNER’S MANUAL CAUTION PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING. THE MANUFACTURERS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE USER’S FAILURE TO OBSERVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. P/No: MFL55318502 MC8088HL MC8088HR[...]

2 Contents How the Microwave Function W orks Microwaves are a form of energy similar to radio, television waves, and ordinary daylight. Normally, microwaves spread outwards as they travel through the atmosphere and disappear without effect. This oven, however, has a magnetron that is designed to make use of the energy in microwaves. Electricity, su[...]

3 Please keep for future reference. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact your service agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. 1. Do [...]

4 Please keep for future reference. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact your service agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. 1. You[...]

5 Please keep for future reference. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact your service agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. 9. Do [...]

6 Please keep for future reference. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact your service agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. 19. Th[...]

7 Please keep for future reference. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact your service agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. 24. Do[...]

Precautions 8 Precautions for avoiding possible exposure to excessive microwave energy . You cannot operate your oven with the door open due to the safety interlocks built into the door mechanism. These safety interlocks automatically switch off any cooking activity when the door is opened; which in the operation of microwave function could result [...]

Unpacking & Installing 9 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 guidelines on where to install your oven. When unpacking your oven make sure you remove all accessories and packing materials. Check to make sure that your oven [...]

10 The DISPLAY will count down from 30 seconds. When it reaches 0 it will sound BEEPS. Open the oven door and test the temperature of the water. If your oven is operating the water should be warm. Be careful when removing the container it may be hot. YOUR OVEN IS NOW INSTALLED Fill a microwave safe container with 300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. Place o[...]

11 Control Panel 1. Auto Cook : Auto cook allows you to cook your favorite foods by selecting the food type and the weight of the food. 2. Auto Roast : You can select the food type and the weight of the food. 3. Crisp Cook : You can select the food type and the weight of the food. 4. Combi Defrost : You can select the food type and the weight of th[...]

12 Method to use accessories as per mode Caution : Use accessories in accordance with cooking guides! Microwave Grill Convection Grill combi Conv combi Auto Roast Crisp cook Square tray Square rack Crisp tray High rack Low rack Glass tray : Acceptable : Not Acceptable[...]

13 You can set either12 hour clock or 24 hour clock. In the following example I will show you how to set the time for 10:30 when using the 24 clock. Make sure that you have removed all packaging from your oven. When your oven is plugged in for the first time or when power resumes after a power cut, a ‘0’ will be shown in the display; you will h[...]

14 Child Lock Press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “ L ” appears on the display and BEEP sounds. The CHILD LOCK is now set. The time will disappear on the display If any button is pressed, “ L ” will appear on the display. To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “ L ” and disappears. You will hear BEEP when it’s unlocked. Your[...]

Turn MODE to select Microwave. The following indication is displayed: “ “ 15 Micro Power Cooking In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 400W power for 5 minutes. Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. Press STOP/CLEAR. Turn TIME/WEIGHT until display shows “400W”. P[...]

16 Micro Power Level This oven is equipped with 5 power levels to give you maximum flexibility and control over cooking. The table below shows some examples of food and their recommended cooking power levels for use with this oven. HIGH MEDIUM HIGH MEDIUM DEFROST/ MEDIUM LOW LOW 1000 W 800 W 600 W 400 W 200W Microwave-safe plate * Boil Water * Brow[...]

17 Grill Cooking In the following example I will show you how to use the Grill to cook some food for 12 minutes. Press STOP/CLEAR. Turn MODE to select Grill. The following indication is displayed: “ “ Turn TIME/WEIGHT until display shows “12:00”. This feature will allow you to brown and crisp food quickly. For the best result use the follow[...]

18 Grill Combi Cooking In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power 400W and grill for a cooking time of 25 minutes. Your oven has a combination cooking feature that allows you to cook food with both heater and microwave . This generally means it takes less time to cook your food. You can set three kinds of m[...]

19 Convection Preheat The convection oven has a temperature range of 40°C and 100°C ~ 230°C (180°C is automatically available when convection mode is selected). The oven has a ferment function at the oven temperature of 40°C. You may wait until the oven is cool because you cannot use a ferment function if the oven temperature is over 40°C. Yo[...]

20 Convection Cooking If you do not set a temperature your oven will automatically select 180 °C, the cooking temperature can be changed by turning TIME/WEIGHT. FOR TWO LEVEL COOKING Press STOP/CLEAR. The metal tray or metal rack must be used during convection cooking. Turn TIME/WEIGHT until display shows “50:00”. Press START/QUICK START. Alwa[...]

21 Convection combi Cooking In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power 300W and at a convection temperature 200˚C for a cooking time of 25 minutes. You can set three kinds of micro power levels (200W, 300W and 400W). For the best result, use the following accessories. Please do not use the following access[...]

22 Quick Star t In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power (1000W). Press STOP/CLEAR. Press START/QUICK START four times to select 2 minutes on HIGH power (1000W). Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press. The Quick Start feature allows you to set 30 second intervals of HIGH power (1[...]

23 More or Less Cooking In the following example I will show you how to change the preset COOK programmes for a longer or shorter cooking time. If you find that your food is over or undercooked when using the preset COOK programme, you can increase or decrease cooking time by turning the TIME/WEIGHT . You can lengthen or shorten the cooking time(ex[...]

24 Keep W arming The oven has a temperature range of 30°C ~ 90°C, when keep warming is selected. When you press keep warming, 60°C is set initially. Your oven will take a few minutes to reach the selected tempeature. Once it has reached the correct temperature, your oven will BEEP. Press STOP/CLEAR. Turn TIME/WEIGHT until display shows “30:00?[...]

25 Auto Cook In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.6 kg of frozen vegetables. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press Auto cook. The following indication is displayed: “ “ Turn TIME/WEIGHT until display shows “Ac 3”. Press TIME/WEIGHT for category confirmation. Auto cook menus are programmed. Auto cook allows you to cook most of your favor[...]

26 Instructions AC 1 AC 2 AC 3 AC 4 Jacket Potatoes Vegetables Frozen Vegetables Rice/Pasta 0.2~1.0 kg 0.2~0.8 kg 0.2~0.8 kg 0.1~0.3 kg High Rack Microwave- safe bowl Microwave- safe bowl Microwave- safe bowl Room Room Frozen Room Choose medium sized potatoes 180-220g. Wash and dry potatoes. Pierce potatoes several times with a fork. Place potatoes[...]

27 Instructions AC 5 AC 6 AC 7 AC 8 Cake Chilled ready meal Frozen ready meal Soup/Sauce 0.5~1.0 kg 0.3~0.6 kg 0.3~0.6 kg 0.2~0.8 kg Heat-proof glass cake pan on low rack Own tray Own tray Microwave-safe bowl Room Refrigerated Frozen Room Carefully follow the sponge cake recipe below. Place the cake pan in the oven on the low rack. Pierce using a s[...]

28 Auto Roast Auto Roast cook allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food. For the best result, use the following accessories. CAUTION: Always use culinary gloves when removing the food and accessories after cooking as the oven & accessoories will be very hot. Press STOP/CL[...]

29 Instructions Ar 1 Ar 2 Ar 3 Roast beef Roast pork Roast Whole Chicken 0.5~1.5 kg 0.5~1.5 kg 0.8~1.5 kg Low rack on the crisp tray Low rack on the crisp tray Low rack on the crisp tray Refrigerated Refrigerated Refrigerated Brush the meat with oil. Place on the low rack on the crisp tray. When beep sounds, turn food over. After cooking, cover wit[...]

30 Crisp Cook In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.4 kg of frozen pizza. This feature allows you to crisp cook. For the best result, use the following accessories. CAUTION: 1. Always use culinary gloves when removing a Crisp Tray from the oven. It’s very hot. 2. Do not put a hot Crisp Tray on a glass table or a place. Always mak[...]

31 Instructions cc 1 cc 2 cc 3 cc 4 cc 5 cc 6 cc 7 cc 8 Frozen Pizza Fresh pizza Frozen Quiche Fresh Quiche Fresh fruit pie Chicken Breasts Chicken wings Gratin dauphinois 0.3~0.5 kg 0.6 kg 0.3~0.6 kg 0.8 kg 0.8 kg 0.2~0.8 kg 0.2~0.8 kg 1.0 kg Crisp tray on the high rack Crisp tray on the low rack Crisp tray on the high rack Crisp tray on the low r[...]

32 1 pizza crust 60g pizza sauce 150g grated cheese 70g peppers 40g onions 50g ham 1 pie crust 140g onions 3 slices of bacon 3 eggs 300g whipping cream 120g milk 120g grate cheese 1 pie crust 3 / 4 cup white sugar 2 tablespoons butter, softened 1 / 3 cup all- purpose flour 1 / 4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 fresh apple-pitted, skinned, and sliced Place[...]

33 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 on microwave safe dish on the glass tray in your oven and close the oven door. Turn TIME/WEIGHT until display shows “dEF2”. Press TIME/WEIGHT for category confirmation. Press Auto Defrost. The following indicat[...]

34 Defrosting Guide • Food to be defrosted should be placed in a suitable microwave proof container and placed uncovered on the glasstray. • If necessary, shield small areas of ment or poultry with flat pieces of aluminum foil. This will prevent thin areas from becoming warm during defrosting. Ensure the foil does not touch the oven walls. • [...]

35 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 on microwave safe dish on high rack in your oven and close the oven door. Turn TIME/WEIGHT until display shows “dEF2”. Press TIME/WEIGHT for category confirmation. Press Combi Defrost. The following indication [...]

36 Defrosting Guide • If necessary, shield small areas of meat or poultry with flat pieces of aluminum foil. This will prevent thin areas from becoming warm during defrosting. Ensure the foil does not touch the oven walls. • Separate items like minced meat, chops, sausages and bacon as soon as possible. When BEEP sounds, turn food over. Remove [...]

37 Quick Defrost Use this function to thaw only 0.5kg of minced meat very quickly. This will require a standing time to allow the center to thaw. The following example will show you how to defrost 0.5kg of frozen meat. Food to be cooked should be placed in a Microwave-safe utensils. Please do not use the following accessories. Press STOP/CLEAR. Wei[...]

38 Quick Defrost Guide • Use this function to defrost minced meat quickly. • Remove the meat completely from its wrapping. Place the meat onto a microwave-safe plate. • When beeps sounds, remove the meat from the microwave oven, turn it over and return it to the microwave oven. • Press start to continue. At the end of the program remove the[...]

39 EZ Clean In the following example I will show you how to remove smells from the oven. Press STOP/CLEAR. The oven has a special function to remove smells in the oven. You can use the EZ Clean function without food in the oven. Press START/QUICK START. Turn Mode until display shows “230˚C” The following indication is displayed: “ “. Press[...]

40 T est dishes in accordance with EN 60705 Notes Place a flat plate on the center of the glass tray. Turn after half of total cooking time. Or use the “ Auto defrost 1(0.5kg)” function. Place a Pyrex dish on the center of the glass tray. Place a ø22cm Pyrex dish on the center of the glass tray. Place a Pyres dish on the center of the glass tr[...]

41 Microwave-safe Utensils Never use metal or metal trimmed utensils in using microwave function Microwaves cannot penetrate metal. They will bounce off any metal object in the oven and cause arcing, an alarming phenomenon that resembles lightning. Most heat resistant non metallic cooking utensils are safe for use in your oven. However, some may co[...]

42 Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Keeping an eye on 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 function is equipped with a light that turns on automatically w[...]

43 Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Stirring Stirring is 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 of the food [...]

44 Questions & Answers Q What’s wrong when the oven light will not glow? A There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow. Either the light bulb has blown or the electric circuit has failed. Q Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door? A No. The holes, or ports, are made to allow light to pass; they do n[...]

This appliance is supplied with BS 1363 approved 13 Amp fused mains plug. When replacing the fuse always use a 13 Amp BS 1362 approved type. Never use this plug with the fuse cover omitted. To obtain a replacement fuse cover contact your supplying dealer or LG Electronics U.K. LTD. If the mains sockets in your home differ, or are not suitable for t[...]

46 MAFF Reheating Cooked Chilled Foods Displayed on the food packages will be the cooking times for each of the BAND categories. For example: A may be 10 minutes. B may be 9 minutes etc depending on the food type. When applying this method for reheating cooked chilled food stuffs, the following information must be adhered to: 1 The microwave output[...]

47 Technology with the human touch GUARANTEE LG ELECTRONICS U.K. LTD. WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THIS GUARANTEE. 1. All faulty components which fail due to defective manufacture will be replaced free of charge for a period of 12 months from the original date of purchase. 2. The dealer (or his Service Agent) who sold th[...]

Printed in China Disposal of your old appliance 1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC. 2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the go[...]