GE83X Microwave Oven Owner’s Instructions & Cooking Guide imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing this Samsung product. Please be advised that the Samsung warranty does NOT cover service calls to explain product operation, correct improper installation, or perform normal cleaning or maintenance. This manual is made with 100 % recycled paper. GE83X_XEG_DE68-04278A-00_EN.
contents safety information Safety information................................................................................. 2 USING THIS INSTRUCTION BOOKLET Quick look-up guide..............................................................................11 Oven features.........................................................................................12 Oven.....................................................................................................12 Control panel.....................
WARNING (Microwave function only) WARNING: If the door or door seals are damaged, the oven must not be operated until it has been repaired by a competent person. WARNING: It is hazardous for anyone other than a competent person to carry out any service or repair operation that involves the removal of a cover which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy. This appliance is intended to be used in household only.
The microwave oven is intended for heating food and beverages. Drying of food or clothing and heating of warming pads, slippers, sponges, damp cloth and similar may lead to risk of injury, ignition or fire. If smoke is emitted, switch off or unplug the appliance and keep the door closed in order to stifle any flames. WARNING: Microwave heating of beverages can result in delayed eruptive boiling, therefore care must be taken when handling the container.
During use the appliance becomes hot. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements inside the oven. WARNING: Accessible parts may become hot during use. Young children should be kept away. A steam cleaner is not to be used. WARNING: Ensure that the appliance is switched off before replacing the lamp to avoid the possibility of electric shock. WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements.
This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.
CLEANING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN The following parts of your microwave oven should be cleaned regularly to prevent grease and food particles from building up: • Inside and outside surfaces • Door and door seals • Turntable and Roller rings (Turntable type model only) ALWAYS ensure that the door seals are clean and the door closes properly.
Clean the microwave oven cavity right after each use with a mild detergent solution, but let the microwave oven cool down before cleaning in order to avoid injury. When cleaning the upper part inside the cavity, it will be convenient to turn heater downward by 45 ° and clean it. (Swing heater model only) STORING AND REPAIRING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN A few simple precautions should be taken when storing or having your microwave oven serviced.
Remove all foreign substances such as dust or water from the power plug terminals and contact points using a dry cloth on a regular basis. Do not use a damaged power plug, damaged power cord or loose wall socket. When the power plug or power cord is damaged, contact your nearest service centre. Do not pull or excessively bend or place heavy objecton the power cord. Do not pour or directly spray water onto the oven. Do not place objects on the oven, inside or on the door of the oven.
Do not operate the microwave oven for deep fat frying because the oil temperature cannot be controlled. This could result in a sudden boil over of the hot liquid. Stand at arms length from the oven when opening the door to avoid getting scalded by escaping hot air or steam. Do not operate the microwave oven when it is empty. The microwave oven will automatically shut down for 30 minutes for safety purposes.
quick look-up guide If you want to cook some food. 1. Place the food in the oven. Select the power level by pressing the Microwave button once or more times. 2. Select the cooking time by pressing the 10 min, 1 min or 10 s button as required. 3. Press the Start button. Result: Cooking starts. The oven beeps four times when cooking is over. If you want to defrost some food.
oven features If you want to grill some food. OVEN 1. Preheat the grill to the required temperature, by pressing the Grill, time settng (10 min, 1 min and 10 s) and Start button. 1 2 3 8 9 4 5 2. Place the food on the rack in the oven. Press the Grill button. Select the cooking time by pressing the 10 min, 1 min and 10 s buttons. 3. Press the Start button. 6 7 10 11 12 1. DOOR 7. TURNTABLE 2. VENTILATION HOLES 8. COUPLER 3. GRILL 9. ROLLER RING 4. LIGHT 10. SAFETY INTERLOCK HOLES 5.
CONTROL PANEL ACCESSORIES Depending on the model that you have purchased, you are supplied with several accessories that can be used in a variety of ways. 1 7 1. Roller ring, to be placed in the centre of the oven. Purpose: The roller ring supports the turntable. 2. Turntable, to be placed on the roller ring with the centre fitting to the coupler. Purpose: The turntable serves as the main cooking surface; it can be easily removed for cleaning. 3 3. Grill rack, to be placed on the turntable.
oven use CHECKING THAT YOUR OVEN IS OPERATING CORRECTLY HOW A MICROWAVE OVEN WORKS The following simple procedure enables you to check that your oven is working correctly at all times. Open the oven door by pushing the large button in the bottom right-hand corner of the control panel. Microwaves are high-frequency electromagnetic waves; the energy released enables food to be cooked or reheated without changing either the form or the colour.
COOKING/REHEATING Your microwave oven has an inbuilt clock. When power is supplied, “:0”, “88:88” or “12:00” is automatically displayed on the display. Please set the current time. The time can be displayed in either the 24- hour or 12-hour notation. You must set the clock: • When you first install your microwave oven • After a power failure The following procedure explains how to cook or reheat food. ALWAYS check your cooking settings before leaving the oven unattended.
POWER LEVELS STOPPING THE COOKING You can choose among the power levels below. You can stop cooking at any time to check the food. Power level Output MWO GRILL HIGH 800 W - MEDIUM HIGH 600 W - MEDIUM 450 W - MEDIUM LOW 300 W - DEFROST 180 W - LOW / KEEP WARM 100 W - GRILL - 1100 W COMBI I 600 W 1100 W COMBI II 450 W 1100 W COMBI III 300 W 1100 W 1. To stop temporarily; Open the door. Result: Cooking stops. To resume cooking, close the door and press Start again. 2.
USING THE INSTANT REHEAT/COOK FEATURES With the Instant Reheat features, the cooking time is set automatically. You can adjust the number of servings by pressing the appropriate Instant Reheat button the required number of times. First, place the food in the centre of the turntable and close the door. Use only recipients that are microwave-safe.
USING THE AUTO POWER DEFROST FEATURES The Auto power defrost features enable you to defrost meat, poultry, fish and bread/ cake. The defrost time and power level are set automatically. You simply select the programme and the weight. The following table presents the various Auto Power Defrost programmes, quantities and appropriate instructions. Remove all kinds of package material before defrosting. Place meat, poultry, fish and bread/cake on a ceramic plate.
GRILLING COMBINING MICROWAVES AND THE GRILL The grill enables you to heat and brown food quickly, without using microwaves. To this aim, a grill rack is supplied with your microwave oven. You can also combine microwave cooking with the grill, to cook quickly and brown at the same time. ALWAYS use microwave-safe and oven-proof cookware. Glass or ceramic dishes are ideal as they allow the microwaves to penetrate the food evenly.
MULTISTAGE COOKING Your microwave oven can be programmed to cook food up to three stages. 7. Press the Start button. Result: The three modes [defrosting and cooking (I, II)] are selected one after the other. According to the defrosting mode that you have chosen, the oven may beep halfway through defrosting to remind you to turn the food over. When cooking is over, the oven beeps four times. • The end reminder signal will beep 3 times (once every minute). • The current time is displayed again.
SWITCHING THE BEEPER OFF You can switch the beeper off whenever you want. 2. To switch the beeper back on, press the Stop and Start buttons again at the same time. Result: The oven operates with the beeper on again. • The following indication is displayed. SAFETY-LOCKING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Your microwave oven is fitted with a special Child Safety programme, which enables the oven to be “locked” so that children or anyone unfamiliar with it cannot operate it accidentally.
Cookware Microwavesafe cooking guide Comments MICROWAVES Glassware • Oven-to-table ware • Fine glassware ✓ • Glass jars ✓ Can be used, unless decorated with a metal trim. Can be used to warm foods or liquids. Delicate glass may break or crack if heated suddenly. Must remove the lid. Suitable for warming only. ✓ Metal • Dishes • Freezer bag twist ties ✗ ✗ May cause arcing or fire. ✓ For short cooking times and warming. Also to absorb excess moisture. ✗ May cause arcing.
Cooking guide for frozen vegetables Cooking guide for rice and pasta Use a suitable glass pyrex bowl with lid. Cook covered for the minimum time - see table. Continue cooking to get the result you prefer. Stir twice during cooking and once after cooking. Add salt, herbs or butter after cooking. Cover during standing time. Broccoli Peas Green Beans Mixed Vegetables (Carrots/Peas/ Corn) Mixed Vegetables (Chinese Style) Serving Size Power Time (min.
Cooking guide for fresh vegetables Use a suitable glass pyrex bowl with lid. Add 30-45 ml cold water (2-3 tbsp.) for every 250 g unless another water quantity is recommended - see table. Cook covered for the minimum time - see table. Continue cooking to get the result you prefer. Stir once during and once after cooking. Add salt, herbs or butter after cooking. Cover during a standing time of 3 minutes. Hint : Cut the fresh vegetables into even sized pieces.
REHEATING BABY FOOD Your microwave oven will reheat food in a fraction of the time that conventional ovens hobs normally take. Use the power levels and reheating times in the following chart as a guide. The times in the chart consider liquids with a room temperature of about +18 to +20 °C or a chilled food with a temperature of about +5 to +7 °C. BABY FOOD: Empty into a deep ceramic plate. Cover with plastic lid. Stir well after reheating! Let stand for 2-3 minutes before serving.
MANUAL DEFROSTING Reheating Liquids and Food Use the power levels and times in this table as a guide lines for reheating. Food Drinks (Coffee, Tea and Water) Soup (Chilled) Stew (Chilled) Pasta with Sauce (Chilled) Filled Pasta with Sauce (Chilled) Plated Meal (Chilled) Serving Size Power Time (min.) 150 ml (1 cup) 1-1½ 800 W 250 ml (1 mug) 1½-2 Instructions Pour in to a ceramic cup and reheat uncovered.
GRILL Food Poultry Chicken Pieces Fish Fish Fillets Fruits Berries Power Time (min.) 500 g (2 pcs) 180 W 14½-15½ 900 g 180 W 28-30 Instructions First, put chicken pieces first skin-side down, whole chicken first breast-side-down on a flat ceramic plate. Shield the thinner parts like wings and ends with aluminium foil. Turn over after half of defrosting time! Stand for 15-40 minutes. 200 g (2 pcs) 180 W 6-7 400 g (4 pcs) 12-13 Instructions Put frozen fish in the middle of a flat ceramic plate.
Grill Guide for frozen food Grill Guide for fresh food Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for grilling. Preheat the grill with the grill-function for 4 minutes. Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for grilling. Frozen Food Bread Rolls (Each ca. 50 g) Baguettes + Topping (Tomatoes, Cheese, Ham, Mushrooms) Gratin (Vegetables or Potatoes) Pasta (Cannelloni, Macaroni, Lasagne) Chicken Nuggets Oven Chips Serving Size Power 1 step (min.) 2 step (min.
TIPS AND TRICKS Fresh Food Chicken Pieces Pork Steaks Baked Apples Power 1 step (min.) 2 step (min.) 450-500 g 300 W + Grill 10-12 12-13 (2 pcs) Instructions Prepare chicken pieces with oil and spices. Put them in a circle with the bones to the middle. Put one chicken piece not into the centre of the rack. Stand for 2-3 minutes. 400 g (4 pcs) Grill only 12-15 9-12 Instructions Brush the lamb chops with oil and spices. Lay them in a circle on the rack. After grilling stand for 2-3 minutes.
troubleshooting Sparking and cracking occur inside the oven (arcing). • Have you used a dish with metal trimmings? • Have you left a fork or other metal utensil inside the oven? • Is aluminum foil too close to the inside walls? If you have any of the problems listed below try the solutions given. This is normal. • Condensation inside the oven. • Air flow around the door and outer casing. • Light reflection around the door and outer casing. • Steam escaping from around the door or vents.
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