GW73bD imagine the possibilities Microwave Oven Thank you for purchasing this Samsung product. Please register your product at www.samsung.com/register Owner’s Instructions & Cooking Guide This manual is made with 100% recycled paper. GW73BD_XTL-03796G_EN.
ENGLISH Contents Quick look-up guide Quick look-up guide.................................................................................................2 Accessories..............................................................................................................3 Oven........................................................................................................................4 Control panel............................................................................................
If you want to grill some food. Accessories 1. Preheat the grill to the required temperature, by pressing the Grill ( ), time settng (10 min, 1 min and 10 s) and Start ( ) button. Depending on the model that you have purchased, you are supplied with several accessories that can be used in a variety of ways. 1. Coupler, already placed over the motor shaft in the base of the oven. 3. Press the Start ( Purpose : The coupler rotates the turntable. ENGLISH 2. Place the food on the rack in the oven.
Oven Control panel 1 2 3 5 4 ENGLISH 1 2 9 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1. DOOR 7. TURNTABLE 2. VENTILATION HOLES 8. COUPLER 3. GRILL 9. ROLLER RING 4. LIGHT 10. SAFETY INTERLOCK HOLES 5. DISPLAY 11. OPEN DOOR PUSH BUTTON 6. DOOR LATCHES 12. CONTROL PANEL 3 10 4 11 5 12 6 13 14 7 8 15 16 1. DISPLAY 9. CLOCK SETTING BUTTON 2. AUTO RAPID DEFROST FEATURE SELECTION 10. BRUNCH BUTTON 3. INDIAN’S BEST BUTTON 12. CLOCK SETTING BUTTON 4. CAFETERIA BUTTON 5.
Using this instruction booklet Important safety symbols and precautions. You have just purchased a SAMSUNG microwave oven.
WARNING Severe warning signs for installation CAUTION ENGLISH The installation of this appliance must be performed by a qualified microwave service technician trained by the manufacturer. Please see the section “Installing your Microwave Oven”. Caution signs for installation This appliance should be positioned in such a way that it is accessible to the power plug. - Failure to do so may result in electric shock or fire due to electric leakage.
- This may result in electric shock or fire. Stand at arms length from the oven when opening the door. Reason : The hot air or steam released may cause scalding. Do not pull the power cord, when unplugging the power plug. When the appliance or the cord is damaged, contact your nearest service centre. CAUTION Caution signs for electric - Unplug the power plug when the appliance is not being used for long periods of time or during a thunder/lightning storm.
ENGLISH Appliance is not to be used by children or persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction. Do not use aluminium foil, metal objects (such as containers, forks, etc.) or containers with golden or silver trims. WARNING : Accessible parts may become hot during use. To avoid burns young children should be kept away.
Do not immerse the power cable or plug in water and keep the power cable away from heated surfaces. CAUTION Caution signs for using Do not operate this appliance if it has a damaged power cable or plug. DO NOT operate the microwave oven when it is empty. The power will be cut off automatically for safety. You can operate normally after letting it stand for over 30 minutes. It is best to leave a glass of water inside the oven at all times.
Do not hold food or any part there of during or immediately after cooking. Use the appliance only after closing the door. - If you use the appliance when it is contaminated by foreign substances such as food waste, it may result in problems with the appliance. ENGLISH - Use cooking gloves because it may be very hot and you could burn yourself. - If you pull the ceramic dish or well-being multi-purpose pan forwards, food may spill and this may result in burns.
WARNING PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY Severe warning signs for cleaning Failure to observe the following safety precautions may result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. (a) Under no circumstances should any attempt be made to operate the oven with the door open or to tamper with the safety interlocks (door latches) or to insert anything into the safety interlock holes.
ENGLISH Installing your microwave oven Setting the time Place the oven on a flat level surface 85 cm above the floor. The surface should be strong enough to safely bear the weight of the oven. Your microwave oven has an inbuilt clock. When power is supplied, “12:00” is automatically displayed on the display. Please set the current time. The time can be displayed in either the 12-hour or 24-hour notation. You must set the clock: • When you first install your microwave oven • After a power failure 1.
How a microwave oven works Checking that your oven is operating correctly 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. First, place a bowl of water on the turntable. Then, close the door. 1. Press the Power Level ( ) button and set the time to 4-5 minutes by pressing the 1 min button the appropriate number of times. 1.
What to do if you are in doubt or have a problem Cooking/Reheating The following procedure explains how to cook or reheat food. Always check your cooking settings before leaving the oven unattended. First, place the food in the centre of the turntable. Then, close the door. ENGLISH 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.
Power levels Stopping the cooking You can choose among the power levels below. You can stop cooking at any time to check the food. 1. To stop temporarily; Open the door. Output Power Level GRILL HIGH 750 W - MEDIUM HIGH 600 W - MEDIUM 450 W - MEDIUM LOW 300 W - DEFROST ( ) 180 W - LOW/KEEP WARM 100 W - - 950 W GRILL COMBI I ( ) 600 W 950 W COMBI II ( ) 450 W 950 W COMBI III ( ) 300 W 950 W Result : Cooking stops.
ENGLISH Using the indian’s best feature Indian’s best settings The Auto Indian’s Best feature has eleven pre-programmed cooking time. You do not need to set either the cooking times or the power level. First, place the food in the centre of the turntable and close the door. The following table presents the various Indian’s Best Programmes, quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations. Code Food 1.
Code Food Serving Ingredients Size (g) Recommendations Gajar ka Halwa 500-550 Carrot - 500 g, Milk - 1 ½ cup, Sugar - 80 g, Khoya 100 g, Desi Ghee - 2 tbsp, Chopped Nuts - 2 tbsp In a microwave safe glass dish add grated carrot and all the ingredients. Cook and serve hot with cold and fresh cream.
Code Food Banarasi Kheer 100-150 ENGLISH 10 Serving Ingredients Size (g) 11 Laziz Bhindi 220 Using the cafeteria feature Recommendations Milk - 200 g, Boiled rice - 1/3 cup (crushed), Condensed Milk - 4 tbsp, Cardamom Powder - ¼ tsp, Kewra Essence - 2 drops, Badam paste - 1 tbsp, Cottage Cheese - ½ cup (grated), Saffron - 4 strings, Pista to garnish In a microwave safe glass bowl mix all the ingredients and cook and chill for 1 hour. Garnish with chopped pistachio and serve chilled.
Cafeteria settings Code Food The following table presents the various Cafeteria Programmes, quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations.
Code Food Eggless Chocolate Walnut Cake 500 ENGLISH 8 Serving Ingredients Size (g) Regular Flour (Maida) - 100 g, Powdered Sugar - 2 tbsp, Butter - 75 gm (preferably unsalted), Milk - ½ cup, Milk Maid - ½ tin, Cocoa Powder - ¼ cup, Soda bi carb - ½ tsp, Baking powder - ½ tsp, Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp, Walnut - 2 tbsp Tomato & 200-250 ml Ready made Tomato puree - 2 tbsp, Fresh Basil Soup Tomato Puree - 1 cup, Water - 1 cup, Oil - 1 tbsp, Cornflour - 1 ½ tbsp, Sugar powder - 2 ½ tbsp, Salt & Pepper to tas
healthy settings Code Food The following table presents the various Healthy Programmes, quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations. Code Food 2 Pineapple Stir Fry Salad Vegetable Hariyali 500-550 300-320 3 Lemon Chicken 210 Boneless chicken - 200 Mix all and cook and g (cubes), Roasted garnish with fresh mint Coriander seeds crushed leaves.
Code Food ENGLISH 8 9 10 Steamed Vegetables Serving Ingredients Size (g) 200 Fettucine with Pumpkin 250 Bow with Walnut Sauce 400-450 Using the brunch feature Recommendations Mix Vegetables - 1 cup (peas, cauliflower, carrot, Beans, Sweet corns etc), Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp, Black Pepper - ½ tsp, Rock Salt - ½ tsp, Salt as required, Water - ½ cup Pour water in the power steam bowl and place the vegetables on strainer, cover and cook for 8 minutes at microwave mod.
Brunch settings Code Food The following table presents the various Brunch Programmes, quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations.
Code Food Serving Ingredients Size (g) Recommendations Kasoori Paneer Tikka 300-350 Cottage cheese (paneer) - 250 g, Green chillies - 3, Peeled Ginger - 1/2 inch piece, Peeled Garlic - 5 cloves, Hung yogurt - 3/4 cup, Green chutney - 2 tbsp, Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp, Carom seeds (ajwain) - 1/2 tsp, Garam masala powder - 1 tsp, Chaat masala - 1 tsp, Kasoori methi(powder) - 2 tbsp, Roasted chana dal(powder) - 2 tbsp, Fresh cream - 1/4 cup, Salt to taste, Mustard oil - 2 tbsp, Lemon juice - 2 tbsp, Oil -
Using the auto rapid defrost feature Auto rapid defrost settings The Auto Rapid Defrost feature enables you to defrost meat, poultry, fish. The defrost time and power level are set automatically. You simply select the programme and the weight. The following table presents the various Auto Rapid Defrost programmes, quantities, standing times and appropriate recommendations. Remove all kinds of package material before defrosting. Place meat, poultry, fish and Fruit/Berry on a ceramic plate.
ENGLISH Choosing the accessories Combining microwaves and the grill Use microwave-safe recipients; do not use plastic containers, dishes, paper cups, towels, etc. If you wish to select the combined cooking mode (grill and microwave), use only dishes that are microwavesafe and oven-proof. Metallic cookware or utensils may damage your oven. For further details on suitable cookware and utensils, refer to the Cookware Guide on page 28.
Multistage cooking 5. Press the Grill ( ) button. The grill mode (II): Your microwave oven can be programmed to cook food up to three stages. Example: Y ou wish to defrost food and cook it without having to reset the oven after each stage. You can thus defrost and cook a 500 g fish in three stages: Defrosting Cook I Cook II 7. Press the Start ( You can set between two and three stages in multistage cooking. If you set three stage, the first stage must be defrosting.
Switching the beeper off Cookware guide You can switch the beeper off whenever you want. To cook food in the microwave oven, the microwaves must be able to penetrate the food, without being reflected or absorbed by the dish used. Care must therefore be taken when choosing the cookware. If the cookware is marked microwave-safe, you do not need to worry. The following table lists various types of cookware and indicates whether and how they should be used in a microwave oven. 1. Press the Stop ( same time.
Cookware MicrowaveSafe Cooking guide Comments ✓ Can be used to warm foods or liquids. Delicate glass may break or crack if heated suddenly. • Glass jars ✓ Must remove the lid. Suitable for warming only. • Dishes ✗ May cause arcing or fire. • Freezer bag twist ties ✗ MICROWAVES Microwave energy actually penetrates food, attracted and absorbed by its water, fat and sugar content. The microwaves cause the molecules in the food to move rapidly.
Cooking Guide for frozen vegetables Cooking Guide for rice and pasta ENGLISH 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. Food Portion Power Time (min.) Spinach 150 g 600 W Standing Time (min.
Cooking Guide for fresh vegetables Food Portion Time (min.) Mushrooms 125 g 1½-2 250 g 3½-4 Food Broccoli Portion Time (min.) 250 g 5-5½ 500 g 8½-9 Brussels Sprouts Carrots 250 g Cauliflower 250 g 500 g Courgettes 250 g Egg Plants 250 g Leeks 250 g 250 g Standing Instructions Time (min.) 3 Prepare even sized florets. Arrange the stems to the centre. 6½-7½ 3 Add 60-75 ml (5-6 tbsp.) water. 5-6 3 Cut carrots into even sized slices. 5½-6 3 Prepare even sized 9½-10 florets.
ENGLISH REHEATING REHEATING LIQUIDS 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. Always allow a standing time of at least 20 seconds after the oven has been switched off to allow the temperature to even out.
Reheating liquids and food Food Use the power levels and times in this table as a guide lines for reheating. Food Portion Power Time (min.) 750 W Soup (chilled) 750 W 250 g 450 g 1½-2 2-2½ 4-4½ 3-3½ 4-4½ Stew (chilled) 350 g 600 W 5-6 Pasta with sauce (chilled) 350 g 600 W 4-5 Filled pasta with sauce (chilled) 350 g Plated meal (chilled) 300 g 400 g Frozen ready meal 300 g 400 g Standing Instructions time (min.) 600 W 4½-5½ 3 Put filled pasta (e.g.
DEFROSTING Reheating baby food and milk Use the power levels and times in this table as guide lines for reheating. ENGLISH Food Baby food (Vegetables + meat) Baby porridge (Grain + milk + fruit) Baby milk Portion Power Time 190 g 190 g 100 ml 200 ml 600 W 600 W 30 sec. 20 sec. 300 W 30-40 sec. 1 min. to 1 min. 10 sec. Microwaves are an excellent way of defrosting frozen food. Microwaves gently defrost frozen food in a short period of time.
GRILL All frozen food should be defrosted using defrosting power level (180 W). Food The grill-heating elements are located underneath the ceiling of the cavity. They operates while the door is closed and the turntable is rotating. The turntable’s rotation makes the food brown more evenly. Preheating the grill for 2-3 minutes will make the food brown more quickly. Portion Time Standing Instructions (min.) Time (min.
ENGLISH MICROWAVE + GRILL Grill guide This cooking mode combines the radiant heat that is coming from the grill with the speed of microwave cooking. It operates only while the door is closed and the turntable is rotating. Due to the rotation of the turntable, the food browns evenly. Three combination modes are available with this model: 600 W + Grill, 450 W + Grill and 300 W + Grill. Preheat the heater with the grill-function for 2-3 minutes before grilling food.
Fresh food Portion Fresh food Frozen pasta Frozen fish gratin Frozen pizza snacks Frozen streusel cake Portion Cooking 1st side 2st side Instructions mode time time (min.) (min.) 400 g 600 W + 13-15 3-4 Put the frozen Grill pasta (-18 °C), e.g. lasagne or tortellini in a suitable sized glass pyrex dish and set on rack. 400 g 450 W + 20-22 3-4 Put the frozen fish Grill gratin (-18 °C) in a suitable sized glass pyrex dish and set on rack.
ENGLISH SPECIAL HINTS Cleaning your microwave oven MELTING BUTTER Put 50 g butter into a small deep glass dish. Cover with plastic lid. Heat for 30-40 seconds using 750 W, until butter is melted. 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 MELTING CHOCOLATE Put 100 g chocolate into a small deep glass dish.
Technical specifications A few simple precautions should be taken when storing or having your microwave oven serviced. The oven must not be used if the door or door seals are damaged: • Broken hinge • Deteriorated seals • Distorted or bent oven casing Only a qualified microwave service technician should perform repair. SAMSUNG strives to improve its products at all times. Both the design specifications and these user instructions are thus subject to change without notice.
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