LG LSMC3086ST Owners Manual - Page 12

MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS Cooking Comparison Guide Cooking with your new oven offers a wide variety of food preparation options: microwave cooking, convection cooking, and combination cooking. Microwave cooking uses very short, high-frequency radio waves. The movement of the microwaves through the food generates heat and cooks most foods faster than regular methods, while retaining their natural texture and moisture. Microwave cooking heats food directly, not the cookware or the interior of the oven. Reheating is easy and defrosting is particularly convenient because less time is spent in food preparation. Convection cooking constantly circulates heated air around the food, creating even browning and sealed-in flavor by the constant motion of hot air over the food surfaces. Combination cooking combines microwave energy with convection to cook with speed and accuracy, while browning and crisping to perfection. Timed cooking can be set with microwave cooking, convection cooking, and combination cooking. Preset the desired length of cooking time and the oven turns off automatically. MICROWAVE CONVECTION COMBINATION COOKING METHOD HEAT SOURCE BENEFITS Microwave energy is distributed evenly throughout the oven for fast, thorough cooking of food. Hot air circulates around food to produce browned exteriors and sealed-in juices. Microwave energy and convection heat combine to shorten the cooking time of regular ovens, while browning and sealing in juices. Microwave energy. Circulating heated air. Microwave energy and circulating heated air. • F ast, high efficiency cooking. • O ven and surroundings do not get hot. • Easy clean-up • Aids in browning and seals in flavor. • Cooks some foods faster than regular ovens. • Shortened cooking time from microwave energy. • Browning and crisping from convection heat. - 12 -