Panasonic NN-SF574SQPQ - User Manual

– 4 – Installation and General Instructions (continued) Placement of Oven 1. The oven must be placed on a fl at, stable surface. For correct operation, the oven must have suf fi cient air fl ow. Allow 15 cm of space on the top of the oven, 10 cm at the back, and 5 cm on both sides. If one side of th...

– 5 – Installation and General Instructions (continued) 9. Extreme care should be taken when cooking popcorn in a microwave oven. Cook for minimum time as recommended by manufacturer. Use the directions suitable for the wattage of your microwave oven. NEVER leave oven unattended when popping popcorn...

– 6 – Cookware and Utensils Guide It is important to use the correct container when cooking in a microwave oven. The following will help you make the right selection. How to Test a Container for Safe Microwave Oven Use TO TEST A CONTAINER FOR SAFE MICROWAVE OVEN USE: Fill a 1-cup glass measure with ...

– 7 – Feature Diagram Flat Table 1. If the fl at table is hot, allow to cool before cleaning. 2. Do not cook directly on the fl at table. Always put the food in the container special for the microwave oven. Door Safety Lock System Door Safety Lock System Power Supply Cord Power Supply Plug Control P...

– 8 – Control Panel Beep Sound When pad is pressed correctly, a beep sound will be heard. If a pad is pressed and no beep is heard, the unit does not or cannot accept the instruction. The oven will beep twice between programmed stages. At the end of any complete programme, the oven will beep fi ve t...

– 9 – Let’s Start To Use Your Oven! Display Window 1 Plug in Plug into a properly earthed electrical outlet." "appears in the Display Window. (This will immediately cease when any pad is pressed.) 2 Open Door Open the door and place container with food at the center of fl at table. Then clos...

– 11 – To Cook/Reheat/Defrost by Micro Power and Time 1 Select Power Level Press Micro Power pad until your desired power level appears in the Display Window. (see chart below) Note: When selecting High on the fi rst stage, you can start from step 2. 2 Set Cooking Time Enter cooking time using Time ...

– 12 – To Defrost To Defrost using Turbo Defrost This feature allows you to defrost meat, poultry and seafood automatically by just setting the weight of the food. 1 Press until the desired weight appears in the Display Window.The shape and size of the food will determine the maximum weight the oven...

– 13 – Defrosting Tips and Techniques Preparation for Freezing: 1. Heavy-duty plastic wraps, bags and freezer wrap are suitable.2. Freeze meats, poultry and fi sh in packages with only 1 or 2 layers of food. To aid in separating layers, place two pieces of wax paper between them. 3. REMOVE ALL AIR a...

– 15 – To Reheat Food Using Reheat Meal / Frozen Reheat 1 Press or until the desired weight appears in the Display Window. Food Category Pad Serving / Weight 1 tap 2 taps 3 taps 4 taps Reheat Meal 1 serve 2 serves 3 serves 4 serves Frozen Reheat 100 g 150 g 200 g 250 g 2 Press Reheating time appears...

– 16 – To Cook Food Using Auto Cook 1 Press Desired Food Category Pad Select and press the appropriate pad for the food you are cooking. The number of category appears in the Display Window. E.g.: Jacket Potatoes once 2 Press Weight Pad Press Weight Pad until the desired food Serving/Weight appears ...

– 20 – To Use Timer This feature allows you to program standing after cooking is completed and to program the oven as a minute or a second timer or program delay start. To Use as a Kitchen Timer To Set Standing Time To Set Delay Start NOTES: 1. If oven door is opened during the Standing Time, Delay ...

– 21 – Before Requesting Service THESE THINGS ARE NORMAL The oven causes interference with my TV. Some radio and TV interference might occur when you cook with the microwave oven. This interference is similar to the interference caused by small appliances such as mixers, vacuums, hair dryers, etc. I...

– 23 – Panasonic Warranty (For Australia) F0003BN60QP.indb 23 F0003BN60QP.indb 23 2014/8/15 15:23:17 2014/8/15 15:23:17

– 25 – Quick Guide to Operation Feature How to Operate To Set Clock ( page 10) Press twice Press once Set time of day To Set/Cancel Child Safety Lock ( page 10) To set 3 times Display or To cancel 3 times Display To Cook/Reheat/ Defrost by Micro Power and Time Setting ( page 11) Select power Select ...

– 29 – Reheat Reheating One of the most common uses for a microwave oven is to reheat food. Your Panasonic microwave allows you to either reheat by placing food into the oven and you choose the micro power level and length of heating time or you may reheat automatically by using the AUTO REHEAT Pads...

– 31 – Soups and Snacks P UMPKIN S OUP Serves: 4 Ingredients: 500 g pumpkin, peeled and chopped ½ onion, diced 1 cup chicken stock ½ teaspoon curry powder pepper Method: Place pumpkin, onion and curry powder in a 2-litre casserole dish. Cover and cook on High for 7 minutes. Add chicken stock and pep...

– 35 – Fish and Shell fi sh O YSTER S OUP Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 30 g butter 2 tablespoons fl our 2 cups chicken stock ½ cup cream 20 bottled oysters, drained salt and white pepper snipped chives to garnish Method: Place butter in 2-litre casserole dish and cook on High for 1 minute. Add fl our...

– 36 – Poultry and Eggs Season as desired, but salt after cooking. Browning sauce mixed with equal parts of butter will enhance the appearance.Poultry must be unstuffed. Tie legs together with cotton string. Place on a microwave rack set in a rectangular dish. Place poultry breast-side down: turn ov...

– 40 – Meat For best results, select roasts that are uniform in shape.Place meat on a microwave rack in a suitable dish. Beef rib roast should be placed cut-side down. Other bone-in roasts should be placed fat-side down. Boneless roasts should be placed fat-side up. Halfway through cooking, turn roa...

– 44 – V egetables and Legumes Place vegetables in a casserole dish. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of water per 500 g of vegetables. Add salt to water or add after cooking. Do not place salt directly on vegetables. Cover dish with glass lid or plastic wrap. Cook on High according to time recommended in cha...

– 49 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles Cooking Rice by Micro power Follow directions in chart for recommended dish size, amounts of water and cooking time. Add rice to water. Add salt and butter according to package directions. Cook on High for time recommended in chart. Allow to stand, covered, before serv...

– 53 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices Cakes, Desserts and slices can successfully be cooked in the microwave oven if a few simple rules are followed see individual recipes for instructions. C OOKING C AKES BY M ICRO P OWER • The texture of cakes cooked in the microwave oven is not the same as cakes cook...

– 58 – Sauces and Extras P reserving P recautions Do not use your oven for home canning or the heating of any closed jar. Pressure will build up and the jar may explode. In addition, the microwave oven cannot maintain the food at the correct canning temperature. Improperly canned food may spoil and ...