Panasonic NN-ST557W - Manual

Microwaves and How They Work – 3 – Microwaves are a form of high frequency radio wavessimilar to those used by a radio, including AM, FMand CB. They are similar to a television where theradio waves are converted to a picture on the screen.However, microwaves are much shorter than radiowaves; approxi...

Cookware and Utensil Guide (continued) – 4 – Plastics Plastic dishes, cups and some freezer containers should be used with care in a microwave oven.Choose plastic containers carefully, as some plasticcontainers may become soft, melt and may scorch.The majority of plastic dishes, even those designedf...

Feature Diagram – 5 – Glass Tray 1. Do not operate the oven without the Roller Ring and Glass Tray in place.2. Only use the Glass Tray specifically designed for this oven. Do not substitute another Glass Tray.3. If Glass Tray is hot, allow to cool before cleaning or placing in water.4. Do not cook d...

Control Panel – 6 – Beep Sound When a pad is pressed correctly, a beep sound will be heard. If a pad is pressed and no beep is heard, theunit did not or could not accept the instruction. The oven will beep twice betwen programmed stages. At theend of any completed program, the oven will beep 5 times...

Let’s Start To Use Your Oven! – 7 – 1 Plug in Plug into a properly earthed electrical outlet. “WELCOME TO PANASONIC MICROWAVE OVENCOOKING” 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 on Glass Tray in th...

To Set Clock – 8 – You can use the oven without setting the clock. 1 Press twice. Colon will blink in Display Window. 2 Enter Time of Day Enter time of day using Time Pads e.g. 12:35Clock is a 12 hour display. There isn’t a.m. or p.m. setting. 3 Press Colon stops blinking; time of day is entered and...

To Cook / Reheat / Defrost by Micro Power and Time – 9 – 1 Select Power Level Press Micro Power Pad until the power level appears in the Display Window.(see chart below) Note: When selecting High on the first stage, you can start from step 2. 2 Set Cooking Time (High power: maximum up to 30 minutes ...

Turbo Defrost This feature allows you to defrost meat, poultry and seafood automatically by just setting the weight of thefood. 1 Set Weight The shape and size of the food will determine the maximum weight the oven can accommodate. Therecommended maximum weight of food depends on the oven cavity siz...

Defrosting Tips and Techniques – 11 – Preparation for Freezing: 1. Heavy-duty plastic wraps, bags and freezer wrap are suitable.2. Freeze meats, poultry and fish 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 an...

To Reheat Food Using Auto Reheat / Frozen Reheat Pads – 12 – 1 Press until the desired weight appears in the Display Window. 2 Press Reheating time appears in the Display Window and begins to count down. For best results on Auto Reheat, follow these recommendations: Auto Reheat (250 g - 850 g) • All...

1 Press Desired Food Category Pad until the required food weight/serving size appears in the Display Window (see chart below) e.g. Vegetables press once - 120 g is displayedpress twice - 180 g 2 Press Cooking time appears in the Display Window and begins to count down. To Reheat using , To Cook usin...

To Use as a Kitchen Timer Press once. Set desired amount of time. Press Start . (up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds) Time will count downwithout oven operating. To Set Standing Time Press once. Set desired amount of standing time. Press Start . (up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds) Cooking will start.After...

Before Requesting Service – 15 – THESE THINGS ARE NORMAL The oven causes Some radio and TV interference might occur when you cook with the interference with my TV. microwave oven. This interference is similar to the interference caused bysmall appliances such as mixers, vacuums, hair dryers, etc. It...

Care of Your Oven – 16 – BEFORE CLEANING: Remove plug from outlet. If impossible, leaveoven door open to prevent oven fromaccidentally turning on. AFTER CLEANING: Be sure to replace the Roller Ring and GlassTray in the proper position and press Stop/Reset Pad to clear the Display Window. Inside of t...

Panasonic Warranty – 17 – 1. The product is warranted for 12 months from the date of purchase. Subject to the conditions of this warranty Panasonic or it's Authorised Service Centre will perform necessary service on the product without charge for parts or labour if, in theopinion of Panasonic, the p...

Feature How to Operate Quick Guide to Operation – 18 – To Set: Display To Cancel: Display Press 3 times. Press 3 times. Select power. Set the cooking time. Set the desired cooking programme. (See Page 9) Set the desired cooking programme. (See Page 9) To Set / Cancel Child Safety Lock ( ☞ page 8) To...

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Microwave Recipe Preparation and T echniques Microwaves penetrate the surface of the food to adepth of about two to three centimetres and thenthe heat is gradually conducted in a random pattern.Some parts of food matter cook faster than others.Special microwave techniques are used to promote Food Ch...

– 3 – Microwave Recipe Preparation and T echniques Menu Planning for Microwave Cooking How to Keep Everything Hot at The Same Time Plan your meals so that the food will not all needlast minute cooking or attention at the same time.The special features of microwave cookery make iteasy to serve meals ...

– 4 – Reheat Reheating One of the most common uses for a microwaveoven is to reheat food. Your Panasonic microwaveallows you to either reheat by placing food into theoven and you choose the micro power level andlength of heating time or you may reheatautomatically by using the AUTO REHEAT buttonson ...

– 7 – Soups and Snacks P UMPKIN S OUP Å Å Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 kg pumpkin, peeled and chopped 1 onion, diced 2 cups chicken stock 1 teaspoon curry powderpepper Method: Place pumpkin, onion and curry powder in a 2-litrecasserole dish. Cover and cook on High for 12minutes. Add chicken stock and pe...

– 9 – Fish and Shellfish Directions for cooking fish by Auto Cook Å Å • Minimum weight 120g / Maximum weight 500g • Suitable for cooking whole fish and fish fillets.• Select fish suitable for microwave cooking and place in a single layer in a shallow dish, with skin-side down. • Add butter, spices, ...

– 12 – Poultry and Eggs Season as desired, but salt after cooking. Browningsauce mixed with equal parts of butter will enhancethe appearance. Poultry must be unstuffed. Tie legs together withcotton string. Place on a microwave rack set in arectangular dish. Place poultry breast-side down:turn over h...

– 16 – Cooking Tender Cuts of Meat by Micro power For best results, select roasts that are uniform inshape. Place meat on a microwave rack in a suitable dish.Beef rib roast should be placed cut-side down. Otherbone-in roasts should be placed fat-side down.Boneless roasts should be placed fat-side up...

Cooking Fresh Vegetables by Micro power Vegetables should be covered and cooked on High power for best results. Weights given are trimmed weights. APPROX. COOKING VEGETABLE QUANTITY COOKING PROCEDURE TIME (in minutes) on High Asparagus 250 g Covered dish with 1 ⁄ 4 cup water. 1 to 3 Beans (finely sl...

– 21 – C OOKING F ROZEN V EGETABLES BY M ICRO P OWER Remove vegetables from package and place in anappropriate sized container. Vegetables frozen in apouch should be placed on a dish and the toppierced. Cook on High according to directions givenin chart. Vegetables should be cooked covered with alid...

– 22 – Vegetables • Minimum weight 120g / Maximum weight 370g • Suitable for cooking all types of leaf, green and soft varieties of vegetables, including broccoli, squashcauliflower, cabbage, asparagus, beans, celery,zucchini, spinach, capsicum or a mixture of these. • All vegetables should be trimm...

– 25 – Cooking Rice by Micro power Follow directions in chart for recommended dishsize, amounts of water and cooking time. Add rice towater. Add salt and butter according to packagedirections. Cook on High for time recommended in chart. Allow to stand, covered, before serving. Forspecial rice, subst...

– 26 – C HICKEN AND A SPARAGUS R ISOTTO Serves: 4 Ingredients: 300 g fresh asparagus, chopped 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 1 ⁄ 2 cups arborio rice 1 clove garlic, crushed 4 cups boiling chicken stock 2 cups coarsely chopped cooked chicken 1 ⁄ 4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese 1 ⁄ 4 cup creamground blac...

Cooking Fresh Noodles by Auto Cook Å Å • Suitable for cooking fresh noodles such as Hokkien, Singapore, Udon, Soba, Rice noodles. • Place noodles and boiling water as recommended in chart below in a suitable size dish. • Cover with plastic wrap.• The oven will beep halfway through the cooking time a...

– 29 – Cooking Cakes by Micro power • The texture of cakes cooked in the microwave oven is not the same as cakes cooked in a conventionaloven, but it is a convenient way of cooking cakes. • Do not use metal cake tins. Plastic dishes and pyrex, give the best results when cooking cakes.Grease the dish...

– 34 – Preserving Precautions Do not use your oven for home canning or theheating of any closed jar. Pressure will build up andthe jar may explode. In addition, the microwave ovencannot maintain the food at the correct canningtemperature. Improperly canned food may spoil andbe dangerous to consume. ...