Panasonic NNST641W - User Manual

– 4 – Microwaves and How They Work Cookware and Utensils Guide Microwaves are a form of high frequency radio waves similar to those used by a radio, including AM, FM and CB. They are similar to a television where the radio waves are converted to a picture on the screen. However, microwaves are much ...

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

– 6 – Feature Diagram Glass Tray 1. Do not operate the oven without the Roller Ring and Glass Tray in place.2. Only use the Glass Tray specifi cally 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 ...

– 7 – 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...

– 8 – Let’s Start To Use Your Oven! 1 Plug in Plug into a properly earthed electrical outlet. 2 Open Door Open the door and place container with food in a dish on Glass Tray in the oven. Then close the door. 3 Select Power Level eg. MeduimPress Power Level Pad three times. (see page 10 for Micro Pow...

– 10 – 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 (High: up to 30 minutes, other...

– 11 – 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 Set Weight The shape and size of the food will determine the maximum weight the oven can accommodate. The recommended maximum weight o...

– 12 – 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...

– 13 – To Cook Using Auto Reheat / Auto Cook press once for vegetablespress twice for frozen VegMenu number appears in the display window. Auto Reheat and Auto Cook allows you to cook foods without selecting times and power levels. Only set desired menu number and Serving/Weight, the oven will cook ...

– 15 – 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...

– 16 – 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...

– 17 – Care of your Microwave Oven Note: The oven should be cleaned regularly and any food deposits removed. Failure to maintain the oven in a clean condition could lead to deterioration of the surface that could adversely affect the life of the appliance and possibly result in a harzardous situatio...

– 18 – Panasonic Warranty F00039Y10QP_OI.indd 18 F00039Y10QP_OI.indd 18 2011-7-4 9:45:42 2011-7-4 9:45:42

– 19 – Quick Guide to Operation Feature How to Operate To Set Clock ( page 9) once Press once Set time of day. (Max 12:59) To Set/Cancel Child Safety Lock ( page 9) To set 3 times. Display To cancel 3 times. Display To Cook/Reheat/ Defrost by Micro Power and Time Setting ( page 10) Select power. Sel...

– 21 – Microwave Recipe T echniques Techniques for Preparation Covering Covering food minimizes the microwave cooking time. Because microwave cooking is done with time and not direct heat, the rate of evaporation cannot be easily controlled. However, this can be corrected by using different material...

– 22 – Microwave Recipe 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 need last minute cooking or attention at the same time. The special features of microwave cookery make it easy to serve meals with everyth...

– 23 – Reheat Converting Recipes from Other Sources 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 b...

– 24 – Reheat Reheating by Micro Power - Frozen Pre-cooked Foods FROZEN ITEM (Pre-cooked) POWER TIME (in minutes) SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BREAD & BAKED PRODUCT Bread 1 slice 1 loaf 6 rolls Med-HighMed-High Med-High 10 - 15 sec 1 - 3 1 - 2 Do not let bread get hot, or it will become rubbery and dry ...

– 26 – Soups and Snacks P UMPKIN S OUP Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 kg pumpkin diced 1 onion, diced 2 cups chicken stock 1 teaspoon curry powder pepper Method: Place pumpkin, onion and curry powder in a 2-litre casserole dish. Cover and cook on High for 12 minutes. Add chicken stock and pepper. Cook on ...

– 28 – Fish and Shell fi sh Directions for Cooking Fish and Shellfi sh by Micro Power Clean fi sh before starting the recipe. Arrange fi sh in a single layer, overlap thin fi llet ends to prevent overcooking. Prawns and scallops should be placed in a single layer. Cover dish with plastic wrap. Cook ...

– 30 – Poultry and Eggs Cooking Whole Poultry by Micro Power 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. Pl...

– 34 – 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...

– 35 – Meat C OOKING C URRIES BY AUTO C OOK • Minimun weight 250 g / Maximum weight 750 g (weight of only meat) • See chart below for quantities to use.• Cut meat and vegetables into even size pieces.• Place curry paste, meat, onion and hard vegetable into a suitable size casserole dish, do not use ...

– 38 – 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 char...

– 39 – V egetables and Legumes Remove vegetables from package and place in an appropriate sized container. Vegetables frozen in a pouch should be placed on a dish and the top pierced. Cook on High according to directions given in chart. Vegetables should be cooked covered with a lid or plastic wrap....

– 40 – V egetables and Legumes Vegetables • Minimum weight 120 g / Maximum weight 370 g • Suitable for cooking all types of leaf, green and soft varieties of vegetables, including broccoli, squash caulifl ower, cabbage, asparagus, beans, celery, zucchini, spinach, capsicum or a mixture of these. • A...

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

– 46 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles Cooking Pasta by Micro Power Follow directions in chart for recommended dish size, amount of water and cooking time. Boil water, with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon oil. Add pasta and cook for time recommended in chart. Cook on High. Test pasta for desired cooking be...

– 48 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles Cooking Dried Noodles by Micro power Follow directions in chart recommended dish size, amount of water and cooking time. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to water to prevent noodles from sticking together. Add noodles and cook for time recommended in chart. Cook noodles on High...

– 49 – 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...

– 51 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices Cooking Fruit by Micro Power FRUIT - Peel, slice, chop into even sized pieces. Place in shallow heatproof dish on turntable. Apples - poached 500 g High 8 Add 300 ml of water. Only half fi ll dish. Cover. Apples - stewed 500 g High 6 Only half fi ll dish. Cover. Pea...

– 52 – Sauces and Extras C HOCOLATE B ROWNIES Makes: 1 x 20 cm square slice pan Ingredients: 125 g butter 200 g chocolate 1 cup caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 3 eggs 1 cup plain fl our Method: Grease and line 20 cm square pyrex dish. Melt butter and chocolate in 2-litre dish on Med-High for...

– 53 – Sauces and Extras B ASIC W HITE S AUCE Makes: 1 cup Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons fl our salt and white pepper 1 1 ⁄ 4 cups milk Method: Place butter in a 4-cup jug. Cook on High for 30 to 40 seconds. Stir in fl our, salt and pepper. Gradually add milk, stirring until smooth...