Panasonic NN-S781 Microwave Oven User Manual


 
To Cook / Reheat Using Auto Cook
(NN-S751)
Auto Reheat
(250 g - 850 g)
• All foods must be pre-cooked. Suitable for
casseroles, plated dinners, soups, stews, pasta
dishes (except lasagne), and canned foods.
• Foods should be reheated from room temperature
or refrigerator temperature. Do not reheat frozen
foods on this setting.
• Foods should be covered loosely but completely
with plastic wrap or a casserole lid which does not
seal.
• Foods weighting less than 200 g and more than
900 g should be reheated by Micro Power and
Time only.
Do not reheat bread or pastry products; raw;
uncooked or frozen foods; or beverages.
• Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will
‘beep’ and prompt you to stir or rearrange the
foods. At the end of cooking time, stir and let stand
for 3 to 5 minutes.
Frozen Reheat-Plated Meals
(250 g - 850 g)
• Suitable for reheating pre-cooked soups, stews,
casseroles, roast dinners, pasta dishes (except
lasagne) and rice dishes from frozen temperature.
• This setting is not suitable for reheating frozen
bread or pastry products, raw or uncooked foods or
beverages.
• Remove convenience foods from foil or plastic
packaging and place in an appropriate size dish.
• Cover dish with plastic wrap or a lid.
• Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will
‘beep’ and prompt you to stir or rearrange the
foods. At the end of the cooking time, stir and let
stand for 3 to 5 minutes.
Frozen Vegetables
(120 g - 750 g)
• Suitable for heating varieties of frozen vegetables,
including peas, beans, corn kernels, broccoli,
cauliflower etc.
• Place larger pieces or quantities in a single layer
for best results.
• Add 1 tablespoon to
1
4 cup water, if vegetables
appear slightly dehydrated. Add water also, if you
prefer a softer cooked texture.
• Very icy vegetables that have frozen in a solid
mass may require slightly longer cooking times.
• Place vegetables in an appropriate size dish. Use
the following as a guide:
Weight Dish Size
120 g 500 ml
250 g 750 ml
500 g 1 litre
750 g 2 litre
• Cover with plastic wrap or a well fitting lid. Halfway
through the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ and
prompt you to stir and rearrange the vegetables.
• If desired, butter, herbs etc. may be added, but do
not add salt until serving. (Salt dehydrates
vegetables during cooking.)
• At the end of the cooking time, stir vegetables and
let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.
Vegetables-Fresh Vegetables
(120 g - 370 g)
• Suitable for cooking all types of leaf,
green and soft varieties, including broccoli, squash,
cauliflower, cabbage, asparagus, beans, celery,
zucchini, spinach, capsicum or a mixture of these.
• All vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and
cut into even size pieces.
• Add 1 tablespoon to
1
4 cup water, if vegetables
appear slightly dehydrated. Add water if you prefer
a softer cooked texture.
• Place vegetables in an appropriate size dish.
Use the following as a guide:
Weight Dish Size
120g 500ml
180g 500ml
250g 750ml
370g 750ml
• Cover with plastic wrap or a well fitting lid.
• If desired, butter, herbs etc. may be added, but do
not add salt until serving. (Salt dehydrates
vegetables during cooking).
Root Vegetables (180 g - 500 g)
• Suitable for cooking root vegetables such as
potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, onions,
swedes,carrots.
• All vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and
cut into evenly sliced pieces.
• Add 1 tablespoon to
1
4 cup of water to vegetables,
if dehydrated or softer texture is desired.
• Place in a appropriate size dish and cover with
plastic wrap or well fitting lid.
• Halfway through the cooking time the oven will
‘beep’ and instruct you to turn over and rearrange
the root vegetables. This will assist in even
cooking.
Rice(1 cup - 2
1
2 cups)
• Suitable for cooking white rice including short, long
grain, Jasmine and Basmati.
• Place rice with water in a suitable sized dish.
Use the following as a guide:
Rice *Water Dish Size
1 cup 2 cups 3 litre
1
1
2 cups 3 cups 3 litre
2 cups 4 cups 4.5 litre
2
1
2 cups 5 cups 4.5 litre
*(It may be necessary to adjust the amount of water
to your personal preference.)
• Rice will boil over if the dish used is too small.
• Cook rice uncovered.
• Do not cook in plastic containers unless suitable for
high temperature cooking.
• Stand rice for 5 to 10 minutes after cooking, if
necessary.
• This setting is not suitable for cooking brown rice.
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