Panasonic NN-ST641W Microwave Oven User Manual


 
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Vegetables 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
cauli ower, cabbage, asparagus, beans, celery,
zucchini, spinach, capsicum or a mixture of these.
• All vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and
cut into evenly sized pieces.
• Add 1 tablespoon to
1
4
cup of water to vegetables if
dehydrated or a softer cooked texture is desired.
• Place in a suitable size dish.
• Butter, herbs, etc., may be added before heating,
but do not salt vegetables until serving.
• Cover dishes securely with plastic wrap or a tted
lid.
• At the completion of heating, stir larger quantities of
vegetables. Let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.
To Operate:
Select Vegetables, press Serving/Weight Pad to
select weight required, then press Start.
Place hot tap water in 4-litre dish. Bring hot water
to the boil on High for 10 to 12 minutes. Add beans
and 2 tablespoons oil to water. Cook according to
directions in chart. Stir. Allow to stand, covered, for
15 to 20 minutes.
Potatoes
Minimum weight 250 g / Maximum weight 900 g
• Suitable for cooking root vegetables such as
potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, onions, swede,
carrots, turnip and beetroot.
• All vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and
cut into even sized pieces.
• Add 1 tablespoon to
1
4
cup of water to vegetables if
dehydrated or a softer cooked texture is desired.
• Place into an appropriate size dish and cover
securely with plastic wrap or a tted lid.
• If desired, butter, herbs etc. may be added but do
not add salt until after cooking.
• During the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ and
prompt you to stir/rearrange the vegetables.
• At the completion of cooking, stir larger quantities of
vegetables. Let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.
To Operate:
Select Potatoes, press Serving/Weight Pad to
select weight required, then press Start.
Note: Beans such as red kidney beans and lima
beans should be soaked overnight before cooking.
250 g of dried beans equals about 3 cups cooked
beans. Use in place of canned beans.
Cooking Dried Beans and Peas by Micro Power
ITEM CONTAINER
AMOUNT OF
HOT WATER
APPROX. TIME TO
BOIL HOT WATER
on High (in minutes)
COVERED
TO COOK BEANS
on Defrost
(in minutes)
COVERED
Lentils (250 g) 4-litre dish 2 litres 10 to 12 15 to 20
Soup Mix (250 g) 4-litre dish 2 litres 10 to 12 15 to 20
Split Peas or
Lentils (250 g)
4-litre dish 2 litres 10 to 12 20 to 25
Beans (250 g)
Soaked overnight
4-litre dish 2 litres 10 to 12 25 to 30
Cooking Vegetables And Root Vegetables By Auto Cook
Dried Beans or Peas by Micro Power