Panasonic NN-ST686S Microwave Oven User Manual


 
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Auto Cook Menu
Pre-cooked foods are reheated automatically by setting the
food’s serving. You need not select power level or reheating
time. The foods should be at refrigerator or room tempera-
ture. Use suitable sized dish and cover with a lid or
microwave safe plastic.
Note: When reheating items such as soups, stews, and
casseroles, it is recommended that they are stirred at half of
reheating time and at completion of reheating.
Auto Reheat
Suitable for cooking dried pasta. Place pasta and water in a
large sized dish to prevent from boiling over. Use hot tap
water at a ratio of:
Add 1 tablespoon of oil, if desired, before cooking to prevent
the pasta from sticking together. Cover with plastic wrap or a
fitting lid. Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will
'beep' to prompt you to stir and rearrange. Then cook pasta
uncovered. Stand for 5 to 10 minutes at the completion of
cooking time.
Pasta
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,
herbs, or lemon juice to flavor. Overlap thin edges of fillets to
prevent overcooking. If stuffing whole fish with seasoning,
cooking time may need to be extended. Shield the eye and
tail area of whole fish with small amounts of aluminum foil to
prevent overcooking. Cover dish securely with plastic wrap
or fitted lid. Allow large amounts of fish to stand for 3 to 5
minutes after cooking before serving. (thickness of fish
should not be more than 3 cm)
Fish
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 pre-
fer a softer cooked texture. Place in a suitable size dish.
Butter, herbs etc. may be added before heating, but do not
add salt until serving. Cover with plastic wrap or a well fitting
lid. At the completion of heating, stir larger quantities of veg-
etables. Let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.
Vegetables
Suitable for cooking chicken pieces such as wings, drum-
sticks, thighs, half breasts etc. Chicken pieces should be
thawed completely before cooking. Marinate chicken pieces
prior to cooking, for added flavor and color. Place marinated
chicken pieces on heat-proof dish.
Chicken
Root 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, stir. This will
assist in even cooking.
Root Vegetables
Potatoes should be trimmed or prepared and cut into evenly
sliced pieces. Add 1 tablespoon to
1
/4 cup of water to vegeta-
bles. If dehydrated or softer texture is desired. Place in a
appropriate size dish and cover with plastic wrap or well fit-
ting lid. Halfway through the cooking time, stir potatoes. This
will assist in even cooking.
Potatoes
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:
*(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
Rice
Suitable for cooking fruits including rhubarb, strawberries,
rasberries, blueberries, nectarines, pears, plums, apples and
apricots. Minimum and maximum weights include sugar and
water added to fruits. Trim and prepare fruit into uniform
pieces. Add approximately
1
/4 cup of caster sugar and
1
/2 cup
of water per 500 g of fruit. If not adding sugar, slightly
decrease the water content. The greater the amount of water
used, the softer the fruit will be. Place fruit, sugar and water
into an appropriate sized dish. Halfway through the cooking
time, the oven will 'beep' to prompt you to stir and rearrange.
Fruit
Pasta
150 g
250 g
350 g
500 g
Water
4 cups
5 cups
6 cups
8 cups
Rice
100 g
200 g
Dish Size
3 litre
3 litre
* Water
230 ml
350 ml
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