Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto NN-ST557M del fabbricante Panasonic
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Model Number: NN-ST557M/W Cook book Microwave Oven Operation Guide Microwave Oven.
We are glad you have chosen to purchase a PANASONIC microwave oven. Before operating this oven, please read these instructions carefully and completely, and keep them for further reference.
T able of Contents Before Operation Safety Instructions.......................................................................................................................................1 Installation and General Instructions .....................
Safety Instructions – 1 – Precautions to be taken when using Microwave Ovens for Heating foodstuffs INSPECTION FOR DAMAGE. A microwave oven should only be used if an inspection confirms all of the following conditions: 1. The door fits squarely and securely and opens and closes smoothly.
Installation and General Instructions – 2 – General Use 1. In order to maintain high quality, do not operate the oven when empty. The microwave energy will reflect continuously throughout the oven if no food or water is present to absorb energy. 2.
Microwaves and How They W ork – 3 – 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 shorter than radio waves; approximately twelve centimetres wave length.
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 plastic containers may become soft, melt and may scorch.
Feature Diagram – 5 – Glass T ray 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.
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, the unit did not or could not accept the instruction. The oven will beep twice betwen programmed stages. At the end of any completed program, the oven will beep 5 times.
Let’ s Start T o Use Y our Oven! – 7 – 1 Plug in Plug into a properly earthed electrical outlet. “WELCOME TO PANASONIC MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING” 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 the oven.
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. 12:35 Clock 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 locked into Display Window.
To Cook / Reheat / Defrost by Micro Power and T ime – 9 – 1 Select Power Level Press Micro Power Pad until the power level appears in the Display Window.
T urbo 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 of food depends on the oven cavity size.
Defrosting T ips and T echniques – 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.
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 foods must be pre-cooked.
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 displayed press twice - 180 g 2 Press Cooking time appears in the Display Window and begins to count down.
To Use as a Kitchen T imer Press once. Set desired amount of time. Press Start . (up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds) Time will count down without oven operating. To Set Standing T ime Press once. Set desired amount of standing time. Press Start . (up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds) Cooking will start.
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 by small appliances such as mixers, vacuums, hair dryers, etc.
Care of Y our Oven – 16 – BEFORE CLEANING: Remove plug from outlet. If impossible, leave oven door open to prevent oven from accidentally turning on. AFTER CLEANING: Be sure to replace the Roller Ring and Glass Tray in the proper position and press Stop/Reset Pad to clear the Display Window.
Panasonic W arranty – 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 per.
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.
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T able of Contents Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques ..............................................................................................1-3 Reheat ...................................................................................
Microwave Recipe Preparation and T echniques Microwaves penetrate the surface of the food to a depth of about two to three centimetres and then the heat is gradually conducted in a random pattern.
– 2 – Microwave Recipe Preparation and T echniques 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 materials to cover dishes.
– 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 need last minute cooking or attention at the same time. The special features of microwave cookery make it easy to serve meals with everything piping hot.
– 4 – Reheat Reheating 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 by using the AUTO REHEAT buttons on your microwave.
– 5 – Reheat FROZEN ITEM POWER TIME SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS (Pre-cooked) (in minutes) BREAD & BAKED PRODUCT Bread 1 slice Medium-High 10 - 15 sec Do not let bread get hot, or it will become 1 loaf Medium-High 1 - 3 rubbery and dry out. Remove whole loaf from original wrapper.
– 6 – Reheat IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER WHEN REHEATING COLD FOODS STARTING TEMPERATURE — Foods taken from the refrigerator will take longer to reheat than foods from room temperature. Quantity — One serving heats faster than several servings.
– 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 powder pepper Method: Place pumpkin, onion and curry powder in a 2-litre casserole dish. Cover and cook on High for 12 minutes.
– 8 – Soups and Snacks C HICKEN AND P RA WN L AKSA Serves: 4 Ingredients: Soup: 2 tablespoons laksa paste 400 ml coconut milk 1 litre chicken stock 1 tablespoon soy sauce fresh ground black pepper.
– 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.
– 10 – Fish and Shellfish T OMA TO B ASIL M USSELS Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 kg fresh mussels 1 ⁄ 4 cup water 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 leek, sliced 1 clove garlic, crushed 440 g can tomato pieces.
– 11 – Fish and Shellfish O YSTER S OUP Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 30 g butter 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups chicken stock 1 ⁄ 2 cup cream 20 bottled oysters, drained salt and white pepper snipped chives to garnish Method: Place butter in 2-litre casserole dish and cook on High for 1 minute.
– 12 – Poultry and Eggs 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.
– 13 – Poultry and Eggs Cooking Chicken Pieces by Auto Cook Å Å • Minimum weight 400g / Maximum weight 1.0kg • Suitable for cooking chicken pieces such as wings, drumsticks, thighs, half breasts etc. • Chicken pieces should be thawed completely before cooking.
– 14 – Poultry and Eggs G REEN P EPPERCORN C HICKEN Serves: 4 Ingredients: 500 g sliced chicken breast fillets 2 tablespoons green peppercorns 1 tablespoon seeded mustard 1 teaspoon chicken stock powder 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 ⁄ 2 cup cream Method: Place chicken in a 3-litre casserole dish.
– 15 – Cooking Eggs by Micro Power Boiled Eggs: Do not boil eggs in your microwave. Raw eggs boiled in their shells can explode and cause serious injury. Poached Eggs: The membrane on egg yolks must be pierced before cooking, otherwise steam will build up and cause yolk to pop.
– 16 – Cooking T ender Cuts of Meat by Micro power 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.
– 17 – I T ALIAN B EEF C ASSEROLE WITH P OLENT A D UMPLINGS Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients: 2 ⁄ 3 cup polenta 300 ml boiling water 1 ⁄ 4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, .
– 18 – S P AGHETTI M EA T S AUCE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 500 g minced beef 1 onion, chopped 1 teaspoon minced garlic 425 g can tomatoes 1 cup tomato puree 1 ⁄ 4 cup red wine 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs pepper Method: Place beef, onion and garlic in a 3-litre casserole dish.
– 19 – L ASAGNE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: Meat Sauce: 500 g minced beef 2 small onions, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped 425 g tomato purée 1 cup beef stock 1 ⁄ 4 cup chopped basil 1 tablespoo.
Cooking Fresh V egetables 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.
– 21 – C OOKING F ROZEN V EGET ABLES BY M ICRO P OWER 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.
– 22 – V egetables • Minimum weight 120g / Maximum weight 370g • Suitable for cooking all types of leaf, green and soft varieties of vegetables, including broccoli, squash cauliflower, cabbage, asparagus, beans, celery, zucchini, spinach, capsicum or a mixture of these.
– 23 – V EGET ABLE F RITT A T A Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 400 g potatoes, thinly sliced 1 ⁄ 2 red capsicum, sliced into strips 1 ⁄ 2 green capsicum, sliced into strips 1 tomato, diced 2 tabl.
T HAI V EGET ABLE C URR Y Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 onion, sliced 2 tablespoons green curry paste 3 cups sliced vegetables 440 g can chick peas, drained 1 cup coconut milk 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 ⁄ 2 cup chopped nuts Method: Place onion and curry paste in a 3-litre casserole dish.
– 25 – Cooking Rice by Micro power Follow directions in chart for recommended dish size, amounts of water and cooking time. Add rice to water. Add salt and butter according to package directions. Cook on High for time recommended in chart. Allow to stand, covered, before serving.
– 26 – C HICKEN AND A SP ARAGUS R ISOTT O 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 st.
– 27 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles Cooking Dried pasta by Auto Cook Å Å • Minimum weight 150g / Maximum weight 500g • Suitable for cooking dried pasta such as spaghetti, fettucine, macaroni, penne, spiral etc. • See chart below for dish size and quantities.
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.
– 29 – Cooking Cakes by Micro power • The texture of cakes cooked in the microwave oven is not the same as cakes cooked in a conventional oven, 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.
– 30 – C HOCOLA TE 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 flour Method: Grease and line 20 cm square pyrex dish. Melt butter and chocolate in 2-litre dish on Medium-High for 2 minutes.
– 31 – M OCHA C ARROT C AKE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 1 cup self-raising flour 1 ⁄ 2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 ⁄ 2 cup caster sugar 1 ⁄ 2 cup crushed pineapple 1 cup grated carrot 3 .
– 32 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices Q UICK M IX C HOCOLA TE C AKE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 1 cup self-raising flour 1 cup caster sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa 3 tablespoons butter, softened 2 eggs 1 ⁄ 3 cup milk Method: Sift all dry ingredients into a bowl.
F RUIT M INCE Serves: 4 Ingredients: 250 g mixed dried fruit 440 g crushed pineapple and juice 1 cooking apple peeled, cored and grated 1 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon brandy 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon cornflour 1 ⁄ 4 cup water Method: Combine all ingredients (except cornflour and water) in a 2-litre casserole dish.
– 34 – Preserving Precautions Do not use your oven for home canning or the heating of any closed jar. Pressure will build up and the jar may explode. In addition, the microwave oven cannot maintain the food at the correct canning temperature. Improperly canned food may spoil and be dangerous to consume.
– 35 – B ASIC W HITE S AUCE Makes: 1 cup Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 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 flour, salt and pepper. Gradually add milk, stirring until smooth.
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