Panasonic NN-ST657 W manual Menu Planning for Microwave Cooking, Increasing & Decreasing Recipes

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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. Cooking of some foods may be interrupted while you start others, without harming the nutritional value or flavour of either.

A recipe which requires standing time can be microwaved first and another food cooked while it stands. Dishes prepared in advance can be reheated briefly before serving.

It does take some experience and time to cook with confidence. Microwaves are fast so you will have to do some experimenting. You might find you will use your conventional range in conjunction with your microwave oven. For example, while cooking the roast in the microwave oven, you can be cooking the vegetables and gravy on the range top. This can also be done the other way around. Prepare your meals as follows.

1.Firstly, cook the most dense item (roast or casserole). Drain and retain meat juice from joints then cover with foil.

2.Cook the potatoes, rice or pasta.

3.Cover with foil for standing.

4.Cook greens and other vegetables.

5.Cover with foil for standing.

6.Cook the gravy with the retained meat juices, stock and thickening.

7.Carve the roast and serve the vegetables and gravy.

While you are learning to plan meals, you may get a bit behind time. Don’t worry. Dinner servings may be reheated on P7, for 1 to 2 minutes per serving.

If you prefer not to use foil, cover food with saucepan lids. A metal lid will retain the heat for at least 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, how can you cook all the vegetables at the same time? Simply place potatoes and pumpkin in one dish and less dense vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, beans and peas in another. Sprinkle greens with water. Cover with a lid or plastic wrap. Cook on P10 for cooking times refer to vegetable cooking chart on page 19. Fresh and frozen vegetables can be mixed on a vegetable platter, but remember frozen vegetables are not as dense as fresh vegetables, as they have been blanched before freezing.

If vegetables are cut to a similar size, they can be cooked in separate ramekins or small dishes at the same time.

Increasing & Decreasing Recipes

Increasing

•To increase a recipe from 4 to 6 servings, increase each ingredient listed by half.

•To increase a recipe from 4 to 8 servings, double each ingredient listed.

•For larger quantities of a recipe, a large dish should be used. Make sure that the dish is deep enough to prevent the recipe from boiling over during cooking.

•Make sure to cover, stir or rearrange food as directed in the recipe and always check the food during cooking.

•Increase standing times by 5 minutes per 500g.

•Use the same Power Level recommended in the original recipe.

•Increase the cooking times by: 1⁄3 of original cooking time for 6 servings; and an extra 1⁄2 of original cooking time for 8 servings.

Decreasing

•To decrease a recipe from 4 to 2 servings, decrease each ingredient listed by half.

•For small quantities, a small dish should be used. Make sure that the dish is large enough to prevent the recipe from boiling over during cooking.

•Use the same Power Level recommended in the original recipe.

•Decrease the cooking times by 1⁄2 to 2⁄3 of the original cooking time.

Cooking for One

•To decrease a recipe from 4 to 1 serving, quarter each ingredient listed.

•A smaller dish should be used, making sure that the dish is still large enough to prevent the recipe from boiling over.

•Use the same Power Level recommended in the original recipe.

•Quarter the original cooking times, then add extra time, if needed.

•Make sure to cover, stir or rearrange food as directed in original recipe and always check the food during cooking.

Converting Recipes from

Other Sources

When the recipe is written with a wattage different than your oven, adjust the cooking time by approximately 10% per 100 watts, e.g. 6 minutes would be adjusted by 36 seconds. Alternately, adjust the power level by one level. If your wattage is higher than the recipe: (1) Adjust time downward or (2) Adjust power level downward. If your wattage is lower than the recipe: (1) adjust time upward or

(2) adjust power level upward (when possible).

Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques

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Contents Book Cook Operation Guide Table of Contents Earthing Instructions Read all instructions before using the microwave ovenImportant Instructions General Use Food Installation and General InstructionsPlacement of Oven CircuitsMicrowaves and How They Work Cookware and Utensils GuideJars and Bottles Cookware and Utensil GuidePlastics MetalFeature Diagram Display Window Auto Cook Pads pg Timer Pad pg Clock Pad pg Beep SoundControl Panels Time PadsLet’s Start To Use Your Oven Enter Time of Day To Use Child Safety LockTo Set Clock Set Cooking Time e.g minutes To Cook / Reheat / Defrost by Micro Power and TimePower Level Wattage Example of USE To Defrost Set WeightDefrosting is done on P3 Power NN-ST677M/ST667W NN-ST677M/ST667WNN-ST657W/ST657SPreparation for Freezing Defrosting Chart by setting Micro Power at P3Defrosting Tips and Techniques Defrosting TechniqueUntil the desired weight appears in the Display Window NO. of Taps Display Recommended Food WeightTap Taps Serving / WeightFood Category Pad More/Less Pad To Cook Using Sensor Reheat/Cook NN-ST677M/ST667W SFood Category Recommended Weight Range For best results, follow these recommendationsTo Set Delay Start To Use TimerTo Use as a Kitchen Timer To Set Standing TimeThere is a problem with Plug another appliance into Outlet Before Requesting ServiceIndicate a problem with your oven After Cleaning Technical SpecificationsBefore Cleaning Panasonic Warranty Should be Retained by the Customer AT ALL TimesFeature How to Operate To Set Standing Time Set the desired To Reheat usingQuick Guide to Operation NN-ST657W/ST657S Auto Cook Pads19-24 11-1415-18 25-30Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques Food CharacteristicsKey to Symbols Used In Recipes Techniques for PreparationBrowning CoveringCovering food minimizes the microwave cooking time Standing TimeCooking for One Menu Planning for Microwave CookingIncreasing & Decreasing Recipes Converting Recipes from Other SourcesReheating by Sensor Cook S 125 g 1.0 kg General rules for reheating foods by Micro PowerReheat Reheating by Auto Cook Å 850 gReheating by Micro Power Frozen Pre-cooked Foods Large Volume Starting TemperatureVolume Soups and Snacks HintMethod Soup Ingredients SoupLaksa To serveFish or Shellfish Amount Power APPROX. Cooking Time Cooking Fish and Shellfish by Micro PowerCooking Fish and Shellfish using Micro Power Fish and ShellfishIngredients 2 tablespoons 2 1 Cooking Poultry by Micro power Cooking Whole Poultry by Micro powerCooking Poultry Pieces by Micro power PoultryCooking Whole Chicken by Sensor Cook S Cooking Eggs by Micro powerPoultry and Eggs Cooking Chicken Pieces by Sensor Cook SHint Honey Mustard Glaze Cooking Meat by Micro power Cooking Tender Cuts of Meat using Micro powerCooking Less-Tender Cuts of Meat by Micro power Meat Power APPROX. Cooking TimeTo Operate for Sensor Cook Cooking Curries by Sensor Cook / Auto CookGeneral Guide to Curries for Sensor Cook / Auto Cook To Cook by Sensor Cook only for NN-ST677M Leg of lamb Onion, slicedClove Garlic, minced 750 g Tablespoon RosemaryVegetables and Legumes Cooking Fresh Vegetables by Micro powerVegetable Quantity Cooking Procedure Time ApproxVegetables Cooking Frozen Vegetables by Micro powerLegumes 1.0 kgPotatoes 1.0 kg by Sensor Cook 900 g by Auto Cook Cooking Dried Beans and Peas using Micro powerVegetables 500 g by Sensor Cook 370 g by Auto Cook HOT WaterTablespoons Sour cream Salt and pepper Tomato, dicedGreen onions, finely chopped Prepare as above. Cover with plastic wrapOnion, finely chopped Tablespoons Green curry paste Cups Sliced vegetables 440 g250 g Brussels sprouts Tablespoon Butter 150 g Teaspoon Dill or basil SugarLentil Hot Pot S Å Cooking Legumes by Sensor Cook and Auto Cook S ÅChickpea Salad with Coriander Dressing S Å Coriander DressingCooking Rice by Auto Cook Å Cooking Rice by Micro powerRice, Pasta and Noodles Cooking Rice by Sensor Cook SStick celery, sliced Prepare as above. Press Rice, select 2.0 cups thenPrepare as above. Press Rice, select 1.0 cup then Start Green or red capsicumCooking Risotto by Sensor Cook S Rice, PastaNoodles General Quantities For Cooking RisottoPasta RiceCook or Auto Cook Instruction Cooking Dried Noodles by Micro powerAPPROX. Time Amount To Cook Noodles Container Boiling Water UncoveredVariations Cooking Cakes by Micro powerCakes, Desserts and Slices Only for NN-ST677M S To Operate by Sensor Cook Select Fruit, then press Start Cooking Fruit by Micro PowerSlices Cored and grated 250 g Mixed dried fruit 400 gCooking apple peeled Makes 24 x 8 cm loaf tinSterilizing Jars Sauces and ExtrasJars and Bottles Ingredients 2 tablespoons 2 tablespoons

NN-ST657S, NN-ST657 W, NN-ST667W, NN-ST677M specifications

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