Panasonic NE-1258R Rice and pasta, NE-1257, Microwave Heating Setting NE-1757 NE-2157 NE-1258

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Heating and Defrosting Time Charts

rice and pasta

For best results: reheat covered at HIGH power. Adding moisture, such as a sauce, can facilitate reheating though its not essential.

Rice

Rice and pasta dishes with cheese sauce, require more stirring than tomato-based sauces to avoid over- heating and stringiness of cheese.

Item	Quantity	Instructions for	Instructions for	Power	Approximate Times
		Instructions for	Instructions for	Power	NE-1257
		Pre-preparation	Microwave Heating	Setting	NE-1257	NE-1757	NE-2157
					NE-1258
Chicken rice	112 g	Prepare conventionally,	Place on plate and	HIGH	50 sec.	35 sec.	25 sec.
pilaf	(4 oz.)	undercook slightly,	cover.
		refrigerate, covered.
Rice, long	112 g	Prepare conventionally,	Place on plate and	HIGH	50 sec.	35 sec.	25 sec.
grain and	(4 oz.)	undercook slightly,	cover.
wild rice		refrigerate, covered.
Pasta

Item	Quantity	Instructions for	Instructions for	Power	Approximate Times
		Instructions for	Instructions for	Power	NE-1257
		Pre-preparation	Microwave Heating	Setting	NE-1257	NE-1757	NE-2157
					NE-1258
Lasagna	224 g	Prepare conventionally,	Place on plate and	HIGH	2 min.	1 min.	1 min.
	(8 oz.)	undercook slightly,	cover. Cut in half, let			30 sec.	30 sec.
		refrigerate, covered.	rest 1 min. after	MED	1 min.	1 min.	50 sec.
			heating.		30 sec.
Macaroni	224 g	Prepare conventionally,	Place on plate and	HIGH	1 min.	1 min.	50 sec.
and cheese	(8 oz.)	undercook slightly,	cover. Let rest 1 min.		30 sec.	10 sec.
		refrigerate, covered.	after heating.
Noodles	112 g	Prepare conventionally,	Place on plate and	HIGH	45 sec.	30 sec.	20 sec.
	(4 oz.)	undercook slightly,	cover.
		refrigerate, covered.
Ravioli	168 g	Prepare conventionally,	Arrange in single layer	HIGH	55 sec.	40 sec.	30 sec.
	(6 oz.)	undercook slightly,	on small place and
		refrigerate, covered.	cover.
	336 g	Prepare conventionally,	Arrange in single layer	HIGH	2 min.	1 min.	1 min.
	(12 oz.)	undercook slightly,	on small place and			45 sec.	10 sec.
		refrigerate, covered.	cover.
Spaghetti	336 g	Prepare conventionally,	Place on plate and	HIGH	1 min.	1 min.	1 min.
with meat	(12 oz.)	keeping spaghetti and	cover with sauce.		50 sec.	30 sec.	15 sec.
sauce		sauce separate,	Cover.
		refrigerate, covered.

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Contents Operating Instructions Contents Important Safety Instructions Grounding Instructions Installation and Grounding InstructionsPlacement of the Oven Wiring RequirementsHow Does The Microwave Work? Power Source Voltage AdjustmentThis oven is preset at the factory as follows Outline DiagramPress Number/Memory pads 2, 0 How to OperatePress Power Level Selector pad once Open the door and put the food in the ovenSpecial Note For both single and 2 stage heating Press Number/Memory pads 1, 0Press Program pad Programmed HeatingPress the desired Number/Memory pad Keep the door closedPress Prog pad Press Number/Memory padFollow steps 1 to 5 above Set heating time will appearProgram Lock Programming Double or Triple Quantity PADPress Prog pad Press Number/Memory pad 0 once While pressing Stop/Reset pad, press Prog pad until ProgBeep Tone Open the door and leave it openFollow -4 on page 12. do not Close the Door While pressing Stop/Reset pad, press Start padProgram List Cycle CounterAIR Filter While pressing Stop/Reset pad, press Number/Memory padPreparation Installation Instructions for StackingInstallation Sanitary Counter Top SealCare of Your Oven Cleaning of the splatter shieldReplacement of the cavity light bulb Cleaning the Air FilterCode Problem What to do Self Diagnostics Failure Code ExplanationTable of Contents Heating and Defrosting Time ChartsGeneral guidelines for heating in a national microwave oven Microwave basicsQuantity Instructions for AppetizerSBaked goods and dessertS Breakfast Refrigerate, covered Single layer. Cover French toast Fish and seafood DefrostFish/Seafood-Primary Cooking Soups Quantity Instructions for Gravies, sauces and soupsGravies Sauces Quantity Instructions forMeat and poultry can be reheated successfully in this oven Plated meat and poultry entreesNE-1257 Microwave Heating Setting NE-1757 NE-2157 NE-1258Rice and pasta RiceSandwiches Vegetables, Frozen-Defrosting and Heating VegetablesVegetable, Fresh-Primary Cooking Quantity Instructions for Vegetable, Fresh-Heating Quantity Instructions forCasseroles, Frozen-Heating Preparation CasserolesF0900-3108 Technical SpecificationsNE-1257/NE-1258 NE-1757 NE-2157 A00033964AP