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

NE-1257

 

 

Pre-preparation

Microwave Heating

Setting

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

NE-1257

 

 

Pre-preparation

Microwave Heating

Setting

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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Panasonic NE1257R, NE2157R, NE1757R, NE1258R Rice and pasta, NE-1257, Microwave Heating Setting NE-1757 NE-2157 NE-1258
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