Panasonic NN-GT546W manual Reheat Fried Foods, Vegetables, Potatoes, Steam Fish, Rice, Pasta

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Auto Reheat

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. Stir at the beep.

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.

Reheat Fried Foods

It is suitable for reheating most fried foods, fried chicken, curry puffs, fried spring roll, etc. Arrange fried food on wire rack placed on glass tray. Turn over at the beep.

Vegetables

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. Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ and prompt you to stir and rearrange the vegetables. At the completion of heating, stir larger quantities of vegetables. Let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.

Potatoes

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.

Steam Fish

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. Halfway through the cooking time, turn over the fish. 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)

Rice

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:

Rice	* Water	Dish Size
1 cup	2 cups	3 litre
1.5 cups	3 cups	3 litre
2 cups	4 cups	4.5 litre
2.5 cups	5 cups	4.5 litre

*(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. Stir at the beep. Stand rice for 5 to 10 minutes after cooking, if necessary. This setting is not suitable for cooking brown rice.

Pasta

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:

Pasta	Water
150 g	4 cups
250 g	5 cups
375 g	6 cups
500 g	8 cups

Add 1 tablespoon of oil, if desired, before cooking to prevent the pasta from sticking together. Cover with plastic wrap or a fitting lid. Stir at the beep. Stand for 5 to 10 minutes at the completion of cooking time.

Chicken Pcs.

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 wire rack, with a shallow dish underneath to collect drips. Turn over at the beep.

Meat Skewers

It is suitable for cooking meat pieces on microwave-safe skewers, Cut meat and vegetables into oven sized pieces. Place meat skewers on wire rack, with a shallow dish under- neath to collect drips. Turn over at the beep.

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