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COOKING VEGETABLES AND ROOT VEGETABLES BY SENSOR COOK

Vegetables

(125 g - 500 g by Sensor Cook)

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.

All vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and cut into evenly sized pieces.

Add 1 tablespoon to 14 cup of water to vegetables if dehydrated or a softer cooked texture is desired.

Place in a suitable size dish.

Butter, herbs, etc., may be added before heating, but do not salt vegetables until serving.

Cover dishes securely with plastic wrap or a fitted lid.

At the completion of heating, stir larger quantities of vegetables. Let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.

To Operate by Sensor Cook:

Select Vegetables, then press Start.

COOKING DRIED BEANS OR PEAS BY MICRO POWER

Potatoes

(125 g - 1.0 kg by Sensor Cook)

Suitable for cooking root vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, onions, swede, carrots, turnip and beetroot.

All vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and cut into even sized pieces.

Add 1 tablespoon to 14 cup of water to vegetables if dehydrated or a softer cooked texture is desired.

Place into an appropriate size dish and cover securely with plastic wrap or a fitted lid.

If desired, butter, herbs etc. may be added but do not add salt until after cooking.

During the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ and prompt you to stir/rearrange the vegetables.

At the completion of cooking, stir larger quantities of vegetables. Let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.

To Operate by Sensor Cook:

Select Potatoes, then press Start.

Vegetables

Place hot tap water in 4-litre dish. Bring hot water to

Note: Beans such as red kidney beans and lima

beans should be soaked overnight before cooking.

the boil on P10 for 10 to 12 minutes. Add beans and

250 g of dried beans equals about 3 cups cooked

2 tablespoons oil to water. Cook according to

beans. Use in place of canned beans.

directions in chart. Stir. Allow to stand, covered, for

 

15 to 20 minutes.

 

Cooking Dried Beans and Peas using Micro power

 

 

 

APPROX. TIME TO

TO COOK BEANS

ITEM

CONTAINER

AMOUNT OF

BOIL HOT WATER

on P3

HOT WATER

on P10 (in minutes)

(in minutes)

 

 

 

 

 

COVERED

COVERED

Lentils (250 g)

4-litre dish

2 litres

10 to 12

15 to 20

Soup Mix (250 g)

4-litre dish

2 litres

10 to 12

20 to 25

Split Peas or

4-litre dish

2 litres

10 to 12

25 to 30

Lentils (250 g)

 

 

 

 

Beans (250 g)

4-litre dish

2 litres

10 to 12

25 to 30

Soaked overnight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Legumes

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Panasonic NN-ST680S, NN-ST780S manual Vegetables 500 g by Sensor Cook, Potatoes 1.0 kg by Sensor Cook

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