Panasonic Explore the Microwave Auto Cook Menu for Effortless Cooking

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		Auto Cook Menu
		Auto Reheat
	Pre-cooked foods are reheated automatically by setting the
	food’s serving. You need not select power level or reheating
English	time. The foods should be at refrigerator or room tempera-
	reheating time and at completion of reheating.
	ture. Use suitable sized dish and cover with a lid or
	microwave safe plastic.
	Note: When reheating items such as soups, stews, and
	casseroles, it is recommended that they are stirred at half of
		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. At the completion of heating, stir larger quantities of veg-
	etables. Let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.
		Root Vegetables
	Root vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and cut into
	evenly sliced pieces. Add 1 tablespoon to 1/4 cup of water to
	vegetables, if dehydrated or softer texture is desired. Place
	in a appropriate size dish and cover with plastic wrap or well
	fitting lid. Halfway through the cooking time, stir. This will
	assist in even cooking.
		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.
		Rice
	Suitable for cooking white rice including short, long grain,
	Jasmine and Basmati. Place rice with water in a suitable
		Rice	* Water		Dish Size
		100 g		230 ml	3 litre
		200 g		350 ml	3 litre
	sized dish. Use the following as a guide:
	*(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. Stand rice for 5 to 10 minutes
	after cooking, if necessary. This setting is not suitable for

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
350 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. Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will 'beep' to prompt you to stir and rearrange. Then cook pasta uncovered. Stand for 5 to 10 minutes at the completion of cooking time.

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. 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)

Chicken

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 heat-proof dish.

Fruit

Suitable for cooking fruits including rhubarb, strawberries, rasberries, blueberries, nectarines, pears, plums, apples and apricots. Minimum and maximum weights include sugar and water added to fruits. Trim and prepare fruit into uniform pieces. Add approximately 1/4 cup of caster sugar and 1/2 cup of water per 500 g of fruit. If not adding sugar, slightly decrease the water content. The greater the amount of water used, the softer the fruit will be. Place fruit, sugar and water into an appropriate sized dish. Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will 'beep' to prompt you to stir and rearrange.

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