Panasonic NNT535, Cookery Book & Operating Instructions

Page 1: ...odels NN T553 NN T523 NN T543 NN T535 NN T545 F00035Q31BP FLE0305 2 Cookery Book Operating Instructions Microwave For COOKERY ADVICE call 01344 862108 Monday Friday 9 30 5 pm Home Economists will prov...

Page 2: ...very important that you refer carefully to the packet instructions on convenience foods Some packet instructions only display information for B or D rated ovens We therefore provide additional guideli...

Page 3: ...but should you require any further help or explanation phone our COOKERY ADVICE LINE 01344 862108 Write to the address below or contact us on line at test kitchen panasonic co uk Alternatively visit o...

Page 4: ...nected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the Earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN AND YELLOW The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal in t...

Page 5: ...n a safe way and understands the hazards of improper use Ensure that children do not touch the hot outer casing after operation of the oven 3 Storage of Accessories Do not store any objects other than...

Page 6: ...n surface should be cleaned with a damp cloth To prevent damage to the operating parts inside the oven water should not be allowed to seep into the ventilation openings 4 If the Control Panel becomes...

Page 7: ...nd dish 7 While cooking by MICROWAVE the turntable may vibrate This will not affect cooking performance 8 Arcing may occur if the incorrect weight of food is used or a metal container has been used ac...

Page 8: ...as Pudding Christmas puddings and other foods high in fats or sugar eg jam mince pies must not be over heated These foods must never be left unattended as with over cooking these foods can ignite 4 Bo...

Page 9: ...tinue to conduct to the centre thus eliminating cold spots 13 Keeping Your Oven Clean It is essential for the safe operation of the oven that it is wiped out regularly Use warm soapy water squeeze the...

Page 10: ...sorbed by the water molecules in the food all foods contain water to a more or lesser extent IMPORTANT NOTES HOW MICROWAVES COOK FOOD The dish used to cook or reheat the food will get warm during cook...

Page 11: ...g cling film from a dish as the build up of steam will be very hot Always purchase cling film that states on the packet suitable for microwave cooking and use as a covering only Do not line dishes wit...

Page 12: ...thicker parts are to the outside STARTING TEMPERATURE The colder the food the longer it takes to heat up Food from a fridge takes longer to reheat than food at room temperature TURNING AND STIRRING S...

Page 13: ...resistant Porcelain and ceramic are also ideal Fine bone china should only be used for reheating for short periods otherwise the change in temperature may crack the dish or craze the finish Do not us...

Page 14: ...xed or plastic coated cups or plates as the finish may melt in the oven Greaseproof paper can be used to line the base of dishes and to cover fatty foods e g bacon rashers to stop them splattering Whi...

Page 15: ...ss the clock pad Using the minute and second pads set the clock 12 hr clock Press clock pad again to stop colons flashing 9 lb oz Conversion Pad 10 Weight Selection Pads 11 Stop Cancel Pad Before Cook...

Page 16: ...is to enable you to experiment setting various programs The letter D will always appear in the display window This is to confirm that there is no microwave power produced and it is safe to use the ov...

Page 17: ...T545 Selecting Microwave Power Level N B 1 To reset time of day repeat step 1 through to step 3 2 The clock will keep the time of day as long as the oven is plugged in and electricity is supplied 3 Th...

Page 18: ...Press Start Pad Cooking program will commence after which the standing time will count down 2 To Set a Delay Start NB 1 If the oven door is opened during the stand or delay time the time in the displa...

Page 19: ...l power level and final cooking time Then press Start Select the desired program by pressing pad Press CHAOS DEFROST pad once twice or three times to select food Press to select g or lb and oz Enter t...

Page 20: ...uns and slices of bread which are required for immediate use Small items may feel warm immediately after defrosting Loaves can also be defrosted on this program but these will require standing time to...

Page 21: ...ost food in your microwave The biggest problem is getting the inside defrosted before the outside starts to cook For this reason a defrost program alternates between a defrost power and a standing tim...

Page 22: ...lace in a suitable dish in a single layer 30 mins 450g 1lb Turn twice Shield if necessary Fish Whole 9 10 mins Place in a suitable dish Turn Twice Shield 15 mins 450g 1lb Fillets Steak 7 8 mins Place...

Page 23: ...category of food and then just enter the weight The weight can be entered in grams or pounds and ounces The NN T553 NN T523 has eight programs and the NN T543 NN T535 NN T545 six programs Guidelines...

Page 24: ...section microwaveable container and have the film pierced Place on the turntable press the pad twice Enter the weight then press START Stir halfway Allow to stand for 1 minute Ensure food is piping ho...

Page 25: ...a shallow container on turntable Add 15ml 1tbsp of water per 100g 4 oz vegetables Cover with pierced cling film or lid Press the pad Enter the weight Press START This program is for reheating a chille...

Page 26: ...d size listed and adjust the cooking time if necessary PLATED MEALS Everyone s appetite varies and reheat times depend on meal contents Dense items e g mashed potato should be spread out well If a lot...

Page 27: ...at on HIGH Power for 10 15 secs CHECK CAREFULLY N B Liquid at the top of the bottle will be much hotter than at the bottom of the bottle and must be shaken thoroughly before checking the temperature M...

Page 28: ...table Cover Potatoes new 820 g HIGH 5 mins Sweetcorn 198 g HIGH 1 min 30 secs 340 g HIGH 2 mins Tomatoes whole 400 g HIGH 3 mins CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS Overheating may cause pudding to ignite Slice 150 g...

Page 29: ...Do not cover Steak Kidney Pie 550 g 1 HIGH 6 6 mins 30 secs Steak Kidney Pie 250 g 1 HIGH 2 2 mins 30 secs Sausage Rolls 260 g 4 HIGH 1 min 30 secs 2 mins Spring Roll 230 g 6 HIGH 1 2 mins Christmas M...

Page 30: ...y Wings 700 g HIGH 6 7 mins Lasagne 300 g HIGH 5 6 mins Place on microwaveable safe plate or rack on turntable Do not cover Onion Bhajis 200 g 6 HIGH 1 2 mins Pakora Felafel Vegetable Bake 454 g HIGH...

Page 31: ...roy toxic enzymes BEEF Joints from raw Caution Hot fat Remove dish with care For Guidelines see Meat Chapter page 39 Medium Rare 11 14 per Place on upturned saucer in flan dish or drip tray Cover Plac...

Page 32: ...EN from raw For Guidelines see Fish Chapter page 36 Fish Fingers 210 g 8 HIGH 4 5 Place on microwave safe dish Do not cover Haddock Fillets 380 g 4 HIGH 7 8 Place in microwave safe dish Add 30 ml of l...

Page 33: ...agliatelli 225 g HIGH 8 9 Spaghetti Quick Cook 225 g HIGH 5 7 Pasta Shapes Quick Cook 225 g HIGH 6 7 PASTRY UNCOOKED Shortcrust Flan Case 23 cm 9 HIGH 3 4 Prick base of pastry chill well Lay piece of...

Page 34: ...n turntable Cover Thick 454 g 8 HIGH 4 5 FRESH VEGETABLES Place in shallow microwave safe dish Asparagus 450 g HIGH 6 8 Aubergine 450 g HIGH 7 Broad Beans 450 g HIGH 6 Runner Beans 450 g HIGH 7 French...

Page 35: ...g HIGH 7 Spring Greens 450 g HIGH 7 Add 90 ml 6 tbsp water Cover Swede cubed 450 g HIGH 7 8 Turnip 450 g HIGH 11 12 FROZEN VEGETABLES Place in shallow microwave safe dish Asparagus 450 g HIGH 7 8 Bea...

Page 36: ...al cooking time ie 30 mins on MEDIUM power for 4 servings will become 15 20 mins on MEDIUM power for 2 servings Using Recipes from Other Books The best way to convert a family favourite dish is to fin...

Page 37: ...rge flan dish Dot with butter and sprinkle with the herbs and garlic 2 Cover and cook on HIGH power for 3 4 mins or until mushrooms are just tender Season and serve Broccoli and Stilton Soup Serves 4...

Page 38: ...er cooking by placing 600 ml 1 pt of boiling water and 1 sliced lemon in a large bowl cook on SIMMER for 20 mins Wipe out oven with a dry cloth WHOLE FISH If cooking 2 whole fish together they should...

Page 39: ...tter in a small bowl on HIGH power for approx 15 20 secs Stir in breadcrumbs parsley and paprika Sprinkle over vegetable mixture 5 Cook on MEDIUM power for 7 8 mins or until piping hot Ingredients 450...

Page 40: ...wers 1 Place pieces of red pepper in a bowl with 30 ml 2 tbsp of water Cover and cook on HIGH power for 1 2 mins or until slightly softened 2 Prepare 4 kebabs by threading fish and vegetables alternat...

Page 41: ...foil with cocktail sticks and do not allow foil to touch the walls of the oven ROASTING BAGS Roasting bags are useful when split up one side to tent a joint for roasting by power and time Do not use...

Page 42: ...r for 40 mins or until meat is tender 3 Mix cornflour with a little water and stir into casserole to thicken gravy 4 Sprinkle with cheese and reheat on HIGH power for 2 mins or until cheese melts Ingr...

Page 43: ...wl 3 Put the remaining creamed coconut lemon juice and soy sauce into a blender or food processor Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth 4 Pour over the chicken Cover and marinate in the...

Page 44: ...e Serves 4 Dish 3 litre 6 pt casserole 1 Place vegetables and butter in dish Cover and cook on HIGH power for 2 3 mins or until soft 2 Place chicken on top of vegetables cover with stock and tomatoes...

Page 45: ...soft Leave to stand for 2 3 mins Drain 2 Melt butter in small dish on HIGH power for approx 45 secs Add mushrooms and cook on HIGH power for 3 4 mins or until soft 3 To make sauce melt butter on HIGH...

Page 46: ...1 Sprinkle the aubergine with salt and leave for 20 mins then rinse and dry 2 Cook the pasta in 600 ml 1 pt boiling water covered on HIGH power for 4 mins or until tender Drain 3 Place onion garlic an...

Page 47: ...until softened 2 Stir in the rice cover and cook on HIGH for 1 minute 3 Add the hot stock and tomatoes cover and cook on HIGH power for 5 mins and then MEDIUM power for 15 mins or until the rice is co...

Page 48: ...ng to dry 2 Place the onion and oil in a small dish Cover and cook on HIGH power for 2 mins or until onion is soft Drain onion and place in bottom of flan case 3 Place bacon on a microwave rack and co...

Page 49: ...m or a lid Certain vegetables i e broccoli and asparagus should be arranged so that the tips are in the centre of the dish as these require less cooking Whole cauliflower should be cooked upside down...

Page 50: ...cover and cook on HIGH power for 3 mins Add vegetables and stock re cover and cook on HIGH power for 8 10 mins or until vegetables are soft Season to taste 2 Cover base of dish with a thin layer of t...

Page 51: ...ater 25 g 1 oz butter 25 g 1 oz flour 3 ml 1 2 tsp French mustard 300 ml 1 2 pt milk seasoning to taste Topping 75 g 3 oz grated cheese 15 ml 1 tbsp brown breadcrumbs Cauliflower Cheese Serves 4 Dish...

Page 52: ...omatoes and mushrooms Cover and cook on HIGH power for 8 10 mins or until piping hot and the mushrooms are soft Stir once during cooking 4 Stir in 30 ml 2 tbsp yoghurt and season to taste Drizzle rema...

Page 53: ...red by dividing the above ingredients between 4 individual 9 cm 31 2 ramekins Cook the sugar solution for approx 10 12 mins on HIGH power then cook the custards for approx 11 13 mins on SIMMER power I...

Page 54: ...olate Drop Pudding Serves 4 6 Dish 1 2 litre 2 pt pudding basin 1 Cut one orange into slices and arrange around the sides of the basin 2 Mix flour margarine sugar grated rind and orange juice and eggs...

Page 55: ...x to a soft dropping consistency 3 Put the jam in the base of the greased pudding basin and pour pudding mixture over Cook on HIGH power for 5 6 mins until firm Ingredients 1 cooking apple peeled and...

Page 56: ...and cook for a further 3 mins Sauce should be smooth and glossy and coat the back of a spoon Stir 60 ml 4 tbsp chopped parsley and 15 ml 1 tbsp lemon juice into sauce halfway through cooking time Cook...

Page 57: ...ze of egg may affect cooking times Ingredients 100 g 4 oz self raising flour 100 g 4 oz soft margarine 100 g 4 oz caster sugar 2 eggs 30 ml 2 tbsp milk Sponge Cake Dish 18 cm 7 souffle dish based line...

Page 58: ...ace butter syrup treacle and sugar in a bowl and heat on HIGH power for 1 2 mins or until fat has melted 2 Place flours spices bicarbonate and salt in a large bowl Stir in treacle mixture and mix well...

Page 59: ...boiling water Cover and cook on HIGH power for 10 mins 4 Strain the mixture through a sieve into another large bowl pressing the pulp well until all the juice is extracted Discard the pulp 5 Stir the...

Page 60: ...nger 2 ml 1 4 tsp cayenne pepper 3 ml 1 2 tsp mustard powder Tomato Chutney Makes approx 2 lbs Dish large bowl 1 Prick the tomatoes and place in a bowl Cover with boiling water and leave for 5 mins Dr...

Page 61: ...ppliances as applicable Q My microwave oven causes interference with my TV is this normal A Some radio and TV interference might occur when you cook with the microwave oven This interference is simila...

Page 62: ...s Cheese Fondue 45 Chicken guidelines 39 cooking charts 29 Chicken Casserole 42 Chicken Satay 41 Fruity Chicken Risotto 44 Child Lock 14 Christmas Pudding 53 reheating 6 26 Cleaning your Microwave 4 C...

Page 63: ...utney 58 Tomato Chutney 58 Pulses cooking 29 Puddings and Desserts Almond Eve s Pudding 51 Baked Apples 52 Chocolate Risotto Indulgence 53 Christmas Pudding 53 Creme Caramel 51 Date Puddings and Butte...