Panasonic NNT553, Cookery Book & Operating Instructions

Page 1: ...For Models NN T553 Cookery Book Operating Instructions Microwave NN T523 NN T543...

Page 2: ...enjoy using your new oven 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 c...

Page 3: ...YELLOW must be connected 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...

Page 4: ...to use the oven in 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...

Page 5: ...ng may be washed in mild soapy water Cooking vapours collect during repeated use but in no way affect the bottom surface or the roller ring wheels Replace properly after cleaning 8 A steam cleaner is...

Page 6: ...l weight of food and 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 containe...

Page 7: ...too long 3 Christmas 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 foo...

Page 8: ...in the food to continue 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...

Page 9: ...ontainers to be absorbed 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 ge...

Page 10: ...care when removing 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 n...

Page 11: ...a dish so that the 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 TURN...

Page 12: ...d if they are heat 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 th...

Page 13: ...use Do not use waxed 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 th...

Page 14: ...ooking time 8 Clock Pad Press 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...

Page 15: ...stration Mode This 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...

Page 16: ...ve 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 This is a 12 hour clock...

Page 17: ...enter the minutes 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...

Page 18: ...e then select final 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...

Page 19: ...items e g rolls buns 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 requir...

Page 20: ...a time you can defrost 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...

Page 21: ...rtions 10 12 mins Place 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 St...

Page 22: ...Select the 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 six programs Guidelines for Us...

Page 23: ...a suitable single 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 Ensur...

Page 24: ...to 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 chi...

Page 25: ...e a similar type and 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 sprea...

Page 26: ...e top and teat Heat 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...

Page 27: ...safe bowl on turntable 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 i...

Page 28: ...plate on turntable 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...

Page 29: ...H 6 8 mins Hot Spicy 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 Vegetab...

Page 30: ...12 minutes to destroy 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 dr...

Page 31: ...HIGH 3 4 FISH FROZEN 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 d...

Page 32: ...over Stir halfway Tagliatelli 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...

Page 33: ...afe plate or rack on 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...

Page 34: ...IGH 15 Spinach 450 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...

Page 35: ...irds of the original 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 favour...

Page 36: ...e mushrooms in a large 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 Sti...

Page 37: ...inate the smell after 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 to...

Page 38: ...on 4 Melt extra butter 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 h...

Page 39: ...low dish wooden skewers 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...

Page 40: ...gs protected Secure 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 a...

Page 41: ...ns then SIMMER power 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 unti...

Page 42: ...s and place in a bowl 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...

Page 43: ...ur Chicken Casserole 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...

Page 44: ...0 12 mins or until 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 m...

Page 45: ...ep casserole dish 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 Pla...

Page 46: ...wer for 3 mins or 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 un...

Page 47: ...il pastry is starting 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 mi...

Page 48: ...icrowave cling film 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 c...

Page 49: ...in a casserole dish 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 wit...

Page 50: ...mmed 90 ml 6 tbsp water 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 Ch...

Page 51: ...ned rinsed beans tomatoes 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...

Page 52: ...amels can be prepared 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...

Page 53: ...ops Orange and Chocolate 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 or...

Page 54: ...ten egg and milk Mix 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 cookin...

Page 55: ...n HIGH power Stir 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...

Page 56: ...sing a different size 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 souf...

Page 57: ...th greaseproof 1 Place 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 m...

Page 58: ...bowl and pour over 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 t...

Page 59: ...ml 2 tsp ground ginger 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...

Page 60: ...ever be blocked during cooking Building in Your Oven 1 In case of fitting into an oven housing please use Panasonic s Trim Kit NN TKV63WBBP white NN TKV63CBBP brown NN TKV63MBBP silver 2 Microwave ove...

Page 61: ...e Lorraine 46 Swiss 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...

Page 62: ...m Jam 58 Red onion Chutney 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 Da...

Page 63: ...cient It is therefore 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 prov...

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