Panasonic NN-ST641W manual

Operating Instruction and Cook Book Microwave Oven Household Use Only Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use. Model Number: NN-ST641W F00039Y10QP_cover.indd 1 F00039Y10QP_cover.indd 1 2011-6-29 16:36:02 2011-6-29 16:36:02[...]

We are glad you have chosen to purchase a P ANASONIC microwave oven. Before operating this oven, please read these instructions carefully and completely , and keep them for further reference. If you have only used a microwave oven for reheating and defrosting, with Panasonic’s Inverter T echnology you can be reassured of excellent results when co[...]

– 1 – T able of Contents Before Operation Safety Instructions .......................................................................................................................... 2 Installation and General Instructions .............................................................................................. 3 Microwaves and How They [...]

– 2 – Safety Instructions READ CAREFULL Y AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Precautions to be taken when using Microwave Ovens for Heating foodstuffs INSPECTION FOR DAMAGE. A microwave oven should only be used if an inspection con fi rms all of the following conditions: 1. The door fi ts squarely and securely and opens and closes smoothly . 2. Th[...]

– 3 – Installation and General Instructions General Use 1. In order to maintain high quality , do not operate the oven when empty . The microwave energy will re fl ect continuously throughout the oven if no food or water is present to absorb energy . This can lead to damage to the microwave oven including arcing within the oven cavity . 2. If [...]

– 4 – Microwaves and How They W ork Cookware and Utensils Guide Microwaves are a form of high frequency radio waves similar to those used by a radio, including AM, FM and CB. They are similar to a television where the radio waves are converted to a picture on the screen. However , microwaves are much shorter than radio waves; approximately twel[...]

– 5 – Cookware and Utensils Guide (continued) Plastics Plastic dishes, cups and some freezer containers should be used with care in a microwave oven. Choose plastic containers carefully , as some plastic containers may become soft, melt and may scorch. The majority of plastic dishes, even those designed for use in the microwave oven, are not su[...]

– 6 – Feature Diagram Glass T ray 1. Do not operate the oven without the Roller Ring and Glass T ray in place. 2. Only use the Glass T ray speci fi cally designed for this oven. Do not substitute another Glass T ray . 3. If Glass T ray is hot, allow to cool before cleaning or placing in water . 4. Do not cook directly on Glass T ray . Always p[...]

– 7 – Control Panel Beep Sound When pad is pressed correctly , a beep sound will be heard. If a pad is pressed and no beep is heard, the unit does not or cannot accept the instruction. The oven will beep twice between programmed stages. At the end of any complete programme, the oven will beep fi ve times. NOTE: If an operation is set and Start[...]

– 8 – Let’ s Start T o Use Y our Oven! 1 Plug in Plug into a properly earthed electrical outlet. 2 Open Door Open the door and place container with food in a dish on Glass T ray in the oven. Then close the door . 3 Select Power Level eg. Meduim Press Power Level Pad three times. (see page 10 for Micro Power chart) 4 Set T ime e.g. 12 minute 3[...]

– 9 – once three times twice fi ve times T o Set Clock T o Use Child Safety Lock Y ou can use the oven without setting the clock. 1 Press once Colon will blink in Display Window . 2 Enter T ime of Day Enter time of day using T ime Pads e.g. 12:35 Clock is a 12 hour display . There isn’t a.m. or p.m. setting. T ime appears in the Display Wind[...]

– 10 – T o Cook/Reheat/Defrost by Micro Power and Time 1 Select Power Level Press Micro Power pad until your desired power level appears in the Display Window . (see chart below) Note: When selecting High on the fi rst stage, you can start from step 2. 2 Set Cooking T ime (High: up to 30 minutes, other powers: up to 99 minutes and 59 seconds f[...]

– 1 1 – T o Defrost T o Defrost using T urbo Defrost This feature allows you to defrost meat, poultry and seafood automatically by just setting the weight of the food. 1 Set W eight The shape and size of the food will determine the maximum weight the oven can accommodate. The recommended maximum weight of food depends on the oven cavity size. W[...]

– 12 – Defrosting T ips and T echniques Preparation for Freezing: 1. Heavy-duty plastic wraps, bags and freezer wrap are suitable. 2. Freeze meats, poultry and fi sh in packages with only 1 or 2 layers of food. T o aid in separating layers, place two pieces of wax paper between them. 3. REMOVE ALL AIR and seal securely . 4. LABEL package with [...]

– 13 – T o Cook Using Auto Reheat / Auto Cook press once for vegetables press twice for frozen V eg Menu number appears in the display window . Auto Reheat and Auto Cook allows you to cook foods without selecting times and power levels. Only set desired menu number and Serving/Weight, the oven will cook your food automatically . T o Cook Using [...]

– 14 – 3-Stages Setting This feature allows you to program 3 Stages of cooking continuously . E.g.: Continually set [High] 2 minutes, [Med] 3 minutes and [Low] 2 minutes. NOTES: 1. When operating, two beeps will sound between each stage. 2. This feature is not available for T urbo Defrost, Auto Cook and Reheat function. INGREDIENT CONVERSION CH[...]

– 15 – T o Use T imer This feature allows you to program standing after cooking is completed and to program the oven as a minute or a second timer or program delay start. T o Use as a Kitchen T imer T o Set Standing T ime T o Set Delay Start NOTES : 1. If oven door is opened during the Standing T ime, Delay Start or Kitchen T imer , the time in[...]

– 16 – Before Requesting Service THESE THINGS ARE NORMAL The oven causes interference with my TV . Some radio and TV interference might occur when you cook with the microwave oven. This interference is similar to the interference caused by small appliances such as mixers, vacuums, hair dryers, etc. It does not indicate a problem with your oven.[...]

– 17 – Care of your Microwave Oven Note: The oven should be cleaned regularly and any food deposits removed. Failure to maintain the oven in a clean condition could lead to deterioration of the surface that could adversely affect the life of the appliance and possibly result in a harzardous situation. BEFORE CLEANING: Unplug at socket of the ov[...]

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– 19 – Quick Guide to Operation Feature How to Operate T o Set Clock ( page 9) once Press once Set time of day . (Max 12:59) T o Set/Cancel Child Safety Lock ( page 9) T o set 3 times. Display T o cancel 3 times. Display T o Cook/Reheat/ Defrost by Micro Power and Time Setting ( page 10) Select power . Select cooking time. T o Use T urbo Defros[...]

– 20 – Microwave Recipe T echniques Microwaves penetrate the surface of the food to a depth of about two to three centimetres and then the heat is gradually conducted in a random pattern. Some parts of food matter cook faster than others. Special microwave techniques are used to promote fast and even cooking. Some of these techniques are simila[...]

– 21 – Microwave Recipe T echniques T echniques for Preparation Covering Covering food minimizes the microwave cooking time. Because microwave cooking is done with time and not direct heat, the rate of evaporation cannot be easily controlled. However , this can be corrected by using different materials to cover dishes. Plastic wrap is the best [...]

– 22 – Microwave Recipe T echniques Menu Planning for Microwave Cooking How to Keep Everything Hot at The Same Time Plan your meals so that the food will not all need last minute cooking or attention at the same time. The special features of microwave cookery make it easy to serve meals with everything piping hot. Cooking of some foods may be i[...]

– 23 – Reheat Converting Recipes from Other Sources One of the most common uses for a microwave oven is to reheat food. Y our Panasonic microwave allows you to either reheat by placing food into the oven and you choose the micro power level and length of heating time or you may reheat automatically by using the AUT O REHEA T Pad or FROZEN REHEA[...]

– 24 – Reheat Reheating by Micro Power - Frozen Pre-cooked Foods FROZEN ITEM (Pre-cooked) POWER TIME (in minutes) SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BREAD & BAKED PRODUCT Bread 1 slice 1 loaf 6 rolls Med-High Med-High Med-High 10 - 15 sec 1 - 3 1 - 2 Do not let bread get hot, or it will become rubbery and dry out. Remove whole loaf from original wrapper [...]

– 25 – Reheat IMPORT ANT POINTS TO CONSIDER WHEN REHEA TING COLD FOODS ST ARTING TEMPERA TURE — Foods taken from the refrigerator will take longer to reheat than foods from room temperature. Quantity — One serving heats faster than several servings. When heating large quantities, stir food to ensure even heating. It is quicker to heat indiv[...]

– 26 – Soups and Snacks P UMPKIN S OUP Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 kg pumpkin diced 1 onion, diced 2 cups chicken stock 1 teaspoon curry powder pepper Method: Place pumpkin, onion and curry powder in a 2-litre casserole dish. Cover and cook on High for 12 minutes. Add chicken stock and pepper . Cook on High for 10 minutes. Cool slightly . Purée p[...]

– 27 – Soups and Snacks C HICKEN AND P RA WN L AKSA Serves: 4 Ingredients: Soup: 2 tablespoons laksa paste 400 ml coconut milk 1 litre chicken stock 1 tablespoon soy sauce fresh ground black pepper Laksa: 250 g rice noodles 8 cups boiling water 1 bunch coriander , leaves chopped 4 small red chillies, seeds removed and fi nely chopped 1 ⁄ 2 c[...]

– 28 – Fish and Shell fi sh Directions for Cooking Fish and Shell fi sh by Micro Power Clean fi sh before starting the recipe. Arrange fi sh in a single layer , overlap thin fi llet ends to prevent overcooking. Prawns and scallops should be placed in a single layer . Cover dish with plastic wrap. Cook on the power level and for the minimum[...]

– 29 – Fish and Shell fi sh S PICED W HOLE B REAM Serves: 2 Ingredients: 2 x 400 g whole bream 1 clove garlic 3 stalks coriander 1 red birds eye chilli 1 tablespoon freshly chopped ginger 1 tablespoon lime juice 2 teaspoons fi sh sauce 2 teaspoons brown sugar 2 green onions, sliced Method: Clean and scale fi sh, set aside. Process remaining [...]

– 30 – Poultry and Eggs Cooking Whole Poultry by Micro Power Season as desired, but salt after cooking. Browning sauce mixed with equal parts of butter will enhance the appearance. Poultry must be unstuffed. T ie legs together with cotton string. Place on a microwave rack set in a rectangular dish. Place poultry breast-side down: turn over half[...]

– 31 – Poultry and Eggs C OOKING C HICKEN P IECES BY A UT O C OOK • Minimum weight 400g / Maximum weight 1.0kg • Suitable for cooking chicken pieces such as wings, drumsticks, thighs, half breasts etc. • Chicken pieces should be thawed completely before cooking. • Marinate chicken pieces prior to cooking, for added fl avour and colour [...]

– 32 – Poultry and Eggs G REEN P EPPERCORN C HICKEN Serves: 4 Ingredients: 500 g sliced chicken breast fi llets 2 tablespoons green peppercorns 1 tablespoon seeded mustard 1 teaspoon chicken stock powder 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 ⁄ 2 cup cream Method: Place chicken in a 3-litre casserole dish. Cook on Med-High for 8 to 10 minutes stirring [...]

– 33 – Poultry and Eggs A PRICOT N ECT AR C HICKEN Serves: 4 Ingredients: 400 ml apricot nectar 40 g French onion soup mix 1 onion, diced 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 ⁄ 2 cup dried apricots 1 kg chicken legs Method: Place all ingredients except chicken legs into a 3-litre dish. Mix well to combine. Add chicken legs and stir to coat with sauce. C[...]

– 34 – Meat For best results, select roasts that are uniform in shape. Place meat on a microwave rack in a suitable dish. Beef rib roast should be placed cut-side down. Other bone-in roasts should be placed fat-side down. Boneless roasts should be placed fat-side up. Halfway through cooking, turn roasts. Half hams should be shielded by wrapping[...]

– 35 – Meat C OOKING C URRIES BY AUT O C OOK • Minimun weight 250 g / Maximum weight 750 g (weight of only meat) • See chart below for quantities to use. • Cut meat and vegetables into even size pieces. • Place curry paste, meat, onion and hard vegetable into a suitable size casserole dish, do not use plastic dishes. Cover with plastic [...]

– 36 – Meat B EEF B OURGUIGNONNE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 750 g diced chuck steak 4 rashers bacon 6 pickling, onions 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 ⁄ 4 cup red wine 400 ml tomato puree 1 ⁄ 2 cup beef stock 1 teaspoon minced chilli 1 teaspoon dried tarragon 250 g button mushrooms, halved Method: Place all ingredients except mushroom in a 3-lit[...]

– 37 – Meat S P AGHETTI M EA T S AUCE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 500 g minced beef 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 425 g can tomatoes 1 cup tomato paste 2 beef stock cubes 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs pepper Method: Combine all ingredients in a 3-litre casserole dish. Cook on High for 7 minutes, stir . Cook on Med-High for 14 to 16 min[...]

– 38 – V egetables and Legumes Place vegetables in a casserole dish. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of water per 500 g of vegetables. Add salt to water or add after cooking. Do not place salt directly on vegetables. Cover dish with glass lid or plastic wrap. Cook on High according to time recommended in charts. Halfway through cooking, stir , turn vege[...]

– 39 – V egetables and Legumes Remove vegetables from package and place in an appropriate sized container . V egetables frozen in a pouch should be placed on a dish and the top pierced. Cook on High according to directions given in chart. V egetables should be cooked covered with a lid or plastic wrap. Cooking Frozen V egetables By Micro Power [...]

– 40 – V egetables and Legumes V egetables • Minimum weight 120 g / Maximum weight 370 g • Suitable for cooking all types of leaf, green and soft varieties of vegetables, including broccoli, squash cauli fl ower , cabbage, asparagus, beans, celery , zucchini, spinach, capsicum or a mixture of these. • All vegetables should be trimmed or [...]

– 41 – V egetables and Legumes P O TAT O B AKE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 750 g peeled and sliced potatoes 300 ml cream 1 ⁄ 4 cup milk 3 green onions, sliced 2 bacon rashers, chopped 1 ⁄ 2 cup grated cheese Method: Combine potatoes, cream and milk in 2-litre casserole dish. Cook on High for 15 to 18 minutes. T op with green onions, bacon a[...]

– 42 – V egetables and Legumes T HAI V EGET ABLE C URRY Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 onion, sliced 2 tablespoons green curry paste 3 cups sliced vegetables 440 g chick peas, drained 1 cup coconut milk 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 ⁄ 2 cup chopped nuts Method: Place onion and curry paste in a 3-litre casserole dish. Cook on Hig[...]

– 43 – V egetables and Legumes C HICKPEA S ALAD WITH C ORIANDER D RESSING Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 1 cup dried chickpeas, water for soaking 3 cups boiling water 1 red capsicum, diced 1 lebanese cucumber , diced 250 g cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 spanish onion, diced Coriander Dressing: 1 ⁄ 2 cup lemon juice 2 teaspoons sugar 1 ⁄ 2 cup ch[...]

– 44 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles Cooking Rice by Micro power Follow directions in chart for recommended dish size, amounts of water and cooking time. Add grain to water . Add salt and butter according to package directions. Cook on High for time recommended in chart. Allow to stand, covered, before serving. For special rice, substitute beef or ch[...]

– 45 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles P AELLA Serves: 6 to 8 Ingredients: 500 g mussels 1 ⁄ 4 cup water 1 green capsicum, sliced 1 red capsicum, sliced 1 onion, sliced 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups long grain rice 400 g can peeled tomatoes, chopped 2 cups hot chicken stock pinch saffron powder 1 1 ⁄ 2 cups cooked diced chicke[...]

– 46 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles Cooking Pasta by Micro Power Follow directions in chart for recommended dish size, amount of water and cooking time. Boil water , with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon oil. Add pasta and cook for time recommended in chart. Cook on High. T est pasta for desired cooking before adding more time. Slightly undercook pa[...]

– 47 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles P ENNE P UTT ANESCA Serves: 4 Ingredients: 500 g Penne Pasta 2 litres boiling water 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon dried chilli fl akes 1 kg (approx 5) tomatoes, roughly chopped 200 g kalamata olives, pitted 8 anchovy fi llets, drained and chopped 1 ⁄ 3 cup capers, drained and rinse[...]

– 48 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles Cooking Dried Noodles by Micro power Follow directions in chart recommended dish size, amount of water and cooking time. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to water to prevent noodles from sticking together . Add noodles and cook for time recommended in chart. Cook noodles on High. T est noodles for desired cooking before ad[...]

– 49 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices Cakes, Desserts and slices can successfully be cooked in the microwave oven if a few simple rules are followed see individual recipes for instructions. C OOKING C AKES BY M ICRO P OWER • The texture of cakes cooked in the microwave oven is not the same as cakes cooked in a conventional oven, but it is a conve[...]

– 50 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices C HOCOLA TE S ELF S AUCING P UDDING Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup self raising fl our 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1 ⁄ 3 cup caster sugar 1 ⁄ 2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 100 g chocolate 30 g butter 3 ⁄ 4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa, extra 3 ⁄ 4 cup water Method: Sift fl our and cocoa int[...]

– 51 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices Cooking Fruit by Micro Power FRUIT - Peel, slice, chop into even sized pieces. Place in shallow heatproof dish on turntable. Apples - poached 500 g High 8 Add 300 ml of water . Only half fi ll dish. Cover . Apples - stewed 500 g High 6 Only half fi ll dish. Cover . Peaches - poached 500 g High 4 - 5 Add 300 m[...]

– 52 – Sauces and Extras C HOCOLA TE B ROWNIES Makes: 1 x 20 cm square slice pan Ingredients: 125 g butter 200 g chocolate 1 cup caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 3 eggs 1 cup plain fl our Method: Grease and line 20 cm square pyrex dish. Melt butter and chocolate in 2-litre dish on Med-High for 2 minutes. Stir in sugar , vanilla essence,[...]

– 53 – Sauces and Extras B ASIC W HITE S AUCE Makes: 1 cup Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons fl our salt and white pepper 1 1 ⁄ 4 cups milk Method: Place butter in a 4-cup jug. Cook on High for 30 to 40 seconds. Stir in fl our , salt and pepper . Gradually add milk, stirring until smooth.Cook on High for 2 minutes, stirring ev[...]

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