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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-SD381S

NN-SD351M

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2011-7-4   10:06:33

2011-7-4   10:06:33

Summary of Contents for NN-SD351M

Page 1: ... Oven Household Use Only Please read these instructions carefully before using this product and save this manual for future use Model Number NN SD381S NN SD351M F0003BA30QP_cover indd 1 F0003BA30QP_cover indd 1 2011 7 4 10 06 33 2011 7 4 10 06 33 ...

Page 2: ...the basic techniques and thereby develop a firm understanding of your new oven This book includes recipes from starters to desserts After trying our recipes be sure to adapt your favourite recipes to microwave methods Start experimenting now and enjoy the first class results you will achieve by using your new microwave oven The serial number of this product may be found on the back side of the ove...

Page 3: ...2 using AUTO REHEAT 15 To Defrost by MICRO POWER AND TIME 10 13 14 using TURBO DEFROST 13 14 Inverter Melt Soften 17 Keep Warm 17 3 Stages Setting 18 To Use Recipe Prompting 19 To Use Timer 20 Quick Guide to Operation 44 45 Cooking Guide Microwave Recipe Techniques 21 23 Basic Recipes 24 Soups and Snacks 25 26 Fish and Shellfish 27 28 Poultry 29 30 Main Fare Meats 31 33 Vegetable Varieties 34 37 R...

Page 4: ...or dropped 6 To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity a Do not overcook food Carefully attend microwave oven if paper plastic or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking b Heating therapeutic wheat bags is not recommended If heating do not leave unattended and follow manufacturers instructions carefully c Remove wire twist ties from bags before placing bag ...

Page 5: ...nces Failure to do this may cause the power board fuse to blow and or food to cook slower Do not insert higher value fuse in the power board Food 1 Do not use your oven for home canning or the heating of any closed jar Pressure will build up and the jar may explode In addition the microwave oven cannot maintain the food at the correct canning temperature Improperly canned food may spoil and be dan...

Page 6: ...d by the vibration produces heat energy which is conducted throughout the food It is important to use the correct container when cooking in a microwave oven The following will help you make the right selection How to Test a Container for Safe Microwave Oven Use TO TEST A CONTAINER FOR SAFE MICROWAVE OVEN USE Fill a 1 cup glass measure with cool water and place it in the microwave oven alongside th...

Page 7: ...kware or utensils or those with metallic trim should NOT be used in the microwave Since microwave energy is reflected by metal foods in metal containers will not cook evenly There is also a possibility of arcing Although metal utensils should be avoided in microwave cooking some metal can be helpful when used correctly Aluminum foil can be used safely if certain guidelines are followed to prevent ...

Page 8: ...ontrol Panel The control panels are covered with removable protective film to prevent scratches during shipping Small bubbles may appear under this film When this happens remove film carefully Hint apply masking or clear tape to an exposed corner and pull gently to remove Oven Window with Vapor Barrier Film do not remove Roller Ring 1 The Roller Ring and oven floor should be cleaned frequently to ...

Page 9: ...tart Pad One tap allows oven to begin functioning If door is opened or Stop Reset Pad is pressed once during oven operation Start Pad must again be pressed to restart oven 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...

Page 10: ...te while colon is still blinking 2 To reset time of day repeat step 1 through 3 3 The clock will keep the time of day as long as oven is plugged in and electricity is supplied 4 Maximum time available is 12 59 Clock is 12 hour only One o clock will be displayed as 1 00 not 13 00 This feature allows you to prevent operation of the oven by a young child however the door will open You can set Child S...

Page 11: ... weight setting NOTE The maximum programmable time using Time Dial is up to 90 minutes Press and release dial to expand pop out After setting desired program push dial in to avoid accidental changing of the Programmed time Let s Start To Use Your 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 Tray in the oven...

Page 12: ...ou a selection of different power levels representing decreasing amounts of microwave energy used for cooking foods at different speeds e g The lower the micro power setting the more evenly the food cooks although it will take a little longer To select the correct power level for cooking different foods refer to the chart below Press POWER LEVEL WATTAGE EXAMPLE OF USE 1 tap HIGH 950W Boil water Co...

Page 13: ...igh 4 5 Place onto paper towel lined plate Pizza 350 g High 5 7 Remove from package and place onto paper towel or follow manufacturer s instructions FROZEN MEAL Fish in Sauce 200 g Med 5 7 Pierce corner of bag Heat on a plate Frozen Casserole 500 g High 9 11 Pierce pouch Heat on a plate or bowl Lasagne 500 g High 11 13 Remove from foil container place into serving dish Plated style dinner 320 g Me...

Page 14: ...er the food to prevent it from becoming soggy IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER WHEN REHEATING FOODS FROM THE FREEZER VOLUME The greater the volume and the more dense the item the longer it takes to reheat E g frozen cake will take less time than frozen casserole LARGE VOLUME Large dense frozen precooked foods are best thawed on defrost until icy in the centre then heated on Medium High This prevents o...

Page 15: ...commended weight is 0 2 kg 3 Press Defrost time appears in the Display Window and begins to count down NOTE The oven will beep once or twice during the total defrosting time This indicates that food should be turned broken apart or removed After attending to food close door and press Start Pad to resume defrosting For further information refer to next page To Defrost by Micro Power and Time Settin...

Page 16: ...t Defrost FOOD APPROX TIME minutes per 500 g INSTRUCTION MEAT Beef Minced Beef Roast Topside Beef Tenderloin Chuck or Rump Sirloin rolled Steak Miscellaneous Pork Lamb Roast Chops Ribs 7 9 8 10 8 10 8 10 8 10 6 8 7 9 8 10 6 8 6 8 Halfway through the defrost cycle break apart minced beef separate chops and remove meat that is defrosted Turn meat over two to three times during defrosting Shield edge...

Page 17: ...ecommendations Reheat Meal Suitable for casseroles plated dinners soups stews pasta dishes except lasagne and canned food All foods must be pre cooked and reheated from room temperature or refrigerator temperature Do not reheat bread or pastry products raw uncooked or frozen foods or beverages on this setting Foods weighting less than 200 g and more than 800 g should be reheated by Micro Power and...

Page 18: ...eep sounds Allow pasta to stand for 5 to 10 minutes after cooking if required then drain Casserole Rice Suitable for cooking white rice including short grain long grain Jasmine and Basmati Place washed rice with recommended amount of cold water in a suitable sized casserole Allow at least depth of volume for evaporation to prevent boiling over Use the following as a guide Rice Recommended Water Di...

Page 19: ... This feature will keep food warm for up to 30 minutes after cooking NOTE Keep Warm can be programmed as the final stage after cook times have been manually entered It cannot be used in combination with auto features Press Turn Set warming time using Time Select Dial up to 30 minutes Press Keep Warm will start The time in the display window will count down Press The time appears in the Display Win...

Page 20: ...cup 190 ml 3 teaspoons 15 ml 1 cup 250 ml 1 tablespoon 20 ml 11 4 cups 310 ml 11 2 tbs 30 ml 11 2 cups 375 ml 2 tbs 40 ml 2 cups 500 ml 3 tbs 60 ml 3 cup 750 ml 4 tablespoons 80 ml 31 2 cups 875 ml 4 cups 1 litre 6 cups 1 5 litre 8 cups 2 litre All recipes are tested using standard measurement that appear in the above chart 1 Press once to select High power 5 Press 6 times to select Low power 3 Pr...

Page 21: ...cooking It is not possible to store 2 or 3 stage cooking 3 A new recipe program will cancel the recipe program previously stored 4 The recipe program will be cancelled if the oven is unplugged Press once to select memory The program appears in the display window Press Cooking time in the display begins to count down Press once The oven is automatically pre set to memory Press Recipe Store Pad Time...

Page 22: ...g begins A change in the starting temperature could cause inaccurate results and or food may deteriorate 3 When using Standing time or Delay time it s up to 2 Power stages Press once Set desired amount of time up to 90 minutes Press Start Time will count down without oven operating Set desired amount of standing time up to 90 minutes Press Start Cooking will start After cooking standing time will ...

Page 23: ... quickly Techniques for Preparation Timing A range of cooking times is given in each recipe for two reasons First to allow for the uncontrollable differences in food shapes starting temperatures and personal preferences Secondly these allow for the differences in electrical voltage input which changes during peak load periods Always remember that it is easier to add time to undercooked food Once t...

Page 24: ...der to retain the heat If a longer standing time is required while you cook another food to serve with the first for instance cover with aluminum foil Converting Your Favourite Conventional Recipes for Microwave Cooking When adapting conventional recipes for microwave cooking times are reduced considerably For example a chicken which takes 1 hour to cook in a moderate oven will take 20 to 30 minut...

Page 25: ...les can be mixed on a vegetable platter but remember the latter are not as dense as fresh vegetables as they have been blanched before freezing If vegetables are cut to a similar size they can be cooked in separate ramekins or small dishes at the same time Increasing Decreasing Recipes Increasing To increase a recipe from 4 to 6 servings increase each ingredient listed by half To increase a recipe...

Page 26: ...AL Makes approximately 1 5 litres of undiluted cordial Ingredients 10 large lemons 6 limes 4 cups sugar 2 cups water 2 teaspoons citric acid Method Squeeze juice from lemons and limes Place in a 3 to 4 litre dish with the remaining ingredients Cook on High for 8 to 10 minutes Stir 2 to 3 minutes during this cooking time to dissolve sugar Cook on High for 25 to 30 minutes or until the mixture has b...

Page 27: ...tly Stir in zucchini carrot and cheese and flour In a 1 litre bowl whisk together eggs oil and parsley Add to bacon mixture season with salt and pepper and stir until combined Pour into prepared dish Cook on Medium for 30 to 35 minutes NACHOS SUPREME Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients 500 g topside mince 35 g packet taco seasoning mix 1 3 cup tomato paste 1 teaspoon Mexican chilli powder 310 g red kidney b...

Page 28: ...sh thyme leaves 1 bay leaf 6 cups chicken stock 1 2 cup frozen peas Method Wash split peas and place in a 2 litre capacity bowl with 1 litre of water Cover and allow soaking for 8 hours or overnight Remove rind from ham hock and discard Cut meat away from the bone and roughly chop Reserve bone Drain peas and place into a 5 litre capacity microwave safe dish Add ham bone chopped ham onion thyme bay...

Page 29: ...garlic 1 2 red capsicum sliced 2 sticks celery sliced 2 tablespoons sliced water chestnuts 100 g snow peas 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce 1 tablespoon chopped coriander 500 g scallops Method 1 Place oil onion and garlic into a 2 litre dish Cook on High for 1 2 minutes 2 Add remaining ingredients and cook on High for 5 7 minutes stir halfway through cooking 3 Serve immediately G...

Page 30: ... WITH LIME BUTTER Serves 4 Ingredients 30 g butter 1 clove garlic crushed 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger 1 teaspoon grated lime rind 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 2 teaspoon sugar 500 g salmon steaks Method Place butter garlic ginger lime rind juice and sugar in a shallow dish Cook on Med High for 1 to 2 minutes Stir halfway through cooking Add salmon steaks and coat with sauce Cover and cook on Med ...

Page 31: ...n tie a piece of cotton string or a strip cut from the open end of the bag Make six 2 cm slits on top of bag Cooking Poultry Pieces by Micro Power Cover with wax paper or paper towel Use the chart below to determine recommended minimum cooking times Arrange pieces skin side down and evenly spread in a shallow dish Turn or rearrange halfway through cooking Shield wing tips drumstick ends etc if req...

Page 32: ...ne rice CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS RISOTTO Serves 4 Ingredients 300 g fresh asparagus chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 11 2 cups arborio rice 1 clove garlic crushed 4 cups boiling chicken stock 2 cups coarsely chopped cooked chicken 1 4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese 1 4 cup cream ground black pepper 1 tablespoon chopped parsley extra coarsely grated parmesan cheese Method Place asparagus into 2 litre...

Page 33: ...oil around ham and secure to body of ham with wooden toothpicks Fold 2 cm over cut surface After heating check temperature using a meat thermometer The thermometer should not touch bone or fat If it does the reading could be inaccurate Lower temperatures are found in the centre of the roast and in the muscle close to a large bone such as a pork loin centre rib roast If the temperatures are low ret...

Page 34: ...ETTI MEAT SAUCE Serves 4 Ingredients 500 g minced beef 1 onion diced 1 clove garlic crushed 420 g can tomatoes 1 2 cup tomato paste 2 tablespoons chopped basil Method 1 Combine all ingredients in a 3 litre casserole dish Cook on High for 7 8 minutes stir 2 Cook on Medium for 16 18 minutes Stirring halfway through cooking 3 Serve over hot spaghetti FRENCH ONION BEEF CASSEROLE Serves 4 Ingredients 1...

Page 35: ...e and shape of the silverside it may require a further 10 to 15 minutes on Low GINGERED PORK STIR FRY Serves 4 Ingredients 500 g sliced lean pork 1 4 cup teriyaki sauce 1 tablespoon honey 2 teaspoons minced ginger 2 teaspoons cornflour 1 onion sliced 300 g sugar snap peas trimmed 1 zucchini sliced 1 2 red capsicum sliced 2 green onions sliced 1 2 cup bean sprouts 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds ...

Page 36: ...o directions in chart Stir Allow to stand covered for 15 to 20 minutes Note Beans such as red kidney beans and lima beans should be soaked overnight before cooking 250 g of dried beans equals about 3 cups cooked beans Use in place of canned beans Cooking Frozen Vegetables by Micro Power VEGETABLE QUANTITY COOKING PROCEDURE APPROX COOKING TIME in minutes on High Beans 250 g Cook in covered 2 litre ...

Page 37: ... cobs 500 g 4 cobs 1 kg Brush with melted butter and cook in covered dish 4 to 6 10 to 12 Eggplant 1 500 g Dice with 1 4 cup water in covered dish 4 to 6 Mushrooms 250 g sliced Cook with 2 tablespoons butter in covered dish 2 to 4 Onions 3 200 g Cut in quarters with 1 4 cup water in covered dish 5 to 7 Peas 250 g Shell peas and place with 1 4 cup water in covered dish 3 to 5 Potatoes Mashed Jacket...

Page 38: ...Method 1 Place oil and vegetables in a 2 litre casserole dish Stir well Cook on High for 3 to 4 minutes stirring halfway through cooking 2 Mix sauces together in 1 cup glass jug and cook on High for 1 minute Pour over hot vegetables and mix well POTATO CASSEROLE Serves 4 Ingredients 750 g peeled and sliced potatoes 1 cup sour cream 1 4 cup milk 3 green onions sliced 2 bacon rashers chopped 1 2 cup...

Page 39: ...combine with remaining ingredients Spoon filling back into potato shells Place potatoes in 2 litre casserole dish Cook on High for 2 to 3 minutes CAULIFLOWER AU GRATIN Serves 4 Ingredients 500 g trimmed cauliflower and cut into pieces 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk 1 4 cup grated tasty cheese Method Place cauliflower and water in a shallow casserole dish Co...

Page 40: ... High UNCOVERED in minutes STANDING TIME in minutes RICE Quick Cook Brown 1 cup 2 litre dish 11 3 cups 10 5 Brown 1 cup 3 litre dish 3 cups 25 to 30 10 Long Grain 1 cup 2 litre dish 2 cups 12 to 14 5 Short Grain 1 cup 2 litre dish 2 cups 12 to 14 5 Jasmine 1 cup 3 litre dish 2 cups 12 to 14 5 ITEM CONTAINER AMOUNT OF BOILING WATER APPROX TIME TO COOK PASTA on HIGH UNCOVERED in minutes STANDING TIM...

Page 41: ...in a 2 litre casserole dish Cook on High for 4 to 5 minutes Add cream Parmesan cheese pepper parsley and stock Mix well Cook on High for 3 to 4 minutes Serve with cooked Fettuccine MACARONI AND CHEESE Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients 40g butter 1 onion finely chopped 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups milk 1 cup grated tasty cheese 6 cups cooked macaroni drained well 1 2 cup extra grated tasty cheese paprika Met...

Page 42: ...lain flour 1 3 cup caster sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon cinnamon Method 1 Grease 20 cm square pyrex dish Place pear halves in dish Set aside Place flour sugar eggs and vanilla essence in bowl Whisk until combined 2 Whisk in milk and pour mixture over pears Sprinkle with cinnamon Cover dish with plastic wrap and cook on High power for 8 to 10 minutes FIGS IN RIESLING...

Page 43: ...thorized Service Centre Oven will not turn on The oven is not plugged in securely Remove plug from outlet wait 10 seconds and re insert Circuit breaker or fuse is tripped or blown Reset circuit breaker or replace fuse There is a problem with the outlet Plug another appliance into the outlet to check if the outlet is working Oven will not start cooking Start Pad was not pressed after programming Pr...

Page 44: ...able protective film to prevent scratches during shipping Small bubbles may appear under this film When this happens remove film carefully Hint apply masking or clear tape to an exposed corner and pull gently to remove If it becomes wet clean with a soft dry cloth Do not use harsh detergents or abrasives on the Control Panel Roller Ring and oven cavity floor Wipe the bottom surface of the oven wit...

Page 45: ... 43 Panasonic Warranty F0003BA30QP indd 43 F0003BA30QP indd 43 2011 7 4 10 07 33 2011 7 4 10 07 33 ...

Page 46: ... page 10 Select power Select cooking time To Use Turbo Defrost Pad page 13 once Select desired weight To Reheat Cook Food using Auto Reheat Cook Pads page 15 Select the desired menu number or Turn dail until desired weight appears To use Inverter Melt Soften Pads page 17 Select the desired menu number Select desired weight To use Keep Warm Pads page 17 Once Select Keep Warm time F0003BA30QP indd 4...

Page 47: ... set or Once To start To Use as a Kitchen Timer page 20 Set time Once To Set Standing Time page 20 Set time Once Set the desired cooking programme see Page 10 To Set Delay Start page 20 Set time Once Set the desired cooking programme see Page 10 F0003BA30QP indd 45 F0003BA30QP indd 45 2011 7 4 10 07 36 2011 7 4 10 07 36 ...

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