Before Use; Two Level Cooking; Other Helpful Instructions; Defrosting Frozen Foods - Panasonic NE-1880 Mode D'emploi

TWO LEVEL COOKING

When heating, one item always place the container
in the centre of the base shelf.
When using the microwave mainly for reheating one
item at a time, remove the shelf and work on the
base plate.
When reheating two items at a time place both
dishes on the base shelf side by side, unless the
containers are too large and then place one on each
shelf.
When heating more than two plates, place the
dishes evenly on the two shelves.
Allow some space between each plate, do not cram
too much food into the oven.
When defrosting or cooking in the oven, only work
on the bottom shelf, do not use the two shelves
simultaneously.
DEFROSTING FROZEN
FOODS
1. If you try to completely defrost frozen food in the
microwave oven, uneven defrosting may occur
due to the differences in the thickness and shape
of the food. Drippings may also result, and
sometimes a part of the food cooks although
other parts still remain frozen. In actual usage of
frozen foods, you should not normally defrost
them 100%. 70% defrosting in the microwave
oven is ideal and helpful for the next cooking
operation.
2. To defrost evenly, turn over or rearrange the food
during defrosting.
3. To defrost fatty meat, heat it in the microwave
oven for a short time and leave it to stand at room
temperature, or heat it intermittently until
defrosted.
4. When you defrost a whole chicken, or any frozen
food of irregular shape, wrap legs or thin parts
with aluminium foil. Otherwise thin parts will be
defrosted faster and sometimes cooked before
other parts have properly defrosted. For big
pieces of meat, wrap the sides with aluminium foil
so that they will be uniformly thawed by vertical
microwaves only.
5. Ice should be removed at times during defrosting.

Before Use

OTHER HELPFUL
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR BEST RESULTS
1. When determining time for particular foods,
always figure minimum time and check
occasionally during cooking for progress. The
microwave oven cooks so quickly, therefore it is
easy to overcook your foods.
2. Be careful of the cooking time for small quantities
of foods, or foods with low water content. They
may burn if cooked too long.
3. Do not use the oven for drying kitchen towels or
napkins. They may burn if heated too long.
4. Do not try to boil eggs in the oven.
5. When you cook an egg be sure to pierce the yolk
membrane prior to placing into the oven to
prevent the egg bursting.
HOW TO GET BROWNED FINISH
Generally foods do not brown when cooked by a
microwave oven. This is one of the features of the
equipment. To brown chickens, brush sauce on the
surface before or during cooking. You can also
brown meat in a conventional frying pan before
cooking in the oven. A browning skillet for the
microwave oven can obtain the same result.
FOR EVEN FINISHED COOKING
Open the door and give the dish a half turn, or turn
the food over during cooking. This helps to achieve
more even cooking.
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