Panasonic NN-DS596M Operating Instructions Manual page 41

Combination cooking with steam
Note
1. Fill the water tank before using the steam function.
2. The maximum time for cooking in this mode is 30 minutes. If required to cook
for longer than this time, re-fill the water tank and repeat the above operation
for the remaining time.
3. If during operation the water tank becomes empty, the oven will stop operation.
The prompt in the display will ask you to re-fill the water tank. After re-filling
the water tank and positioning back in the oven, touch Start. The oven will not
continue cooking until the water tank has been re-filled and Start touched.
4. Preheating is not available with steam + microwave and steam + grill mode.
5. You can change the cooking time during cooking if required. Turn the Time/
Weight dial to increase or decrease the cooking time. Time can be increased/
decreased in 1 minute increments, up to 10 minutes. Turning the dial to zero
will end cooking.
6. It is possible to refill water tank at any time during cooking, without having to
touch Stop/Cancel first.
7. It may be necessary to wipe the excess water in the cavity after steam cooking.
Guidelines
1. During and after cooking with steam function, do not open the oven door when
your face is very close to the oven. Care must be taken when opening the door
as steam may cause injury.
2. Always use oven gloves when removing the food and accessories after cooking
as the oven and accessories will be very hot.
3. After each steam operation carefully remove the drip tray from the front of the
oven. Gently ease forwards, holding with both hands. After emptying, wash in
warm soapy water. To re-position, click back into position on the oven legs. (See
page 15.)
Caution
1. The accessories and surrounding oven will get very hot. Use oven gloves.
2. When removing the food or cooking accessories, hot water may drip from the
oven top.
3. Steam may billow out when you open the door. If there is steam in the oven, do
not reach in with your bare hands! Risk of burns! Use oven gloves.
4. Take care when removing the drain tank.
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