Panasonic NN-SD691S Operation And Cooking Manual

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Page 1 Operating Instruction and Cook Book Microwave Oven Household Use Only NN-SD691S Model Number: Please read these instructions carefully before using this product, and save this manual for future use.
Page 2 We are glad you have chosen to purchase a PANASONIC 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 Technology you can be reassured of excellent results when cooking a variety of foods, as the ‘soft’...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Quick Guide to Operation ......................23-24 Maintenance Before Requesting Service ......................20 Care of your Microwave Oven ......................21 Technical Speciﬁ cation .........................21 Panasonic Warranty ........................22 Cooking Guide Microwave Recipe Techniques ....................25-27 Reheat .............................28-30 Soups and Snacks ........................31-33 Fish and Shellﬁ sh ........................34-36 Poultry and Eggs ........................37-41...
Page 4: Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Precautions to be taken when using combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking. Microwave Ovens for Heating foodstuffs (b) Heating therapeutic wheat bags is not INSPECTION FOR DAMAGE. A microwave oven recommended.
Page 5: Installation And General Instructions
NEVER leave oven unattended wall cabinet, use the proper trim kit available from when popping popcorn. a local Panasonic dealer. Follow all instructions 10. When heating food in plastic or paper containers, packed with the kit. check the oven frequently due to the possibility of ignition.
Page 6: Microwaves And How They Work
Microwaves and How They Work Microwaves are a form of high frequency radio Reﬂ ection: waves similar to those used by a radio, including Metal substances REFLECT microwave energy and AM, FM and CB. They are similar to a television because there is no absorption, there is no heating.
Page 7: Cookware And Utensils Guide
Cookware and Utensils Guide (continued) Plastics Metal Plastic dishes, cups and some freezer containers Metal cookware or utensils, or those with metallic should be used with care in a microwave oven. trim, should NOT be used in the microwave. Since Choose plastic containers carefully, as some plastic microwave energy is reﬂ...
Page 8: Feature Diagram
Feature Diagram Glass Tray 1. Do not operate the oven without the Roller Ring and Glass Tray in place. 2. Only use the Glass Tray speciﬁ cally designed for this oven. Do not substitute another Glass Tray. 3. If Glass Tray is hot, allow to cool before cleaning or placing in water. 4.
Page 9: Dial Features
Dial Features Press and release dial to expand (pop-out). After setting desired program, push dial in to avoid accidental changing of the Programmed time. TIME CHOICE Push then rotate the dial. Rotate the dial clockwise to increase the cooking time and rotate the dial counter-clockwise to decrease the cooking time.
Page 10: Control Panel
Control Panel Display Window Micro Power Pad Sensor Cook Pad (pg.11) (pg.14) Sensor Reheat Pad Inverter Melt&Soften (pg.15) Pad (pg.16) Keep Warm Pad (pg.17) Inverter Turbo More Pad Defrost Pad (pg.12) (pg.14) Quick Minute Pad Less Pad (pg.16) (pg.14) Timer/Weight and Sensor Menu Dial (pg.
Page 11: Let's Start To Use Your Oven
Let’s Start To Use Your Oven! Plug in Plug into a properly earthed electrical outlet. Open Door Open the door and place container with food in a dish on Glass Tray in the oven. Then close the door. Select Power Level eg.
Page 12: To Set Clock
To Set Clock You can use the oven without setting the clock. Press Colon will blink in Display Window. Enter Time of Day Enter time of day using Time Dial e.g. 12:35 Clock is a 12 hour display. There isn’t a.m. or p.m. setting. Time appears in the Display Window, colon is blinking.
Page 13: By Micro Power And Time
Micro Power and Time To Cook/Reheat/Defrost by Select Power Level Press Micro Power pad until your desired power level appears in the Display Window. (see chart below) Note: When selecting P10 on the ﬁ rst stage, you can start from step 2. Set Cooking Time Select the cooking time by using the Time/Weight Dial.
Page 14: Using Turbo Defrost Pads
To Defrost To Defrost using Inverter Turbo Defrost This feature allows you to defrost meat, poultry and seafood automatically by just setting the weight of the food. Set Weight 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.
Page 15: Defrosting Tips And Techniques
Defrosting Tips and Techniques 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. To aid in separating layers, place two pieces of wax paper between them. 3.
Page 16: Using Sensor Cook Pads
Sensor Cook To Cook Using Sensor Cook allows you to cook foods without selecting times and power levels. The sensor detects the heat and humidity generated by the food and cooks your food automatically. Place food into an appropriate sized dish for the volume of food you are cooking. Cover securely with plastic wrap or a securely ﬁ...
Page 17: Using Sensor Reheat Pad
Sensor Reheat To Cook Using If desired, press More / Less Pad. • Press • Press After the heat and humidity is detected by the SENSOR, the remaining time appears in the Display Window and begins to count down. For best results on Sensor Reheat, follow these recommendations: 1.
Page 18: To Use Inverter Melt&Soften
To Use Inverter Melt&Soften This feature allows you to melt/soften food at the touch of a button. There is no need to select the power level or cooking time as the microwave does this for you. • Press Select weight by •...
Page 19: To Use Recipe Prompting
To Use Recipe Prompting This feature allows you to pre-program your oven for regular reheating or cooking tasks. You are able to preprogram your oven for a speciﬁ c power level and time that is convenient for you. You are able to pre- program one memory task.
Page 20: Ingredient Conversion Chart
3-Stages Setting This feature allows you to program 3 Stages of cooking continuously. E.g.: Continually set [P10] 2 minutes, [P7] 3 minutes and [P4] 2 minutes. 1. Press once to select 2. Set as 2 minutes using 3. Press 5 times to select “P6”. “P10”.
Page 21: To Use Timer
To Use Timer This feature allows you to program standing after cooking is completed and to program the oven as a minute or 10 seconds timer or program delay start. To Use as a Kitchen Timer Press once. Set desired amount of time. Press Start.
Page 22: Before Requesting Service
Before Requesting Service THESE THINGS ARE NORMAL The oven causes Some radio and TV interference might occur when you cook with the interference with my TV. 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.
Page 23: Care Of Your Microwave Oven
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.
Page 24: Panasonic Warranty
Panasonic Warranty – 22 –...
Page 25: Quick Guide To Operation
Quick Guide to Operation Feature How to Operate To Set Clock page 10) once Set time of day. (Max 12:59) Press once To set To cancel To Set/Cancel Child Safety Lock page 10) 3 times. Display 3 times. Display To Cook/Reheat/ Defrost by Micro Power and Time Setting...
Page 26 Quick Guide to Operation To use “Keep Warm” Pads page 17) Once Select Keep Warm time. To set: Set the desired cooking programme To Cook using Once “Recipe Store” Pads To start: page 17) Once To Use as a Kitchen Timer page 19) Once...
Page 27: Microwave Recipe Techniques
Microwaves penetrate the surface of the food to a fast and even cooking. Some of these techniques depth of about two to three centimetres and then are similar to those used in conventional cooking, but the heat is gradually conducted in a random pattern. because microwaves produce heat very quickly the Some parts of food matter cook faster than others.
Page 28 Techniques for Preparation Converting Your Favourite Conventional Recipes for Microwave Cooking Covering Covering food minimizes the microwave cooking When adapting conventional recipes for microwave time. Because microwave cooking is done with time cooking, time are reduced considerably. and not direct heat, the rate of evaporation cannot be For example, a chicken which takes 1 hour to cook easily controlled.
Page 29 Menu Planning for Microwave Cooking Increasing & Decreasing Recipes How to Keep Everything Hot at The Same Time Increasing Plan your meals so that the food will not all need • To increase a recipe from 4 to 6 servings, increase last minute cooking or attention at the same time.
Page 30 Reheating by Sensor Cook (125 g - 1.0 kg) One of the most common uses for a microwave oven is to reheat food. Your Panasonic microwave • Reheating by Sensor is suitable for pre-cooked allows you to either reheat by placing food into foods.
Page 31 Reheating by Micro Power - Frozen Pre-cooked Foods FROZEN ITEM TIME POWER SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS (Pre-cooked) (in minutes) BREAD & BAKED PRODUCT Bread 1 slice 10 - 20 sec Do not let bread get hot, or it will become 1 loaf 1 - 3 rubbery and dry out.
Page 32 IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER WHEN REHEATING COLD FOODS WHEN REHEATING FOODS FROM THE FREEZER STARTING TEMPERATURE — Foods taken from the refrigerator will take longer to VOLUME — reheat than foods from room temperature. The greater the volume and the more dense the item, the longer it takes to reheat.
Page 33: Soups And Snacks
UMPKIN Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 kg pumpkin, chopped and peeled onion, diced 2 cups chicken stock 1 teaspoon curry powder pepper Method: Place pumpkin and onion in 2-litre casserole dish. Cover and cook on P10 for 12 minutes. Add chicken stock, curry powder and pepper.
Page 34 EA AND Serves: 6 Ingredients: ⁄ cups green split peas 850 g smoked ham hock medium onion, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves bay leaf 6 cups chicken stock ⁄ frozen peas Method: Wash split peas and place in a 2-litre bowl with 1-litre of water.
Page 35 OASTED ACHOS UPREME Serves: 2 to 4 Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: Ingredients: 1 cup (150 g) raw peanuts (with or 500 g topside mince without skins, and unsalted) 35 g packet taco seasoning mix 1 teaspoon vegetable oil ⁄ tomato paste salt to taste 1 teaspoon...
Page 36: Fish And Shellﬁ Sh
Directions for Cooking Fish and Shellﬁ sh by Micro Power Cover dish with plastic wrap. Cook on the power Clean ﬁ sh before starting the recipe. Arrange ﬁ sh in a single layer, overlap thin ﬁ llet ends to prevent level and the minimum time recommended in the chart below.
Page 37 ALMON ORNAY Serves: 4 Ingredients: 40 g butter onion, diced ⁄ ﬂ our 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped pepper ⁄ teaspoon prepared mustard ⁄ cups milk 1 (440 g) can salmon, de-boned ⁄ fresh bread crumbs ⁄ grated cheese Method: Place butter and onion in a 4-cup jug.
Page 38 OMATO ASIL USSELS Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 kg fresh mussels ⁄ water 1 tablespoon olive oil leek, sliced clove garlic, crushed 1 (425 g) can tomato pieces 1 tablespoon tomato paste ⁄ teaspoon oregano 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil freshly ground black pepper Method: Place mussels and water into a bowl.
Page 39: Poultry And Eggs
Cooking Whole Poultry by Micro Power Season as desired, but salt after cooking. Browning Multiply the weight of the poultry by the minimum sauce mixed with equal parts of butter will enhance recommended minutes per 500 g. See chart below. the appearance.
Page 40 OOKING HICKEN IECES BY ENSOR CRAMBLED OOK (400 g - 1.0 kg) Serves: 2 • Suitable for cooking chicken pieces, such as wings, Ingredients: thighs, legs, breast ﬁ llets. 4 x 61 g eggs • Chicken pieces should be completely thawed 4 tablespoons milk before cooking.
Page 41 REEN EPPERCORN HICKEN UCCHINI LICE Serves: 4 Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: Ingredients: rashers bacon, diced 500 g sliced chicken breast ﬁ llets onion, diced 2 tablespoons green peppercorns 2 cups grated zucchini 1 tablespoon seeded mustard 2 cups grated carrot 1 teaspoon chicken stock powder 1 cup...
Page 42 HICKEN OLLS WITH ONEY USTARD ONEY ESAME RUMSTICKS Serves: 4 to 6 Serves: 4 Ingredients: Ingredients: 1 kg chicken drumsticks chicken thigh ﬁ llets 1 teaspoon garlic, chopped prunes, pitted 1 teaspoon chopped ginger green onions, sliced ⁄ soy sauce 2 tablespoon ﬂ...
Page 43 HICKEN URRY Serves: 4 to 6 Serves: 4 Ingredients: Ingredients: onion, chopped 750 g chicken thigh ﬁ llets, diced 2 tablespoons red curry paste 4 rashers bacon, chopped 500 g chicken ﬁ llets, sliced baby onions, peeled 1 tablespoon ﬁ sh sauce 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tablespoon...
Page 44 Cooking Tender Cuts of Meat using Micro Power For best results, select roasts that are uniform in beginning of cooking, remove foil halfway through shape. the cooking time. Beef and pork rib roasts should be Place meat on a microwave rack in a suitable dish. shielded around the bones.
Page 45: Meat
OOKING URRIES BY ENSOR ORMA (250 g - 750 g) (Weight of only meat) Serves: 4 • See chart below for quantities to use. Ingredients: • Cut meat and vegetables into even size pieces. onion, diced • Place curry paste, meat, onion and hard vegetable 500 g lamb, cubed into a suitable size casserole dish, do not use...
Page 46 OULASH RENCH NION ASSEROLE Serves: 4 Serves: 4 Ingredients: Ingredients: 100 g onion, chopped onion, chopped 1 teaspoon minced garlic clove garlic, crushed 200 g diced potatoes 1 tablespoon butter 500 g beef, diced 2 tablespoons tomato paste carrots, diced ⁄...
Page 47 ASAGNE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: Meat Sauce: 500 g minced beef small onions, chopped clove garlic, chopped 1 (425 g) can tomato purée 1 cup beef stock ⁄ chopped basil 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper Cheese Sauce: 80 g butter ⁄...
Page 48 PAGHETTI AUCE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 500 g minced beef onion, chopped 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 (425 g) can tomatoes 1 cup tomato paste beef stock cubes 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs pepper Method: Combine all ingredients in a 3-litre casserole dish. Cook on P10 for 7 minutes, stir.
Page 49: Vegetables And Legumes
Cooking Fresh Vegetables By Micro Power Place vegetables in a casserole dish. Add 2 to 3 over or rearrange. tablespoons of water per 500 g of vegetables. Add Vegetables that are to be cooked whole and salt to water or add after cooking. Do not place salt unpeeled, need to be pierced to allow steam to directly on vegetables.
Page 50 Cooking Frozen Vegetables By Micro Power Remove vegetables from package and place in an a lid or plastic wrap. appropriate sized container. Vegetables frozen in Halfway through cooking, stir, turn vegetables over a pouch should be placed on a dish and the top or rearrange.
Page 51 OOKING ROZEN EGETABLES BY ENSOR OOKING EGETABLES AND EGETA- OOK (125 g - 1.0 kg) BLES BY ENSOR • Suitable for all types of frozen vegetables. Vegetables • Place in a suitable size dish. Do not use plastic (125 g - 500 g by Sensor Cook) dishes.
Page 52 OCONUT ENTIL Serves: 4 to 6 Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils 900 g New potatoes 1 teaspoon turmeric onions, diced 400 ml can coconut milk carrots, diced 250 ml water stalks celery, sliced 1 teaspoon crushed red chilli cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon...
Page 53 HEESY ASHED OTATOES ERBED EGETABLES Serves: 4 Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: Ingredients: 200 g sliced snow peas 500 g potatoes, peeled and diced 200 g sliced carrots ⁄ water 200 g sliced zucchini ⁄ milk 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley ⁄...
Page 54 AULIFLOWER RATIN Serves: 4 Ingredients: 500 g trimmed cauliﬂ ower and cut into pieces 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons butter small onion, ﬁ nely chopped 2 tablespoons ﬂ our 1 cup milk ⁄ grated tasty cheese Method: Place cauliﬂ ower and water in a shallow casserole dish.
Page 55 AVOURY RUSSELS PROUTS ONEY LAZED ARROTS AND UGAR Serves: 4 Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: Ingredients: 350 g carrots (approximately 4) 250 g brussels sprouts 150 g sugar snap peas, trimmed 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons brown sugar 150 g bacon, ﬁ...
Page 56: Rice, Pasta And Noodles
Cooking Rice by Micro power Follow directions in chart for recommended dish chart. Allow to stand, covered, before serving. For size, amounts of water and cooking time. Add rice special rice, substitute beef or chicken stock for to water. Add salt and butter according to package water.
Page 57 AELLA RIED Serves: 6 to 8 Serves: 4 Ingredients: Ingredients: 500 g mussels 1 tablespoon sesame oil ⁄ water 1 clove garlic, crushed green capsicum, sliced 1 cm piece of green ginger, red capsicum, sliced ﬁ nely chopped onion, sliced small carrot, ﬁ...
Page 58 OOKING ISOTTO BY ENSOR ASIC ISOTTO ECIPE cup - 3 cup) Serves 4 • Suitable for cooking many basic risotto recipes and Ingredients: variations. 1 tablespoon olive oil • Onions and garlic should be pre-cooked with 1 onion, diced tablespoon of oil before adding rice and stock. clove garlic, crushed •...
Page 59 Cooking Pasta by Micro Power Follow directions in chart for recommended dish size, Test pasta for desired cooking before adding more amount of water and cooking time. Boil water, with time. Slightly undercook pasta that will be heated 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon oil. Add pasta and again in casserole.
Page 60 ENNE UTTANESCA Serves: 4 Ingredients: 500 g Penne Pasta 2 litres boiling water 1 tablespoon olive oil cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon dried chilli ﬂ akes 1 kg (approx 5) tomatoes, roughly chopped 200 g kalamata olives, pitted anchovy ﬁ llets, drained and chopped ⁄...
Page 61 REAMY TUNA PENNE REAMY ACON AUCE Serves: 4 Makes: Approximately 300 ml Ingredients: Ingredients: 250 g Penne onion, chopped 4 cups boiling water bacon rashers, chopped medium onion, diced 1 teaspoon minced garlic 2 cups mixed sliced vegetables 300 ml cream 1 (240 g) can tuna, reserve liquid...
Page 62 ONEY HICKEN AND OODLES ZECHUAN ALAD OODLES Serves: 4 Ingredients: Ingredients: 350 g fresh Hokkien noodles 500 g chicken ﬁ llets, sliced ⁄ boiling water ⁄ soy sauce 250 g cooked chicken, shredded 2 tablespoons honey ⁄ roasted cashew nuts 2 teaspoons minced garlic Dressing:...
Page 63 OOKING ESSERTS BY ENSOR PPLE RUMBLE (375 g - 1.5 kg) Serves: 4 Your oven allows you to cook many desserts Ingredients: automatically. Please follow these general instructions: 1 (780 g) can pie apples • Place prepared desserts in a suitable size dish ⁄...
Page 64 UTTERSCOTCH UDDING HOCOLATE AUCING UDDING Serves: 4 to 6 Serves: 4 Ingredients: Ingredients: 1 (400 g) can sweetened condensed milk 1 cup self raising ﬂ our 30 g butter 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla essence ⁄ caster sugar ⁄...
Page 65: 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. OOKING AKES BY ICRO OWER ACKET • The texture of cakes cooked in the microwave oven Ingredients: is not the same as cakes cooked in a conventional 1 packet cake mix (340 g)
Page 66 OCHA ARROT IRAMISU Serves: 4 to 6 Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients: Ingredients: 1 tablespoon ground coffee beans 1 cup self-raising ﬂ our 2 tablespoons ⁄ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 500 g pkt sponge ﬁ nger biscuits ⁄ caster sugar eggs, separated ⁄...
Page 67 NDIVIDUAL HRISTMAS UDDING HOCOLATE AˆT É Makes: 8 Makes 24 x 8 cm loaf tin Ingredients: Ingredients: 100 g sultanas 300 g dark chocolate 150 g raisins 400 g can condensed milk 50 g craisins 1 cup brazil nuts 100 g dates, chopped ⁄...
Page 68 HOCOLATE ROWNIES OCKY Makes: 1 x 20 cm square slice pan Makes: 1 x 20 cm square slice Ingredients: Ingredients: 125 g butter 250 g dark or milk chocolate 200 g chocolate 40 g butter 1 cup caster sugar 250 g packet marshmallows, halved 1 teaspoon vanilla essence...
Page 69: Sauces And Extras
Cooking Fruit by Micro Power FRUIT - Peel, slice, chop into even sized pieces. Place in shallow heatproof dish on turntable. Apples - poached 500 g Add 300 ml of water. Only half ﬁ ll dish. Cover. Apples - stewed 500 g Only half ﬁ...
Page 70 RESERVING Precautions: 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 dangerous to consume.
Page 71 ASIC HITE AUCE HOCOLATE AUCE Makes: 1 cup Makes: 1 ⁄ cups Ingredients: Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 200 g chocolate pieces 2 tablespoons ﬂ our 300 ml cream salt and white pepper Method: ⁄ cups milk Combine chocolate and cream in a 1-litre jug. Cook Method: on P10 for 2 minutes.

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