Panasonic NN ST342M: Important Information

Important Information

1) Cooking Times

7) Paper/Plastic

• Cooking times given in the cookbook are approximate. The

• When heating food in plastic or paper containers, check the

cooking time depends on the condition, temperature and

oven frequently as these types of containers ignite if over-

amount of food and on the type of cooking ware.

heated.

• Begin with the minimum cooking time to help prevent over-

• Do not use recycled paper products (ex. Kitchen Roll)

cooking. If the food is not sufficiently cooked you can

unless the paper product is labeled as safe for microwave

always cook it for a little longer.

oven use. Recycled paper products may contain impurities

which may cause sparks and/or fires when use.

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N.B.: If the recommended cooking times are exceeded

the food will be spoiled and in extreme circumstances

• Remove wire twist-ties from roasting bags before placing

could catch fire and possibly damage the interior of the

the bags in oven.

oven.

8) Utensils/Foil

2) Small Quantities of Foods

• Do not heat any closed cans or bottles because they might

• Small quantities of food or foods with low moisture content

explode.

can burn, dry out or catch on fire if cooked too long. If

• Metal containers or dishes with metallic trim should not be

materials inside the oven should ignite, keep the oven door

used during Microwave cooking. Sparking will occur.

closed, turn the oven off and remove the plug from the

socket.

• If you use any aluminum foil, meat spikes or metal ware,

the distance between them and the oven walls and door

should be at least 2 cm to prevent sparking.

3) Eggs

• Do not cook eggs in their shells and whole hard-boiled

9) Feeding Bottles/Baby Food Jars

eggs by MICROWAVE. Pressure may build up and the

eggs will explode.

• The top and teat or lid must be removed from feeding bot-

tles or baby food jars before placing in the oven.

• The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars are to

4) Piercing Skin

be stirred or shaken.

• Food with non porous skins, such as potatoes, egg yolks,

• The temperature has to be checked before consumption to

chicken wings and sausages must be pierced before cook-

avoid burns.

ing by MICROWAVE to prevent bursting.

5) Meat Thermometer

• Use a meat thermometer to check the degree of cooking of

roasts and poultry only when the meat has been removed

from the oven. Do not use a conventional meat thermome-

ter when using MICROWAVE because it may cause

sparking.

6) Liquids

• When heating liquids, e.g. soup, sauces and beverages in

your microwave oven, overheating the liquid beyond boiling

point can occur without evidence of bubbling. This could

result in a sudden boil over of the hot liquid. To prevent this

possibility the following steps should be taken:

a) Avoid using straight-sided containers with narrow necks.

b) Do not overheat.

c) Stir the liquid before placing the container in the oven

and again halfway through the cooking time.

d) After heating, allow it to stand in the oven for a short

time, stirring again before carefully removing the

container.

e) Microwave heating of beverages can result in delayed

eruptive boiling, therefore care has to be taken when

handling the container.

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10) Place in Use

This appliance is intended to be used in household and

similar applications such as:

• staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working

environments;

• farm houses;

• by clients in hotels, motels and other residential

environments;

• bed and breakfast type environments.