Cooking With Your Combination Oven - Panasonic NN-CD989S Cookbook

COOKING WITH YOUR COMBINATION OVEN

Microwave
Microwaves are a form of high frequency
electromagnetic waves similar to those used by a
radio. Electricity is converted into microwave energy
by the magnetron tube. The microwaves travel from
the magnetron tube to the oven cavity where they
are reflected, transmitted or absorbed.
Bake
The convection bake oven has a heating element in
the ceiling equipped with a fan to circulate the hot
air into the oven cavity. This mode of cooking will
provide the dry heat required to produce crisp,
brown exteriors on baked and roasted products.
Temperatures range from 200 - 450˚F (100 - 230˚C).
Consult charts and recipes to determine
temperature settings and cooking times. Many of
your favourite recipes may be baked at their usual
temperature, however, times may be slightly shorter.
For convection cooking, use the Oven Rack.
Preheat with this rack on the Ceramic Tray.
Broil
Broiling is done with high heat to give foods a rich
brown appearance. The oven must be preheated on
the broil mode with the oven rack in place.
During preheating, prepare food and place on the
spatter shield of your broiler pan to be ready for
broiling.
OVEN ACCESSORY
The oven comes equipped with an oven rack. Always follow specific directions given in the charts or recipes for
use of the oven rack.
Oven Rack is used for Broil and Bake and
Combination cooking.
Cooking on Combination
Combination cooking uses microwave energy in
conjunction with a heater element. It will produce
browning, maintain juiciness and reduce cooking
time. Combination cooking is ideal for roasting meats
and poultry, and for cooking casseroles and other
recipes such as pies.
There are four combination settings which
automatically regulate the oven temperature and the
microwave energy.
Combination
Setting
1
2
3
4
Consult the charts and recipes to determine which
combination setting to use. This is described in the
recipe method. When adapting conventional recipes
to the combination cooking mode, find a similar
recipe in the cookbook using the same quantities
and ingredients. Use the combination setting and
time in the cookbook.
When roasting, use the Chicken Pieces or Whole
Chicken or Beef-medium or Pork of Auto
Convection Button.
The combination system is used for manual
combination and time or Auto Convection Button.
Broil –– For Broil, oven rack is placed on the
Ceramic Tray. The oven is then preheated at BROIL.
Food is placed on your broiler pan. Broiler pan is
then placed on the oven rack after preheat time.
You can purchase broiler pans from your local stores.
Metal or teflon coated pans are available. The broiler
pan may be sprayed with a non-stick cooking product
to aid in clean-up. Program the oven according to the
chart or recipe directions.
DO NOT use a broiler pan for microwave cooking.
Bake –– The oven rack is placed directly on the
Ceramic Tray. Preheat the oven according to the
temperature recommended in the chart or recipe.
Food in cooking container is then placed on the oven
rack.
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Microwave
Oven
Energy
Temperature
(Approx.)
275˚F (130˚C)
300˚F (150˚C)
30 % power
325˚F (165˚C)
375˚F (190˚C)