Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Minuto Focus HD8761 Philips Saeco
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Model Number: NN-CF770M Operation Instruction and Cook Book Microwave/Grill/Convection Oven Household Use Only F00039M50QP IP0410-0 Printed in China © Panasonic Home Appliances Microwave Oven (Shanghai) Co.
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.
T able of Contents Before Operation Safety Instructions............................................................................................................ ...........................1 Installation and General Instructions ....................
– 1 – Safety Instructions Precautions to be taken when using Microwave Ovens for Heating foodstuffs INSPECTION FOR DAMAGE. A microwave oven should only be used if an inspection confirms all of the following conditions: 1. The door fits squarely and securely and opens and closes smoothly.
Installation and General Instructions – 2 – General Use 1. In order to maintain high quality, do not operate the oven when empty. The microwave energy will reflect continuously throughout the oven if no food or water is present to absorb energy, this can lead to damage to the microwave oven including arcing within the oven cavity.
Microwaves and How They W ork – 3 – Microwaves are a form of high frequency radio waves similar to those used by a radio, including AM, FM and CB. They are similar to a television where the radio waves are converted to a picture on the screen. However, microwaves are much shorter than radio waves; approximately twelve centimetres wave length.
Cookware and Utensils Guide (continued) Plastics Plastic dishes, cups and some freezer containers should be used with care in a microwave oven. Choose plastic containers carefully, as some plastic containers may become soft, melt and may scorch.
Feature Diagram – 5 – Oven Light Oven Light will turn on during cooking and also when door is opened. NOTE: The above illustration is for reference only. Flat Table 1. If the flat table is hot, allow cooling down before cleaning. 2. Do not cook directly on the flat table.
Control Panel – 6 – (1) (2) (3) (5) (13) (10) (14) (12) (8) (9) (4) (7) (6) (1) Display Window (2) Micro Power Button (pg.9) (3) Grill Button (pg.12) (4) Convection Button (pg.14-15) (5) Auto Reheat Button (pg.17) (6) Inverter Turbo Defrost Button (pg.
Let’ s Start T o Use Y our Oven! – 7 – 1 Plug in Plug into a properly earthed electrical outlet. “WELCOME TO PANASONIC MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING” appears in the Display Window. (This will immediately cease when any pad is pressed.) 2 Open Door Open the door and place container with food on Flat Table in the oven.
T o Set Clock – 8 – You can use the oven without setting the clock. 1 Press once. Colon will blink in Display Window. 2 Enter Time of Day Enter time of day using the Time/Weight Dial e.g. 12:35. Clock is a 12 hour display. There isn’t a.m. or p.
T o Cook / Reheat / Defrost by Micro Power and Time – 9 – 1 Select Micro Power Level Press Micro Power Button until the desired power level appears in the Display Window. (see chart below) Note: When selecting High on the first stage, you can start from step 2.
T urbo Defrost This feature allows you to defrost meat, poultry and seafood automatically by just setting the weight of the food. 1 Select Inverter T urbo Defrost Button The shape and size of the food will determine the maximum weight the oven can accommodate.
Defrosting T ips and T echniques – 11 – Preparation for Freezing: 1. Heavy-duty plastic wraps, bags and freezer wrap are suitable. 2. Freeze meats, poultry and fish in packages with only 1 or 2 layers of food. To aid in separating layers, place two pieces of wax paper between them.
There are three grill setting modes. (1-High, 2-Medium, 3-Low) Directions for Grill Cooking: There are three power levels for grill. When grilling, heat is radiated from the two heater. The oven door must be kept closed to prevent cooking odours from spreading in the kitchen and so as not to waste energy.
– 13 – T o Cook on Combination by T ime Setting There are three combination setting modes. There is no need to set the temperature or the Micro Power Level. Directions for Combinations Cooking: The combination means that it is possible to combine the microwave and grill function for thawing, cooking, and heating foods.
T o Cook on Convection by T ime Setting – 14 – This Pad offer a choice of convection temperatures 40 °C and 100 °C ~250 °C in 10 °C increments. For quick selection of the most commonly used cooking temperatures, the temperatures start at 150 °C and count up to 250 °C then 40 °C and 100 °C.
T o Cook on Convection by T ime Setting – 15 – Ferment Setting (For proving yeast dough) 1 Press to set 40 °C 2 Set ferment time Set desired ferment time by using Time/Weight Dial. (max. 9 hours) 3 Press The cooking time appears in the display window and begins to count down.
This feature allows you to program 3 Stages of cooking continuously. E.g.: Continually set [Medium power] 2 minutes, [Combination High] 3 minutes and [Grill High] 2 minutes. NOTES: 1. When operating, two beeps will sound between each stage. 2. This feature is not available for Turbo Defrost, Auto Cook and Reheat function.
– 17 – T o Reheat Food Using Auto Reheat 1 Press 2 Rotate Desired Weight Select the desired weight by turning the Time/Weight Dial until the desired food Weight appears in the Display Window. (see below chart) 3 Press Reheating time appears in the Display Window and begins to count down.
This feature allows you to cook or reheat most of your favourite foods by setting the weight only. The oven determines the Microwave power level and/or Combination setting, then the cooking time automatically. Select the category of food and then just enter the weight.
– 19 – Auto Cook Menu 1. Fresh V egetables (uses microwave only) Suitable for cooking a variety of fresh vegetables. Place prepared vegetables into a shallow container. Add 15 ml (1tbsp) of water per 100 g . Cover with pierced cling film or lid. Place the container on the Flat Table on the base of the oven.
– 20 – Auto Cook Menu 9. Frozen Pizza (uses convection and grill) Use for cooking frozen pizza either purchased or home made. Remove pizza from packaging and place on the oven tray. Press 4 times to select Frozen Pizza, then select the weight of the pizza you are cooking.
T o Use as a Kitchen Timer Press once. Set desired amount of time Press Start. by turning Time/Weight Dial. Time will count down (up to 1 hour and 30 minutes) without oven operating. T o Set Standing Time Press once. Set desired amount of standing time Press Start.
Before Requesting Service – 22 – THESE THINGS ARE NORMAL The oven causes interference with my TV. Steam accumulates on the oven door and warm air comes from the oven vents. I accidentally ran my microwave oven without any food in it. There are humming and clicking noises from my oven when I cook using Combination.
Before Requesting Service – 23 – PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Oven will not turn on. The oven is not plugged in Remove plug from outlet, wait securely. 10 seconds and re-insert. Circuit breaker or fuse is tripped or blown. There is a problem with the Plug another appliance into the outlet.
Care of Y our Oven – 24 – Oven Door: Wipe with a soft cloth when steam accumulates inside or around the outside of the oven door. This may occur when the microwave oven is operated under high humidity conditions and in no way indicates a malfunction of the unit or of microwave leakage.
T echnical Specifications – 25 – * IEC Test Procedure Specifications subject to change without notice. As for the voltage requirement, the production month, country and serial number, please refer to the identification plate on the microwave oven.
Panasonic W arranty – 26 – 1. The product is warranted for 12 months from the date of purchase. Subject to the conditions of this warranty Panasonic or it's Authorised Service Centre will per.
Quick Guide to Operation – 27 – Feature How to Operate To Set: Display To Cancel: Display Press 3 times. Press 3 times. Select power. Set the cooking time.
– 28 – Quick Guide to Operation Feature How to Operate Set the desired cooking programme. Set the desired cooking programme. To Use as a Kitchen Timer ( ☞ page 21) To Set Standing Time ( ☞ page 21) To Set Delay Start ( ☞ page 21) Press once.
– 29 – Microwave Recipe Preparation and T echniques Microwaves penetrate the surface of the food to a depth of about two to three centimetres and then the heat is gradually conducted in a random pattern. Some parts of food matter cook faster than others.
– 30 – Microwave Recipe Preparation and T echniques T echniques for Preparation Covering Covering food minimizes the microwave cooking time. Because microwave cooking is done with time and not direct heat, the rate of evaporation cannot be easily controlled.
– 31 – Microwave Recipe Preparation and T echniques Menu Planning for Microwave Cooking How to Keep Everything Hot at The Same Time Plan your meals so that the food will not all need last minute cooking or attention at the same time. The special features of microwave cookery make it easy to serve meals with everything piping hot.
– 32 – Reheat Reheating One of the most common uses for a microwave oven is to reheat food. Your Panasonic microwave allows you to either reheat by placing food into the oven and you choose the micro power level and length of heating time or you may reheat automatically by using the AUTO REHEAT buttons on your microwave.
– 33 – Reheat FROZEN ITEM POWER TIME SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS (Pre-cooked) (in minutes) BREAD & BAKED PRODUCT Bread 1 slice Medium-High 10 - 15 sec Do not let bread get hot, or it will become 1 loaf Medium-High 1 - 3 rubbery and dry out. Remove whole loaf from original wrapper.
– 34 – Reheat IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER WHEN REHEATING COLD FOODS STARTING TEMPERATURE — Foods taken from the refrigerator will take longer to reheat than foods from room temperature. Quantity — One serving heats faster than several servings.
– 35 – Soups and Snacks P UMPKIN S OUP Å Å Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 kg pumpkin, peeled and chopped 1 onion, diced 2 cups chicken stock 1 teaspoon curry powder pepper Method: Place pumpkin, onion and curry powder in a 2-litre casserole dish. Cover and cook on High for 12 minutes.
– 36 – Soups and Snacks C HICKEN AND P RA WN L AKSA Serves: 4 Ingredients: Soup: 2 tablespoons laksa paste 400 ml coconut milk 1 litre chicken stock 1 tablespoon soy sauce fresh ground black peppe.
– 37 – Fish and Shellfish Directions for cooking fish by Auto Cook Å Å • Minimum weight 100 g / Maximum weight 400 g • Suitable for cooking whole fish and fish fillets. • Select fish suitable for microwave cooking and place in a single layer in a shallow dish, with skin- side down.
– 38 – Fish and Shellfish T OMA TO B ASIL M USSELS Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 kg fresh mussels 1 ⁄ 4 cup water 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 leek, sliced 1 clove garlic, crushed 440 g can tomato pieces.
– 39 – Fish and Shellfish O YSTER S OUP Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 30 g butter 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups chicken stock 1 ⁄ 2 cup cream 20 bottled oysters, drained salt and white pepper snipped chives to garnish Method: Place butter in 2-litre casserole dish and cook on High for 1 minute.
– 40 – Poultry and Eggs Season as desired, but salt after cooking. Browning sauce mixed with equal parts of butter will enhance the appearance. Poultry must be unstuffed. Tie legs together with cotton string. Place on a microwave rack set in a rectangular dish.
– 41 – Poultry and Eggs Cooking Chicken Pieces by Auto Cook Å Å • Minimum weight 400g / Maximum weight 1000 g • Suitable for cooking chicken pieces such as wings, drumsticks, thighs, half breasts etc. • Chicken pieces should be thawed completely before cooking.
– 42 – Poultry and Eggs G REEN P EPPERCORN C HICKEN Serves: 4 Ingredients: 500 g sliced chicken breast fillets 2 tablespoons green peppercorns 1 tablespoon seeded mustard 1 teaspoon chicken stock powder 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 ⁄ 2 cup cream Method: Place chicken in a 3-litre casserole dish.
– 43 – L AYERED C HICKEN P UFF Serves: 4 to 6 Dish: shallow dish and greased baking tray Oven Accessory: Glass Dish then low wire rack Ingredients: 600 g boneless skinless chicken breasts 2 tables.
– 44 – Poultry and Eggs C RUSTLESS C HEESE AND S PINACH P IE Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 bunch spinach 6 green onions, thinly sliced 500 g ricotta 2 eggs 1 tablespoon plain flour 1 ⁄ 2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 ⁄ 2 cup grated cheddar 2 tomatoes, sliced (optional) Method: Wash and trim thick stalks from spinach.
– 45 – Meat Cooking T ender Cuts of Meat by Micro power For best results, select roasts that are uniform in shape. Place meat on a microwave rack in a suitable dish. Beef rib roast should be placed cut-side down. Other bone-in roasts should be placed fat-side down.
– 46 – Meat I T ALIAN B EEF C ASSEROLE WITH P OLENT A D UMPLINGS Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients: 2 ⁄ 3 cup polenta 300 ml boiling water 1 ⁄ 4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 onion, sliced 2 cloves gar.
– 47 – Meat S P AGHETTI M EA T S AUCE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 500 g minced beef 1 onion, chopped 1 teaspoon minced garlic 425 g can tomatoes 1 cup tomato puree 1 ⁄ 4 cup red wine 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs pepper Method: Place beef, onion and garlic in a 3-litre casserole dish.
– 48 – Meat L ASAGNE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: Meat Sauce: 500 g minced beef 2 small onions, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped 425 g tomato purée 1 cup beef stock 1 ⁄ 4 cup chopped basil 1 tabl.
– 49 – V egetables and Legumes Cooking Fresh V egetables by Micro power Vegetables should be covered and cooked on High power for best results. Weights given are trimmed weights. APPROX. COOKING VEGETABLE QUANTITY COOKING PROCEDURE TIME (in minutes) on High Asparagus 250 g Covered dish with 1 ⁄ 4 cup water.
– 50 – V egetables and Legumes C OOKING F ROZEN V EGET ABLES BY M ICRO P OWER Remove vegetables from package and place in an appropriate sized container. Vegetables frozen in a pouch should be placed on a dish and the top pierced. Cook on High according to directions given in chart.
– 51 – V egetables and Legumes Root V egetables • Minimum weight 250 g / Maximum weight 900 g • Suitable for cooking root vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, onions, swede, carrots, turnip and beetroot. • All vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and cut into even sized pieces.
– 52 – V egetables and Legumes V EGET ABLE F RITT A T A Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 400 g potatoes, thinly sliced 1 ⁄ 2 red capsicum, sliced into strips 1 ⁄ 2 green capsicum, sliced into strip.
– 53 – V egetables and Legumes T HAI V EGET ABLE C URR Y Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 onion, sliced 2 tablespoons green curry paste 3 cups sliced vegetables 440 g can chick peas, drained 1 cup coconut milk 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 ⁄ 2 cup chopped nuts Method: Place onion and curry paste in a 3-litre casserole dish.
– 54 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles Cooking Rice by Micro power Follow directions in chart for recommended dish size, amounts of water and cooking time. Add rice to water. Add salt and butter according to package directions. Cook on High for time recommended in chart.
– 55 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles C HICKEN AND A SP ARAGUS R ISOTTO Serves: 4 Ingredients: 300 g fresh asparagus, chopped 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 1 ⁄ 2 cups arborio rice 1 clove garlic, crushed 4 .
– 56 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles C OOKING PASTA BY A UTO C OOK Å Å • Minimum weight 150g / Maximum weight 500g • Suitable for cooking pasta such as spaghetti, fettucine, macaroni, penne, spiral etc. • See chart below for dish size and quantities.
– 57 – Rice, Pasta and Noodles T ERIY AKI T OFU V EGET ABLE N OODLES Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sesame oil 350 g firm tofu, diced 1 onion, cut into petals 300 g stir fry vegetables 1 tabl.
– 58 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices Cooking Cakes by Micro power • The texture of cakes cooked in the microwave oven is not the same as cakes cooked in a conventional oven, but it is a convenient way of cooking cakes. • Do not use metal cake tins.
– 59 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices C HOCOLA TE B ROWNIES Makes: 1 x 20 cm square slice pan Ingredients: 125 g butter 200 g chocolate 1 cup caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 3 eggs 1 cup plain flour Method: Grease and line 20 cm square pyrex dish.
– 60 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices M OCHA C ARROT C AKE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 1 cup self-raising flour 1 ⁄ 2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 ⁄ 2 cup caster sugar 1 ⁄ 2 cup crushed pineap.
– 61 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices Q UICK M IX C HOCOLA TE C AKE Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 1 cup self-raising flour 1 cup caster sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa 3 tablespoons butter, softened 2 eggs 1 ⁄ 3 cup milk Method: Sift all dry ingredients into a bowl.
– 62 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices F RUIT M INCE Serves: 4 Ingredients: 250 g mixed dried fruit 440 g crushed pineapple and juice 1 cooking apple peeled, cored and grated 1 cup brown sugar 1 tables.
– 63 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices S TRA WBERRY R OULADE Serves: 4 Dish: Swiss roll tin 23 x 33 cm (13" x 9"), greased and lined with baking parchment Oven Accessory: low wire rack Ingred.
– 64 – Cakes, Desserts and Slices M ILLIONAIRES SHORTBREAD Dish: Bowl 28 x 17 cm 11" x7" cake tin, greased and lined Oven Accessory: low wire rack then no accessory Ingredients: Shortbre.
– 65 – Sauces and Extras Preserving 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.
– 66 – Sauces and Extras B ASIC W HITE S AUCE Makes: 1 cup Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour salt and white pepper 1 1 ⁄ 4 cups milk Method: Place butter in a 4-cup jug. Cook on High for 30 to 40 seconds. Stir in flour, salt and pepper.
– 67 – Bread and Pizza T o prove dough Prove on CONVECTION 40 °C until doubled in size. The microwave is also useful for defrosting and warming frozen bread products, taking individual slices or items from the freezer as required.
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