Panasonic NN-K189M - Chicken Cooking; Egg Preparations; Fish Cooking

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POINTS FOR CHECKING Always check that food is piping hot after reheating in the microwave. If
unsure return to oven. Foods will still require a STAND TIME, especially if they cannot be stirred. The
denser the food the longer the stand time.
Cooking Charts
Food
Weight/
Quantity
Power
Level
Time to
Select (approx)
Instructions/Guidelines
CHICKEN from raw – Caution: Hot fat! Remove dish with care.
Quarters 552 g (2)
LOW 18-20 mins.
Place on microwave safe rack or plate.
Cover and place on turntable.
Combi* K189 16-20 mins.
Place on grill rack with heatproof plate
underneath. Turn halfway.
Combi* K109 22-23 mins.
Whole HIGH
10-12 mins. per
450 g (1 lb)
Place on upturned saucer breast side
down in microwave safe dish. Place on
turntable, cover, turn over halfway.
EGGS – Poached.
Water 45 ml HIGH 50 secs.
•Place in a small bowl and heat for 1st
cooking time.
•Add egg (medium sized).
•Pierce yolk and white.
•Cover.
•Cook for 2nd cooking time.
•Then leave to stand for 1 min.
Egg 1 HIGH 50 secs.
Water 90 ml HIGH 1 min. 30 secs.
Eggs 2 HIGH 1 min. 10 secs.
EGGS – Scrambled.
1 Egg
HIGH 30 secs.
•Add 1 tbsp of milk for each egg used.
•Beat eggs, milk and knob of butter
together.
•Cook for 1st cooking time then stir.
•Cook for 2nd cooking time then stand
for 1 min.
HIGH 20 secs.
2 Eggs
HIGH 1 min.
HIGH 1 min.
FISH – FRESH from raw
Fillets, Steak, Whole 450 g HIGH 5-7 mins.
Place in microwave safe dish. Add 30
ml of liquid. Cover. Place on turntable.
FISH – FRESH from raw
Haddock Fillets 380 g (4) HIGH 5-6 mins.
Place in microwave safe dish. Add 30
ml of liquid. Cover. Place on turntable.
Whole 450 g (2) HIGH 8-10 mins.
Boil in the Bag 170 g (1)
DEFROST
4 mins.
Place bag sauce side down on a
microwave safe plate. Slash top of bag
with a knife.
+ rest 2 mins.
+ LOW 6 mins.
FRUIT – Peel, slice, chop into even sized pieces. Place in shallow microwave safe dish.
Apples, Rhubarb, stewed 450 g HIGH 5-7 mins.
Only half fill dish. Cover. Place on
turntable.
Plums – stewed 450 g HIGH 8-10 mins.
Add 30 ml (2 tbsp) of water. Only half
fill dish. Cover. Place on turntable.
LAMB – from raw – CAUTION: Hot Fat! Remove dish with care.
Chops, loin 400 g (4)
HIGH
2-3m per 450g (1lb)
Place on microwaveable safe dish or
rack. Cover. Place on turntable.
+ LOW
3-4m per 450g (1lb)
Joints
HIGH
4-5m per 450g (1lb)
Place on upturned saucer in microwave
safe dish or rack. Cover.
Place on
turntable and turn joint over halfway.
Drain off fat during cooking.
+ LOW
8-9m per 450g (1lb)
PASTA – Place in a large 3 litre (6 pint) microwave safe bowl.
Macaroni 225 g HIGH 12-13 mins.
Use 600 ml (1 pint) of boiling water in
a 1 litre (2 pints) bowl. Cover. Place on
turntable.
Spaghetti, Tagliatelli 225 g HIGH 11-12 mins.
*For NN-K189M / NN-K179W use combi level 2.