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Inverter technology is the key
Inverter technology for microwave ovens has been developed by a Panasonic initiative over a period of more than 10 years. It is the key
technology for making a very different type of microwave oven which has a number of special qualities:
• It makes possible the first oven in the industry which controls the amount of microwave energy linearly. This new distribution system allows
cooking and defrosting food without losing its flavour.
• It provides efficient conversion of electrical energy to microwave energy, resulting in minimizing power requirements without sacrificing
microwave output.
• It allows a dramatic enlargement of oven cavity size even in a compact oven body, due to the small size of the inverter circuit, which
replaces the currently used bulky transformer.
• Finally, at the end of the product’s useful life, not using bulky transformers made of iron makes the process of recycling discarded ovens
environmentally friendly.
© Copyright by Matsushita Electric UK Ltd 2004
Microwaving Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Quick Check Cookware Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6
Defrosting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Tips for Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Defrosting Common Foods Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Reheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10
Reheating by Microwave Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10
Microwave Cooking Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Convection/Bake Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Grilling/Grill-Convection Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Combination Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-17
Guidelines For Using The Recipes in This Book . . . . . . . . . . .17
Recipes
Soups and Starters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-19
Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21
Meat and Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-24
Eggs, Cheese and Snacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25-26
Rice, Pasta, Dried Vegetables & Jacket Potatoes . . . . . . . .27-28
Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-30
Pastry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-32
Quiches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-34
Desserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-36
Cakes and Biscuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-38
Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Preserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Italian Dinner Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Chinese Dinner Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-43
Thai Dinner Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
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