Panasonic NN-MX21 User Manual

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Auto Cook Pads 

until the required weight/serving size appears in the

Display Window   (see chart below).

e.g. Vegetables 
press once - 120 g is displayed
press twice - 180 g

Cooking time appears in the Display Window and begins to count down.

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Auto Reheat (250 g - 850 g)
• All foods must be pre-cooked. Suitable for casseroles, plated dinners, soups, stews, pasta dishes (except

lasagne), and canned foods.

• Foods should be reheated from room temperature  or refrigerator temperature. Do not reheat frozen foods on

this setting.

• Foods should be covered loosely but completely with plastic wrap or a casserole lid which does not seal.
• Foods weighting less than 200 g and more than 900 g should be reheated by Micro Power and Time only.
• All foods should have a covered stand time of 3 to 5 minutes at the end of reheating.
• Do not reheat bread or pastry products; raw; uncooked or frozen foods; or beverages.
• Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ to prompt you to stir or rearrange the foods. At the end

of the cooking time, stir and let stand for 3 to 5 minutes.

Frozen Reheat (250 g - 850 g)
• Suitable for reheating pre-cooked soups, stews, casseroles, roast dinners, pasta dishes (except lasagne) and

rice dishes from frozen temperature.

• This setting is not suitable for reheating frozen bread or pastry products, raw or uncooked foods or

beverages.

• Remove convenience foods from foil or plastic packaging and place in an appropriate size dish. 
• Cover dish with plastic wrap or a lid.
• Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ to prompt you to stir or rearrange the foods. At the end

of the cooking time, stir and let stand for 3 to 5 minutes.

Vegetables (120 g - 370 g)
• Suitable for cooking all types of leaf, green and soft varieties, including broccoli, squash, cauliflower,

cabbage, asparagus, beans, celery, zucchini, spinach, capsicum or a mixture of these.

• All vegetables should be trimmed or prepared and cut into even size pieces.
• Add 1 tablespoon to 

1

⁄

4

cup water, if vegetables appear slightly dehydrated. Add water if you prefer a softer

cooked texture.

• Place vegetables in an appropriate size dish. 

Use the following as a guide:

Weight

Dish Size

120 g

500 ml 

180 g

500 ml

250 g

750 ml 

370 g

750 ml

• Cover with plastic wrap or a well fitting lid. 
• If desired, butter, herbs etc. may be added, but do not add salt until serving. (Salt dehydrates vegetables

during cooking).

• Halfway through the cooking time, the oven will ‘beep’ to prompt you to stir or rearrange the foods. At the end

of the cooking time, stir and let stand for 3 to 5 minutes.

250 g

450 g

650 g

850 g

250 g

450 g

650 g

850 g

120 g

180 g

250 g

370 g