Panasonic NNDS596B Operating Guide

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Small quantities of food

Take care when heating small quantities 

of food as these can easily burn, dry out 

or catch fire if cooked too long. Always set 

short cooking times and check the food 

frequently.

Note 

Never operate the oven without food 

inside on microwave or combination 

mode involving microwave.

Foods low in moisture

Take care when heating foods low in  

moisture, e.g. bread items, chocolate,  

biscuits and pastries. These can easily burn, 

dry out or catch on fire if cooked too long. 

We do not recommend heating foods low in  

moisture such as popcorn or poppodums. 

The microwave oven is intended for heating 

food and beverages only. Drying of food, 

newspapers or clothing and heating of  

warming pads, slippers, sponges, damp 

cloth, wheat bags, hot water bottles and  

similar may lead to risk of injury, ignition or 

fire.

Christmas pudding

Christmas puddings and other foods high in 

fats or sugar, e.g. jam, mince pies, must not 

be overheated. These foods must never be 

left unattended as with over cooking these 

foods can ignite.

Boiled eggs

Eggs in their shell and whole hardboiled 

eggs should not be heated in microwave 

ovens since they may explode even after 

microwave heating has ended.

Foods with skin

Potatoes, apples, egg yolk, whole  

vegetables and sausages are examples of 

foods with non porous skin. These must be 

pierced using a fork before cooking to  

prevent bursting.

Warning

Liquids and other foods must not be 

heated in sealed containers since 

they are liable to explode. 

Liquids

When heating liquids, e.g. soup, sauces and 

beverages in your microwave oven,  

overheating the liquid beyond boiling point 

can occur without evidence of bubbling.
This could result in a sudden boil over of the 

hot liquid. To prevent this possibility the  

following steps should be taken:

 

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Avoid using straight-sided containers 

with narrow necks.

 

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Do not overheat.

 

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Stir the liquid before placing the 

container in the oven and again halfway 

through the heating time.

 

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After heating, allow to stand in the oven 

for a short time, stirring again before 

carefully removing the container.

Microwave heating of beverages can  

result in delayed eruptive boiling,  

therefore care should be taken when 

handling the container.

Lids

Always remove the lids of jars and  

containers and takeaway food containers 

before you microwave them. If you don’t 

then steam and pressure might build up 

inside and cause an explosion even after 

the microwave cooking has stopped.

Deep fat frying

Do not attempt to deep fat fry in your oven.

Meat thermometer

Use a meat thermometer to check the  

degree of cooking of roasts and poultry only 

when meat has been removed from the 

microwave. If undercooked, return to the 

oven and cook for a few more minutes at the 

recommended power level. Do not leave a 

conventional meat thermometer in the oven 

when microwaving.