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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.
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Microwaving Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Quick Check Cookware Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7
General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10
Defrosting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Tips for Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Defrosting Common Foods Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-14
Reheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Microwave Cooking Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Convection/Bake Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Grilling/Grill-Convection Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Combination Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-20
Guidelines For Using The Recipes in This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Recipes
Soups and Starters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-32
Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-35
Meat and Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36-41
Eggs, Cheese and Snacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-44
Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Rice, Pasta, Dried Vegetables & Jacket Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-49
Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-52
Pastry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-56
Quiches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-59
Desserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60-63
Cakes and Biscuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64-67
Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68-71
Preserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72-73
Italian Dinner Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74-75
Chinese Dinner Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76-79
Thai Dinner Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80-81
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