Panasonic Nncf778sbpq Owners Manual

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For best results always place food in a preheated oven. 
Donʼt forget that for ease of programming of the most commonly used temperatures, your oven
will start at 150°C and count up in 10°C stages to 250°C, then back to down to 100°C then 40°C. 
Food is generally cooked UNCOVERED - unless it is a casserole or you wish to use roasting
bags for joints.
Temp °c Use Temp °f Gas mark
40°C Proving Bread 90°F1/8
100°C Pavlova200°F¼
110°C Meringues 225°F ¼
140°C Rich Fruit Cake275°F1
150°CLemon Meringue,...

Press Start Button.
Note: Check that just the grill       and
convection       symbols are still in the
display. If the microwave symbol       is
displayed this is incorrect and the program
should be cancelled. Reselect the
Convection and Grill (TURBO-BAKE)
setting.
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•  Select oven temperature using Auto
Menu/ Temperature Dial. The oven
starts at 150°C, Rotate dial to the right
and the temperature will count up in
10°C stages to 250°C. Rotate the dial
to the left to count down to 100°C
Then 40°C.•...

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Convection + Grill (Turbo-Bake Cooking)
Use the Enamel Shelf OR WIRE RACK SHELF for Turbo-Bake cooking.
Joints of meat are placed on the
enamel shelf in the lower shelf 
position. Items of meat are placed on
the enamel shelf in the upper position.Pizza can be placed directly on the
wire shelf in the upper shelf 
position.
Oven accessories to use:
Guidelines
Always place food in a preheated oven.
Food is cooked UNCOVERED.
DO NOT USE PLASTIC CONTAINERS.   

Turbo-Bake (Quick Start Grill/Convection)
•Press Turbo-
Bake Pad. The
oven defaults
to Grill 2
(medium) +
150°C.
After preheating,
place the food in the 
oven.
•To change the
Convection temperature,
turn the Auto
Menu/Temperature dial.•Press Start Button
to start preheating.
NOTE:
Using the Turbo-Bake Pad, it is not possible
to change the Grill Level. Use the Convection + Grill sequence on page 40-41 if using Grill 1 or 3.
•Set the cooking time
using the
Time/Weight Dial (up
to 9 hours).•Press Start...

Combination Cooking
Your oven has three methods of cooking by Combination.
1.Convection and Microwave
2.Grill and Microwave
3.Convection, Grill and Microwave
COMBINATION cooking is ideal for many
foods. The microwave power cooks them
quickly, whilst the oven, grill or both gives the
traditional browning and crispness.
All this happens simultaneously resulting in
most foods being cooked in 
1/2 - 2/3of the
conventional cooking time.
There is no need to preheat on COMBINATION
programs, EXCEPT when cooking...

CAUTION: 
Take care to use oven gloves when removing dishes from the oven - especially when   
turning or stirring foods as the oven walls and roof will be very hot.
NOTE:
1.When placing food in the oven after 
preheating, just pull down door because if 
STOP/CANCEL Pad is pressed the program
may be cancelled. Then, if the time was
entered, the oven would 
revert to cooking on microwave only.2.You can add to the cooking time during
cooking, if required. Turn Time/Weight Dial
to increase the cooking time....

Combination 1. Convection and Microwave
This is the most popular combination mode combining convection heat with microwave power.
Casseroles, meat joints, jacket potatoes and pastries are very successful using this combination.
Unsuitable foods are those which contain whisked eggs, meringues, rich fruit cakes, biscuits and
yorkshire puddings.
It is not necessary to preheat on combination except when cooking pastry dishes, to achieve a
better result. For pastry dishes preheat oven to 210°C on Convection...

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Combination 1. Convection and Microwave
Non-metallic dishes or items of food can
be placed directly onto wire shelf in the
lower shelf position.Joints and portions of meat should be
placed in a Glass Dish on the wire shelf
in the lower shelf position. Very large
joints can be placed in a Glass Dish on
the ceramic plate.
Recipes using foil or metal containers
e.g. cakes and pastries should not to be
placed directly on the wire shelf. Use
the anti-spark ring on top of the wire
shelf, then place any...

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Combination 1. Convection and Microwave
Guidelines
• Food is usually cooked UNCOVERED.
•After cooking it is important that the accessories are removed for cleaning before re-use and
that the oven walls and floor are wiped with a cloth squeezed in hot soapy water to remove
any grease. It is not necessary to clean the back of the oven which has a catalytic self clean
lining. DO NOT PUT ACCESSORIES IN THE DISHWASHER.
The chart below gives suggestions for Combination programs. For cooking times refer to...

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•  Select the desired grill
setting using the Auto
Menu/ Temperature
Dial. If you wish to
adjust from Grill 2
(Medium) to
select Grill 3 (Low), or
Grill 1 (High), turn Auto
Menu/ temperature
dial.
Rotate to the right for
Grill 1 (high). Rotate to
the left for Grill 3 (low).
Combination 2. Grill and Microwave
This Combination mode is suitable for foods
which are normally grilled and for reheating
small savoury items.
Do not use this program with less than 200 g
(7 oz) of food.It is NOT necessary to...