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Operating Instructions Steam Combination Microwave Oven Model No. NN-DS59NB Household Use Only Scan the QR code for more recipes and full version of Operating Instructions: experience-fresh.panasonic.eu/NN-DS59 Important safety instructions. Please read carefully and keep for future reference.
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Customer Communications Centre 0344 844 3899 Selected Spares and Accessories: Order direct on line at www.panasonic.co.uk or by telephoning the Customer Communications Centre number above. For Cookery Advice call: 01344 862108 (open Monday to Wednesday 9 am - 12 pm) Alternatively visit our web site at experience-fresh.eu...
CONTENTS Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic appliance. Safety Instructions ................6-11 Disposal of Old Equipment ..............12 Important Safety Instructions ............12-13 Before Using Your Oven ..............14 Placement of Your Oven ..............15 Care & Cleaning of Your Oven ............15-17 Maintenance of Your Oven .............17-18 Accessory Advice .................18...
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Grilling ....................36 Oven Cooking ..................36 Steam Cooking ..................37 Steam Shot ....................37 Combination: Grill and Microwave .............38 Combination: Cooking with Steam .............39 Multi-stage Cooking ................40 Sensor Reheat Programs..............41 Auto Programs .................42-44 Cleaning Setting ................45-48 Drain Water ..................45 System Cleaning ..............46-47 Deodorization ................47 Cavity Cleaning ................48 Cleaning the Water Tank ..............49 Defrosting Charts ................50-51...
Safety Instructions Important safety instructions. Before operating this oven, please read these instructions carefully and keep for future reference. This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory and mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction by a person responsible for their safety...
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Safety Instructions Warning! Do not attempt to tamper with or make any adjustments or repairs to the door, control panel housing, safety interlock switches or any other part of the oven. Warning! Do not remove the outer panel from the oven ...
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Safety Instructions If smoke is emitted or a fire occurs in the oven, tap Stop/Cancel pad and leave the door closed in order to stifle any flames. Disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at fuse or circuit breaker panel. This appliance is intended to be used in household ...
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Safety Instructions Some foods may inevitably splatter grease on to the oven walls. If the oven is not cleaned occasionally, it may start to ‘smoke’ during use. Failure to maintain the oven in a clean condition could ...
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Safety Instructions Warning! This appliance produces boiling hot steam. During and after cooking with steam function, do not open the oven door when your face is very close to the oven. Care must be taken when opening the door as steam may cause injury.
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Safety Instructions The oven lamp must be replaced by a service technician trained by the manufacturer. Do not attempt to remove the outer casing from the oven. Before using the oven, place the drip tray in position. ...
A replacement fuse cover can be plug. Should the fuse need to be purchased from your local replaced, please ensure that the Panasonic dealer. replacement fuse has a rating of 13 amps and that it is approved by How to replace the fuse ...
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Important Safety Instructions Earth symbol or coloured green If the fitted moulded plug is or green-and-yellow. unsuitable for the socket outlet in your home then the fuse should The wire which is coloured blue be removed and the plug cut off must be connected to the terminal and disposed of safely and an in the plug which is marked with...
Before Using Your Oven Examine your Oven Caution! 1. Unpack oven, remove all Hot Surfaces! packing material, and examine the oven for any damage such Exterior oven surfaces including as dents, broken door latches, air vents on the cabinet and the cracks in the door or any oven door will get hot during damage to the water tank.
Placement of Your Oven This oven is intended for counter- being open; 25 cm clear over the top use only. It is not intended top; 10 cm at the rear. for built-in use or for use inside a 2. When the oven door opens, do cupboard.
Care & Cleaning of Your Oven 3. After using Grill, Oven, Steam, 7. If the control panel becomes and Combination cooking the dirty, clean with a soft, dry cloth. walls of the oven should be Do not use harsh detergents cleaned with a soft cloth and or abrasives on control panel.
1. When your oven requires a service call your local make any adjustments or repairs to door, control panel housing, Panasonic engineer (Customer safety interlock switches or any Communications Centre on 0344 844 3899 can recommend other part of the oven. Do not remove outer panel from oven an engineer).
3. Do not use the water tank if it is cracked or broken, as 5. These may be ordered directly leaking water could result in on line at www.panasonic. electrical failure and danger of co.uk or by telephoning the electric shock. If the water tank...
Oven Accessory The oven comes equipped with an accessory, the Grill Tray. Always follow the directions given for use of the accessory. The accessory has a number of uses: Do not pre-heat. Always use oven gloves when handling the hot tray.
Parts of Your Oven Front View Rear View 1. Control panel 4. Air vent exhaust 2. Drip tray 5. Warning label 3. Water tank 6. Information label 7. Identification label Drip Tray 1. Before using the oven, the drip tray must be fitted as it collects excess water during cooking.
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Parts of Your Oven q Door handle y Steam outlets Pull the door handle downwards u Warning symbol to open. When you open the i Warning label oven door during cooking, o Menu label the cooking is stopped Position your supplied menu temporarily without clearing label.
Important Information Safety Small Quantities of Food If smoke is emitted or a fire occurs Take care when heating small in the oven, tap Stop/Cancel pad quantities of food as these can and leave the door closed in order easily burn, dry out or catch fire if to stifle any flames.
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Important Information Boiled Eggs After heating, allow to stand in the oven for a short time, stirring Eggs in their shell and whole again before carefully removing hardboiled eggs should not be the container. heated in microwave ovens since they may explode even after Microwave heating of beverages microwave heating has ended.
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Important Information Standing Time Paper, Plastic Standing time refers to the period When heating food in plastic or at the end of cooking or reheating paper containers, keep an eye on when food is left before being eaten, the oven due to the possibility of i.e.
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Important Information Utensils/Containers Arcing Before use check that utensils/ Arcing may occur if a metal containers are suitable for use in container has been used incorrectly, microwave ovens. See pages if the incorrect weight of food is 28-29. used, or if the accessories have been damaged.
How to Use the Dial The Dial has the following 4 functions: Time/Weight//Temperature/Menu Selection Add Time Turn the Dial Start/Set One Push Reheating Press the Dial Display Window Preheating Multistage Display (oven) Temperature Cleaning Display Child Lock Setting Number/Character Grill Tray Time Display (Minute/Second) Accessory...
Containers to Use Foil/Metal Oven Glass Containers Never attempt to cook in foil or Everyday glass that is heat resistant metal containers on Microwave only ® e.g. Pyrex , is ideal for Microwave, as the microwaves cannot pass Oven or Combination cooking. Do through and the food will not heat not use delicate glass or lead crystal evenly, it may also damage your...
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Containers to Use Cling Film Paper Microwave cling film can only Plain white absorbent kitchen paper be used for covering food that is (kitchen towel) can only be used for reheated by microwave. It is also microwave cooking e.g. for covering useful for covering food to be bacon to prevent splattering.
Cooking Modes The diagrams shown below are examples of the accessory. It may vary depending on recipe/dish used. The icon " " in below chart means Grill Tray. Cooking modes Defrosting Reheating Melting: butter, chocolate, cheese. MICROWAVE ...
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Cooking Modes Cooking modes Baking of small items with short cooking times: puff pastry, cookies, roll cakes, OVEN scones. Uses Special baking: bread rolls or brioches, sponge cakes. Baking of pizzas and tarts. Preheating advised Accessory Heatproof, metal tin can be used on Grill Tray in lower or upper Containers shelf positions.
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Cooking Modes Cooking modes Combi 3, 4 Cooking fish, vegetables, (Steam + Microwave) chicken, rice, and potatoes. Uses No Preheating Place food directly on Grill Tray in upper or lower shelf positions Containers or place food in a microwaveable dish on the base of the oven.
Let’s Start to Use Setting the Clock Your Oven Tap Timer/Clock pad Plug in. twice. Tap Timer/Clock pad twice to set clock. Turn the Dial to select the hour. Select 220 °C Oven to burn off the oil. Press the Dial to confirm the selection.
Using the Timer Delay start cooking To set a standing time Select Cooking Mode & Time. Tap Timer/Clock pad once. Tap Timer/Clock pad once. Set the delay time by turning the Dial. (up to 9 hours). Set the standing time by Set the cooking turning the Dial.
Beep Choice Microwave Cooking and Defrosting Tap Micro Power pad Press the Dial after first once. plugged in. Select the power level. Turn the Dial. High (1000 W), Med High (800 W), Medium (600 W), Low (440 W), Simmer (300 W), Defrost (270 W), Warm (100 W).
Grilling Oven Cooking Tap Grill pad once. Tap Oven pad once. Select the power level. Select the oven temperature. Grill 1 (High), Grill 2 (Medium), Grill 3 (Low). Press the Dial to confirm the selection. Press the Dial to confirm the selection.
Steam Cooking Steam Shot Set and operate the desired program. Tap Steam pad once. As required during operation, hold Steam pad for 2 seconds and 1 Select the power level. minute will be added. Steam1 (max), Steam 2 (low). Optional If you want to add 2 or 3 minutes, tap Steam pad once or twice within...
Combination: Grill and Microwave Combi 1 : Grill 1 + MW 300 W Combi 2 : Grill 2 + MW 300 W Tap Combination pad once. Turn the Dial until the power you require appears in the display window. (Skip this step for Combi 1) Press the Dial to confirm the selection.
Combination: Cooking with Steam Combi 3 : Steam 1 + MW 300 W Combi 5 : Steam 1 + Grill 1 Combi 4 : Steam 1 + MW 440 W Combi 6 : Steam 1 + Oven Tap Combination pad once. Turn the Dial until the power you require appears in the display window.
Multi-stage Cooking 2 or 3 stage cooking Select desired Function. Select desired Function. Turn the Dial until the Turn the Dial until the power you require power you require appears in the display appears in the display window. window. Press the Dial to confirm Press the Dial to confirm the selection.
Sensor Reheat Programs One Push Reheating Frozen Meal (No.1) Press once. When clock or colon is displayed, press the Dial to start. To reset oven and return to clock or colon, tap Stop/Cancel pad. Confirm the selection. Note Press the Dial in two minutes right after the door was closed, otherwise One Push Reheating Function will be rejected and...
Auto Programs Press once. Select menu. Confirm the selection. Tap if preheating needed. (Only for No.12) Select weight. Press once. Note 1. For menu No.1, please skip step 2,4,5. 2. For menu No. 17, please skip step 5. 3. Step 4 is only available for menu No.12. 4.
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Auto Programs Program Weight Placement Sensor Reheat FROZEN MEAL 200 - 1000 g Base of oven Auto Steam 200 - 500 g FRESH VEGETABLES 200 - 400 g FROZEN VEGETABLES 200 - 500 g STEAMED POTATOES CHICKEN BREASTS 200 - 650 g FRESH FISH FILLETS 200 - 500 g FROZEN FISH FILLETS...
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Auto Programs Program Weight Placement Junior Menu 21 MUG CAKE Base of oven 22 JUNIOR PASTA BAKE 250/500/800 g 100 - 400 g 23 FRUIT PURÉE Base of oven 100 - 400 g 24 VEGETABLE PURÉE Base of oven FROZEN BREADED 100 - 500 g PRODUCTS Chaos Defrost...
Cleaning Setting F1. Drain Water Water is pumped through the system to clean the pipes. The water is drained into the drip tray. Add 100 g of water to the water tank. Ensure drip tray is empty. Tap Cleaning pad once. Turn the Dial to select F1.
Cleaning Setting F2. System Cleaning The first stage of this program cleans the system with a citric acid solution. The second stage runs water through the system to rinse the pipes. Make a solution of 16 g citric acid and 200 g of water, add the solution to the water tank.
Cleaning Setting F2. System Cleaning Note 1. When " " icon is displayed, run the ‘system cleaning’ program. 2. If the system cleaning program is not used regularly, the pipe will get blocked and the steaming performance will be less effective. 3.
Cleaning Setting F4. Cavity Cleaning This feature is suitable for removing the build up of fat or grease in the cavity. Tap Cleaning pad once. Turn the Dial to select F4. Cavity Cleaning. Press the Dial to confirm the selection. Press the Dial to start.
Cleaning the Water Tank Clean with a soft sponge in water. Remove the water tank and clean Open the water supply cap, remove the compartment where the water the lid and pipe cap and clean. tank is inserted. Pipe Cap Ensure it faces downwards If the pipe cap is difficult to remove, wiggle from side to side.
Defrosting Charts Defrost Standing Food Weight Method Time Time Meat Place in a suitable dish or on an upturned saucer 700 g 19-20 mins 60 mins or use a rack. Turn 3-4 Beef/Lamb/ times. Pork Joint Place in a suitable dish or 1.0 kg 30 mins on an upturned saucer or...
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Defrosting Charts Defrost Standing Food Weight Method Time Time Fish Place in a suitable dish. Whole 500 g 15 mins Turn twice separate if 20 mins Fish x 2 necessary. 100- Place in a suitable dish. 4-5 mins 10 mins 150 g Fish Fillets Separate if necessary...
Reheating Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Bread – Precooked – Fresh – N.B. Breads reheated by Microwave will have a soft base. ® Place in Pyrex dish High Micro 10 secs on base. Do not High Micro 30 secs cover.
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Reheating Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Canned vegetables 1 min 30 secs 200 g Baked beans/Butter 2 mins-2 mins 415 g Beans 30 secs Place in a heatproof bowl and cover. Carrots 300 g 4 mins High Micro Place on base and...
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Reheating Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) 1 min 30 Place on a plate on 150 g High Micro secs-2 mins base. 150 g 6-7 mins Remove product Combi 2 Meat pies from foil container 300 g (2) 7-8 mins and place on Grill...
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Reheating Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) 180 g 1 min Place on base. Place in a heatproof Chilled rice High Micro dish. Cover and pudding 500 g 2 mins place on base. Stir halfway.
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Reheating Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Macaroni 450 g Combi 1 10 mins Place on base. cheese Chilled Pierce lid and place 500 g mashed High Micro 4-5 mins on base. Stir halfway. potato 1 min 30 secs Place in a heat proof...
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Reheating Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) ® Quorn Place on Grill Tray in Burgers 180 g (2) Combi 5 10 mins upper shelf position. Turn halfway. Place on Grill Tray in 240 g (2) Escalopes Combi 1 4-6 mins...
Cooking Charts Points for checking Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Bread Part baked Place on Grill Tray in 300 g (6) Combi 2 8-10 mins bread rolls lower shelf position. Bacon and pork - from raw - Caution: Hot fat! Remove accessories with care.
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Cooking Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) 20 mins per 450 g /1 lb Preheat oven. Place Rare: 20 mins on Grill Tray in lower Joint 220 °C Medium: shelf position. Turn 30 mins halfway.
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Cooking Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Eggs - Scrambled. Use microwave safe bowl. 1. Add 1 tbsp of milk for each egg used. 2. Beat eggs, milk and knob of butter together. 3. Place bowl on base.
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Cooking Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Fruit - Peel, slice, chop into even sized pieces. Place in shallow heatproof dish on base of oven. Place on base of 500 g Fruit - stewed Combi 4 10 mins oven.
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Cooking Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Preheat oven. Place in casserole, add Casserole/ Maximum stock and vegetables, 1hr 20 mins - stewing weight 160 °C cover and place on 1hr 30 mins Lamb 1.5 k g Grill Tray in lower shelf position.
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Cooking Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Steam cooking for fresh vegetables Asparagus/ Steam 1 10-11 mins Brussel 200 g Combi 4 6 mins sprouts Baby corn/ Steam 1 10 mins peas, 200 g Combi 4 5 mins spinach...
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Cooking Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Frozen vegetables Beans, Sweet Corns, 200 g 8 mins Mixed vegetables Broccoli - ® Place in Pyrex dish 250 g 8 mins Combi 4 florets on base of oven. Carrots - 200 g 7 mins...
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Cooking Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Light dishes and snacks Place on Grill Tray in Ham and 150 g (1) Combi 1 5-7 mins cheese pasty lower shelf position. Place on Grill Tray in Ham and lower shelf position.
Cooking Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Place on Grill Tray in Stuffed 400 g (4) Combi 2 13-15 mins mushrooms lower shelf position. Oven chips, potato Preheat oven. Place wedges, on Grill Tray in upper potato 300 g 220 °C...
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Low-Oil Oven Fry Charts Time to Weight/ Power Instructions/ Food Select Quantity Level Guidelines (approx) Steak 4 pcs (½ inch of 12-14 mins (670 g ) thickness) 4 pcs Pork chops 20-24 mins (450 g ) Seasoned. Place on 4 pcs Grill Tray in upper Hamburger 16-20 mins...
Questions and Answers Q: Why won’t my oven turn on? Q: The oven won’t accept my A: When the oven does not turn on, program. Why? check the following: A: The oven is designed not to 1. Is the oven plugged in securely? accept an incorrect program.
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Questions and Answers Q: There are humming and Q: “DEMO MODE PRESS ANY clicking noises from my oven KEY” appears in the display when I cook by combination. and the oven does not cook. What is causing these noises? Why? A: The noises occur as the oven A: The oven has been programmed automatically switches from...
Steamed Provencal Fish Fillets Ingredients Accessory Servings 4 Grill Tray 1 courgette, sliced Fill Water Tank 4 tomatoes, sliced 10 ml mixed herbs 4 salmon fillets Time & Setting 30 ml olive oil approx. 20-23 minutes 12 black olives, stoned Combi 3 (Steam + Microwave) salt and pepper Method...
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Steamed Chicken with Lemon and Thyme Ingredients Accessory Servings 4 Grill Tray 2 lemons, thinly sliced Fill Water Tank 1 bunch thyme 4 chicken breasts Time & Setting 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 200 ml natural yoghurt approx. 19-22 minutes 15 ml honey Combi 3 (Steam + Microwave) 5 ml Dijon mustard...