Panasonic NN-CF770M Questions & Answers

Yes, you're right from what I can see in the manual. However, I have cooked cakes using microwave followed by convection and they turned out fine. But it is just as easy to just cook with convection for cakes. The combination function of microwave and grill works ok too but only for things that need browning or crisping.

Haven't used it to bake pastry, but I find that cooking cakes etc. works best if you use one of the racks. I have reheated pastry using convection and they worked out fine. Hope you have better luck next time.

Have now cooked some sausage rolls in this oven and found the following : use the black tray that comes with the oven and don't try and fit too much on it. Cook at 200 for 30 to 35 min on the lower oven rung and reverse the tray half away through. Don't use baking paper and be sure to preheat the oven. Hope this helps. I used a fairly firm chicken meat mixture and fortunately they came out quite crisp.

Thank you so much, I did use baking paper, and had the oven on 180.
I will try again this week using your method.

Dont see any reason why not. I'd suggest you put a sheet of laminate or MFD between the freezer and microwave. The oven doesn't seem to generate a lot of heat from the bottom.

Not quite sure what you mean. It works well, with separate functions for microwave, convection and grill. With a flat bed it means you can cook more items at once (eg. 2 bowls of soup or large casserole dish) as there is no turntable.

I always leave the glass tray in and put my cooking container on it as I would a “turntable”. Just look for a wire cake cooler rack to put in the oven tray but be careful of the height.

Thanks

just pull your hair out i rang them they could not give me a answer you would have thought they could have come up with a better way like making the grill removable happy days
darryl

Really? That's crazy.
I thought my husband was joking when he said the grill on top was not removable.

I have no idea? Better ask Panasonic that question. I would say they have brought out a newer model ??

I have not tried this, I use the wire racks.

I tried using the glass plate but it caused the cups, plates etc to overheat which I felt was a bit dangerous so now I put paper towel on the bottom of the microwave and place the cup, plate etc on that. Seems to work rather well. Also I believe there is a major technical issue with my microwave as it now turns the light on by itself and I have a lot of trouble turning it off again. I am going to have to throw the microwave to the trash as it is just too dangerous to keep.

I nearly always used the glass tray but cooking time is insanely slow

Good grief! Never had this problem on any of my microwaves. The only problem on mine has been with the door opener. I took microwave back and it was replaced as it was only two months old. The door opener was catching again and my son had a look. Played around with it and it's fine now.

Your problem sounds like a manufacturing rather than a design defect. I wonder if there are safety issues as the inner window has a protective screen to prevent harmful microwaves from escaping - and it is broken. Get Panasonic to investigate this. If you are lucky they might replace it? Good luck.

Hi Loulabelle, I only ever cooked rice in a microwave rice cooker and had to stir continually during cooking, otherwise it never cooked as evenly as in a microwave that had a turntable.

Hi Loulabelle, I didn't cook rice in mine and cooking popcorn was impossible with 2/3 of the bag uncooked and the rest either burnt or partially popped. We no longer use this model and have reverted to one with a turntable. I think Panasonic should stop selling it as it's largely a dud. I am sorry that you got stuck with the same problem as us.

You have hit the nail on the head. The consistent complaint is the inconsistent functioning of the microwave unit. There probably is nothing mechanically wrong with the unit itself - so the workshop test will always report a normal functioning machine. In practical terms I found that the microwave does not heat reliably or uniformally. This I suspect is due to inferior distribution of the heat producing microwaves with the inverter technology compared to the turntable. I found that best performance in my machine was at the back of the microwave cabinet. Placing the food to be cooked asymmetrically is "probably" better than symmetrically. I wonder if the inverter technology has been only laboratory tested and not kitchen tested. I hope that this information helps.

If you live in Australia you have statutory rights which exceed the manufacturers warranty.Make a claim and don't take no for an answer

We are told by Bin Lee. 6months out of warranty and we have to pay $85 to check it. Then we have to pay for fixing fee. So we don't know how much totally cost for it. It might be cheaper to buy new one?

Yes it does . The oven is ok on convection but is hopelessly slow on microwave. That's the reason they are discounted