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Operating and installation instructions
Steam oven
To avoid the risk of accidents or damage to the appliance, it is essential
to read these instructions before it is installed and used for the first time.
en-AU, NZ
M.-Nr. 09 651 750

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  • Page 1 Operating and installation instructions Steam oven To avoid the risk of accidents or damage to the appliance, it is essential to read these instructions before it is installed and used for the first time. en-AU, NZ M.-Nr. 09 651 750...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Warning and Safety instructions ................5 Caring for the environment ................. 14 Overview ....................... 15 Steam oven front view ................... 15 Accessories supplied ..................... 16 Controls ........................ 17 Sensors ........................18 Display ........................18 Description of the functions ................19 Water container......................
  • Page 3 Contents Steam cooking ..................... 29 Vegetables ......................29 Meat ........................32 Sausages ....................... 34 Fish ........................34 Shellfish........................37 Mussels ........................38 Rice ........................39 Pasta / Noodles...................... 40 European dumplings ....................41 Grains........................42 Dried pulses ......................43 Hen's eggs ......................45 Fruit ........................
  • Page 4 Contents Shelf runners ......................70 Water container...................... 70 Descaling ....................... 72 Problem solving guide ..................74 Optional accessories ................... 77 Cooking containers ....................77 Cleaning and care products................... 79 Other accessories ....................79 Technical data ...................... 80 After sales service, data plate, warranty ............81...

  • Page 5: Warning And Safety Instructions

    They contain important notes on installation, safety, use and maintenance. Miele cannot be held liable for damage caused by non-compliance with these instructions. Keep these instructions in a safe place and ensure that new users...
  • Page 6 Warning and Safety instructions Correct application  This steam oven is designed for domestic use and for use in simi‐ lar environments by guests in hotel or motel rooms, bed & break‐ fasts and other typical living quarters. This does not include com‐ mon/shared facilities or commercial facilities within hotels, motels or bed &...
  • Page 7 Warning and Safety instructions Safety with children  Young children must not be allowed to use this appliance.  Older children may only use the steam oven when its operation has been clearly explained to them and they are able to use it safely, recognising the dangers of misuse.
  • Page 8 Repairs and other work by unqualified persons could be danger‐ ous. Installation, maintenance work and repairs to electrical applian‐ ces must only be carried out by a Miele approved service technician.  A damaged appliance is dangerous. Check the appliance for any visible damage.
  • Page 9 Warning and Safety instructions  Faulty components must only be replaced by genuine Miele spare parts. The manufacturer can only guarantee the safety of the appli‐ ance when Miele replacement parts are used.  If the plug has been removed or the connection cable is not sup‐...

  • Page 10: Correct Use

     The steam oven is designed in such a way that there will always be a little residual water left in the water container after use. If there is no residual water, there is something wrong. Call Miele.
  • Page 11 Warning and Safety instructions  Do not immerse the water container in water, or clean it in a dish‐ washer. Connecting the water container in the appliance when wet could cause an electric shock.  For reasons of hygiene and to prevent the build-up of moisture in the appliance, the water container should be emptied after each use.
  • Page 12 If it does happen, wipe these away thoroughly to avoid corrosion on the stainless steel surface. Accessories  Use only genuine original Miele spare parts. If spare parts or ac‐ cessories from other manufacturers are used, the warranty will be in‐ validated, and Miele cannot accept liability.
  • Page 13 Warning and Safety instructions Location advice  The minimum safety distance between the front of the appliance door and the edge of the worktop is 150 mm.

  • Page 14: Caring For The Environment

    Caring for the environment Disposal of the packing mate‐ Disposing of your old appli‐ rial ance The transport and protective packaging Electrical and electronic appliances of‐ has been selected from materials which ten contain materials which, if handled are environmentally friendly for dispos‐ or disposed of incorrectly, could be po‐...

  • Page 15: Overview

    Overview Steam oven front view a Control panel i Steam inlet b Ventilation outlet j Drip channel c Door seal k Floor heating element d Steam channel l Temperature sensor e Compartment for water container m Steam outlet f Water container with insert n Drip channel in the door g Water container connection point o Door release...

  • Page 16: Accessories Supplied

    Overview Accessories supplied The accessories supplied with your ap‐ pliance, as well as a range of optional ones, are available to order from Miele (see "Optional accessories"). DGG 15 1 condensate tray for collecting excess moisture, can also be used as a cook‐...

  • Page 17: Controls

    Controls a Recessed On/Off button  For switching the appliance on and off and accessing the descaling process b  sensors For setting the temperature and duration and scrolling through the programme settings For accessing Programming mode:  +  c OK sensor For confirming an entry d Display...

  • Page 18: Sensors

    Controls Sensors The sensors react to touch. Each touch is confirmed with a keypad tone. This key‐ pad tone can be switched off (see "Settings – Keypad tone"). Display Display Meaning Insufficient water or water container not present  (flashing) Numbers + °C Temperature Numbers + h...

  • Page 19: Description Of The Functions

    Description of the functions Water container Temperature The maximum water level is 1.2 litres, The steam oven has a temperature the minimum 0.75 litre. These levels are range of 40 °C to 100 °C. The appliance indicated on the interior and exterior of is set at 100 °C when it is switched on.

  • Page 20: Duration

    Description of the functions Duration You can set a duration between 1 mi‐ nute (:) and 9 hours 59 minutes (:). If the duration exceeds 59 mi‐ nutes you have to enter it in hours and minutes. Example: Duration 80 minutes = 1:20.

  • Page 21: Using For The First Time

    Using for the first time  Please stick the extra data plate for Water container the appliance supplied with this doc‐  Take the water container out of the umentation in the space provided in steam oven and remove the insert the "After sales service, data plate, (see "Cleaning and care - Water con‐...

  • Page 22: Setting The Water Hardness Level

    Using for the first time Setting the water hardness lev‐ Setting the correct boiling point for water The water hardness level of the steam Before cooking with the steam oven for oven is set to Hard at the factory. For the first time, it must be set to the cor‐...

  • Page 23: Operation

    Operation Operating principles Only use tap water. Never use dis‐ tilled or mineral water or other liq‐  will appear in the display and  will uids. start flashing.  Fill the water container and push it in‐  Set the cooking duration you want by to the appliance until it connects.

  • Page 24: Insufficient Water

    If there is no residual Use oven gloves when removing hot water, there is something wrong. Call food from the oven. Miele.  Open the door and remove the food. Insufficient water  Switch the steam oven off using .

  • Page 25: Interrupting Operation

    Operation Changing settings during a cooking Interrupting operation process Operation is interrupted as soon as the You can alter the temperature and door is opened. The heating will be cooking duration at any time during op‐ switched off and the cooking duration eration.

  • Page 26: Pre-Heating

    Operation Pre-heating Using pre-heat  Switch the steam oven on. Your appliance has a pre-heating func‐ tion. This heats the oven interior to ap‐  will appear in the display and ° will prox. 40 °C. The heating-up time is then start flashing.

  • Page 27: General Notes

    General notes This section contains general informa‐ Your own containers tion. You will find more detailed infor‐ You can also use your own containers. mation about particular foods and how However, please note the following: to cook them in the other sections. –...

  • Page 28: Shelf Level

    General notes Shelf level Duration You can select any shelf level. You can In general, the cooking durations for also cook on several levels at the same cooking with steam are the same as for time. This will not alter the cooking du‐ cooking food in a saucepan.

  • Page 29: Steam Cooking

    Steam cooking Vegetables Shelf level When cooking vegetables with a dis‐ Fresh tinctive colour (e.g. beetroot) in a perfo‐ Prepare fresh vegetables in the usual rated container at the same time as way, i.e. wash, clean and cut them up. cooking other foods in other containers, place the solid tray directly underneath Frozen...
  • Page 30 Steam cooking The durations given in the charts for fresh vegetables are guidelines only. We rec‐ ommend selecting the shorter cooking duration quoted to start with. If vegetables are not cooked sufficiently after the shorter time, they can be put back in the oven compartment and cooked some more.
  • Page 31 Steam cooking Vegetables  [min.] Pumpkin, diced 4–8 Corn on the cob 10–15 Silverbeet, chopped 2–3 Capsicum, diced/cut into strips New potatoes, firm 20–25 Mushrooms Leek, chopped 2–4 Leek, stalks halved lengthways 4–6 Romanesco, whole 22–25 Romanesco, florets 5–7 Brussels sprouts 10–12 Beetroot, whole 50–60...

  • Page 32: Meat

    Steam cooking Meat Settings Temperature: 100 °C Fresh Duration: see chart Prepare the meat in the usual way. Frozen Meat should be thoroughly defrosted before cooking in the steam oven (see "Special applicaitons - Defrost"). Preparation Meat which needs to be seared before being cooked, e.g.
  • Page 33 Steam cooking The durations given in the chart are guidelines only. We recommend selecting the shorter cooking duration quoted to start with. If meat is not cooked sufficiently af‐ ter the shorter time, it can be put back in the oven compartment and cooked some more.

  • Page 34: Sausages

    Steam cooking Sausages Fish Settings Fresh Temperature: 90 °C Prepare fresh fish in the usual way, i.e. Duration: see chart clean, gut and fillet. Frozen Sausages  [min.] Fish does not need to be fully defrosted Frankfurters 6–8 before cooking. Defrost so that the sur‐ Sausages 6–8 face is sufficiently thawed to take herbs...
  • Page 35 Steam cooking Temperature – You can use any fish scraps, e.g. fish heads, bones, tails etc. to make a 85 °C – 90 °C fish stock. Place the fish scraps to‐ For gently cooking delicate types of gether with some mixed vegetables fish, such as flounder.
  • Page 36 Steam cooking The durations given in the chart are guidelines for fresh fish. We recommend se‐ lecting the shorter cooking duration quoted to start with. If the fish is not cooked sufficiently after the shorter time, it can be put back in the steam oven and cooked for longer.

  • Page 37: Shellfish

    Steam cooking Shellfish Preparation Defrost frozen shellfish before cooking with steam. Peel, remove and discard the intestines, and then wash the shellfish. Cooking containers If using a perforated container, grease it first or line it with baking paper. Duration The longer shellfish are cooked, the tougher they become. Use the cooking dura‐ tions given in the chart.

  • Page 38: Mussels

    Steam cooking Mussels Fresh  Warning - danger of food poisoning! Only cook mussels which are closed. Do not eat mussels which have not opened after being cooked. Steep fresh mussels in water for a few hours before cooking to rinse out any sand. Then scrub the mussels thoroughly to clean them.

  • Page 39: Rice

    Steam cooking Rice Rice swells when cooked and needs to be cooked in liquid. The proportion of rice to liquid will vary depending on the type of rice. The rice absorbs all the liquid. Therefore none of the nutrients are lost. Settings Temperature: 100 °C Duration: see chart...

  • Page 40: Pasta / Noodles

    Steam cooking Pasta / Noodles Dry pasta and noodles Dry pasta and noodles swell when they are cooked and need to be cooked in liq‐ uid. The liquid must cover the pasta or noodles. Using hot liquid gives better re‐ sults.

  • Page 41: European Dumplings

    Steam cooking European dumplings Ready-made dumplings in wrappers need to be covered completely with water. Otherwise they will not absorb enough water and will fall apart, even if steeped in water prior to cooking. Cook fresh dumplings in a greased, perforated container. Settings Temperature: 100 °C Duration: see chart...

  • Page 42: Grains

    Steam cooking Grains Grain swells when cooked and needs to be cooked in liquid. The proportion of grain to liquid will vary depending on the type of grain. Grain can be cooked whole or cracked. Settings Temperature: 100 °C Duration: see chart Ratio ...

  • Page 43: Dried Pulses

    Steam cooking Dried pulses Soak pulses for at least 10 hours in cold water before cooking. Soaking makes the pulses more digestible and shortens the cooking duration required. Soaked pulses must be covered with liquid during cooking. Lentils do not need to be soaked before cooking. With unsoaked pulses a certain ratio of pulses to liquid is required.
  • Page 44 Steam cooking Unsoaked Ratio  [min.] Pulses : Liquid Beans Kidney beans 1 : 3 130–140 Azuki beans 1 : 3 95–105 Black beans 1 : 3 100–120 Borlotti beans 1 : 3 115–135 Haricot beans 1 : 3 80–90 Lentils Brown lentils 1 : 2...

  • Page 45: Hen's Eggs

    Steam cooking Hen's eggs Use a perforated container to prepare boiled eggs in the steam oven. The eggs do not need to be pierced before cooking as they are gradually warmed during the heating-up phase and so do not burst when they are cooked with steam.

  • Page 46: Fruit

    Steam cooking Fruit Cook fruit in a solid container so that none of the juice is lost. If you wish to cook fruit in a perforated container, place a solid container directly underneath it to col‐ lect the juice. Useful tip: You can use the collected juice to prepare a glaze for a fruit flan. Settings Temperature: 100 °C Duration: see chart...

  • Page 47: Menu Cooking

    Steam cooking Menu cooking Example: Menu cooking involves cooking various Rice 20 minutes foods with different cooking times in or‐ Rosefish fillet 6 minutes der to serve them all together in one meal, e.g. Perch with rice and broccoli. Broccoli 4 minutes Foods are placed in the steam oven at 20 minutes minus 6 minutes = 14 mi‐...
  • Page 48 Steam cooking Procedure  Place the rice in the oven compart‐ ment first.  Set the first cooking duration: 14 mi‐ nutes.  After 14 minutes, place the fish in the steam oven.  Set the second cooking duration: 2 minutes.

  • Page 49: Special Applications

    Special applications Reheat Procedure  Cover the food with a deep plate, a The steam oven is very effective at re‐ lid, or with clingfilm that is resistant to heating food gently, without drying it temperatures up to 100 °C and to out or cooking it further.

  • Page 50: Defrost

    Special applications Defrost Useful tips – Fish does not need to be fully defros‐ It is much quicker to defrost items in ted before cooking. Defrost so that the steam oven than at room tempera‐ the surface is sufficiently thawed to ture.
  • Page 51 Special applications Food to be defrosted Quantity  [min.]  [min.]  [°C] Dairy products Sliced cheese 125 g Quark 250 g 20–25 10–15 Cream 250 g 20–25 10–15 Soft cheese 100 g 10–15 Fruit Apple sauce 250 g 20–25 10–15 Apple pieces 250 g...
  • Page 52 Special applications Food to be defrosted Quantity  [min.]  [min.]  [°C] Stew 1000 g 50–60 10–15 Liver 250 g 20–25 10–15 Saddle of hare 500 g 30–40 10–15 Saddle of venison 1000 g 40–50 10–15 Schnitzel / Chops / Sausages 800 g 25–35 15–20...

  • Page 53: Bottling

    Special applications Bottling Fill volume Fill the glass jars with produce up to a Only use unblemished, fresh produce maximum of 3 cm below the rim. Do which is in good condition. not pack it down as this will damage Glass jars the cell walls of the produce.
  • Page 54 Special applications Procedure  Push the condensate tray in on the lowest level with a perforated container above it.  Place the jars (all the same size) in the perforated cooking container. Ensure that they do not touch one another. Settings Temperature: see chart Bottling duration: see chart...
  • Page 55 Special applications Food  [°C]  [min.*] Broad beans Gherkins Beetroot Meat Pre-cooked Roasted  Temperature /  Duration The times quoted are for 1.0 litre jars. If using 0.5 litre jars, reduce the duration by about 15 minutes. If using 0.25 litre jars, reduce the duration by about 20 minutes.

  • Page 56: Extracting Juice

    Special applications Extracting juice Procedure  Put the prepared fruit (cleaned, wash‐ This appliance is ideal for extracting ed, chopped etc.) into a perforated juice from soft, firm and hard fruit. cooking container. It is best to use overripe fruit as the rip‐ ...

  • Page 57: Making Yoghurt

    Special applications Making yoghurt Yoghurt is grainy: The milk was heated too high, it was To prepare yoghurt, you will need milk not free of imperfections, the milk and and live culture or yoghurt starter pow‐ yoghurt starter were not stirred evenly. der, e.g.

  • Page 58: Proving Yeast Dough

    Special applications Procedure Proving yeast dough  Mix 100 g yoghurt with 1 litre of milk Procedure or follow the instructions provided by  Prepare the dough according to the the manufacturer. recipe.  Pour the mixture into glass jars and ...

  • Page 59: Dissolving Gelatine

    Special applications Dissolving gelatine Melting chocolate You can use the steam oven for melting Procedure any type of chocolate.  Gelatine leaves: Cover the gelatine leaves with cold water and leave to Procedure soak for 5 minutes. The gelatine  Break the chocolate into small leaves have to be fully covered with pieces.

  • Page 60: Skinning Fruit And Vegetables

    Special applications Skinning fruit and vegetables Preserving apples You can treat homegrown apples in the Procedure steam oven to increase the length of  Cut a cross in the top of tomatoes, time for which you can store them. nectarines etc. This will allow the skin Once treated, the apples will keep for 5 to be removed more easily.

  • Page 61: Blanching

    Special applications Blanching Sweating onions Blanch fruit and vegetables before Sweating means cooking the onions in freezing them. Blanching helps maintain their own juices, with the addition of a the quality of the produce when it is fro‐ little fat if necessary. zen.

  • Page 62: Rendering Fat

    Special applications Rendering fat Disinfecting items The bacon will not become brown. The steam oven will disinfect baby bot‐ tles and other containers so that at the Procedure end of the programme they are as germ free as they would have been if boiled. ...

  • Page 63: Heating Damp Towels

    Special applications Heating damp towels Preparing custard royale Procedure Procedure  Moisten towels and then roll them up.  Stir 6 eggs into 375 ml milk (do not beat into a foam).  Place them beside one another in a ...

  • Page 64: Settings

    Settings Your steam oven is supplied with a number of standard default settings. The standard settings listed in the chart can be altered. Changing and saving settings The appliance is switched off.  Touch and hold the  sensor.  While pressing , touch  once briefly.
  • Page 65 Settings The factory setting is shown in bold. Programme Status Possible settings Factory default settings reinstated P2 Demo mode Off, the steam oven heats up On, the steam oven does not heat up P3 Buzzer volume Very quiet Quiet Medium Loud P4 Water hardness Soft (<...

  • Page 66: Note For Test Institutes

    Note for test institutes...

  • Page 67: Cleaning And Care

    Cleaning and care Notes on cleaning and care Disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply and allow it to cool  Danger of injury! down to a safe temperature before The steam from a steam cleaning cleaning. appliance could reach electrical components and cause a short cir‐...

  • Page 68: Appliance Front

    Cleaning and care Appliance front  Clean the front of the appliance with a solution of warm water and a little Unsuitable cleaning agents washing-up liquid applied with a clean sponge or cloth. To avoid damaging the surfaces of your You can also use a clean, damp mi‐...

  • Page 69: Oven Compartment

     Then dry the oven interior and the in‐ side of the door with a cloth. Replace the door seal with a new one if it becomes porous or brittle. Door seals can be ordered from Miele (see the end of this booklet for contact de‐ tails).

  • Page 70: Shelf Runners

    Cleaning and care Shelf runners Water container  Pull the shelf runners off as shown. Do not immerse the water container in water or clean it in a dishwasher.  The shelf runners can be cleaned in the dishwasher or by hand with a sol‐ For reasons of hygiene and to pre‐...
  • Page 71 Coupling seals can be ordered from Miele (see the end of this booklet for contact details).

  • Page 72: Descaling

    We recommend using Miele descaling during descaling. tablets (see "Optional accessories"). These have been specially developed for use with Miele appliances to opti‐ mise the descaling process. Alterna‐  Touch the  sensor until an audible tively, you can use a proprietary citric tone sounds and ...
  • Page 73 Cleaning and care  Empty the water container. After descaling  Switch the steam oven off.  Rinse the water container and the in‐ sert thoroughly.  Remove, empty and dry the water container.  Fill the water container with 1 litre of fresh tap water and fit the insert in ...

  • Page 74: Problem Solving Guide

    Problem solving guide With the aid of the following guide, minor problems can be easily corrected with‐ out contacting Miele. If, after reading this guide, you can't remedy the problem yourself, please call Miele (see back cover for details). Please note, however, that a call-out charge will be applied to unnecessary service visits where the problem could have been rectified as described in these operating instructions.
  • Page 75  Set the correct water hardness level for your water supply (see "Settings).  Proceed as described in "Cleaning and care - Descaling".  If the water hardness level was in fact set correctly or the problem occurs again, contact Miele.
  • Page 76   and  are flash‐ ing.  Technical fault.   Switch the appliance off and call Miele. The water container has not been pushed into the ap‐  pliance properly.  Remove the water container and push it back in so that it connects.

  • Page 77: Optional Accessories

    DGGL 1 Perforated cooking container or from Miele (see end of this booklet Gross capacity 1.5 litres / Useable ca‐ for contact details). pacity 0.9 litre 325 x 175 x 40 mm (W x D x H)
  • Page 78 Optional accessories DGGL 4 DGGL 8 Perforated cooking container Perforated cooking container Gross capacity 4.0 litres / Useable ca‐ Gross capacity 2.0 litres / Useable ca‐ pacity 3.1 litres pacity 1.7 litres 325 x 265 x 65 mm (WxDxH) 325 x 265 x 40 mm (W x D x H) DGGL 5 Lid for cooking containers DGD 1/3...

  • Page 79: Cleaning And Care Products

    For descaling the appliance Condensate tray for catching excess moisture, can also be used as a cook‐ Original Miele ceramic and stainless ing container. steel cooktop cleaner 250 ml 325 x 265 x 40 mm (W x D x H)

  • Page 80: Technical Data

    Technical data This appliance is supplied with a mains cable and moulded plug ready for con‐ nection to a single phase supply. Voltage and frequency: 230 V, 50 Hz Rated load: 2.2 kW Weight: 19.3 kg a Inlet for mains connection cable to the appliance Dimensions (H x W x D): –...

  • Page 81: After Sales Service, Data Plate, Warranty

    After sales service, data plate, warranty After sales service In the event of any faults which you cannot easily remedy, please contact Miele. See back of this booklet for contact details. Please quote the model and serial number of your appliance when contacting Miele.
  • Page 83 Miele Australia Pty. Ltd. ACN 005 635 398 ABN 96 005 635 398 Miele Center and Head Office Melbourne: 1 Gilbert Park Drive Knoxfield, VIC 3180 Miele Center and Office Melbourne: 206-210 Coventry Street South Melbourne, VIC 3205 Miele Center and Office Sydney:...
  • Page 84 DG 6010  en-AU, NZ M.-Nr. 09 651 750 / 02...

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