General Notes; The Advantages Of Cooking With Steam; Suitable Containers; Cooking Containers - Miele DGC 6860 Operating And Installation Instructions

This section contains general informa‐
tion. You will find more detailed infor‐
mation about particular foods and how
to cook them in the other sections.
The advantages of cooking
with steam
Almost all vitamins and minerals are re‐
tained as the food is not immersed in
water.
Cooking with steam also retains the
true taste of the food better than con‐
ventional cooking. We therefore recom‐
mend seasoning the food after it has
been cooked. Food also retains its
fresh, original colour.

Suitable containers

Cooking containers

This steam oven is supplied with stain‐
less steel cooking containers. Other
containers, in a variety of sizes, both
perforated and solid, are available as
optional extras (see "Optional accesso‐
ries"). This enables you to choose the
most suitable container for the food you
are cooking.
It is best to use perforated containers
for steam cooking. The steam can
reach the food from all sides and the
food is cooked evenly.

Your own containers

You can also use your own containers.
However, please note the following:
– The container must be suitable for
using in an oven and must be steam
resistant. Plastic containers can only
be used for steam cooking if the
manufacturer has stated that they are
suitable for such use.
– Thick-sided containers made from
porcelain, china or stoneware, for ex‐
ample, are not so suitable for steam
cooking. They do not conduct heat
well and as a result cooking dura‐
tions will be considerably longer than
those given in the charts.
– Place the cooking containers on the
rack or on a suitable tray, and not on
the oven floor.
– Ensure that there is a gap between
the upper rim of the container and
the top of the cooking compartment
to allow sufficient steam into the con‐
tainer.

General notes

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