Shelf Level; Non-Tip Safety Notches; Frozen Food; Temperature - Miele DGC 6300 Operating And Installation Instructions

General notes

Shelf level

You can select any shelf level. You can
also cook on several levels at the same
time. This will not alter the cooking

duration.

When using more than one deep
container at the same time for steam
cooking it is best to offset them on their
runners and to leave at least one level
free in between them.
Always insert cooking containers, the
rack and the tray between the rails of
the side runners so that they cannot tip.

Non-tip safety notches

The rack has non-tip safety notches in
the middle which prevent it being pulled
right out when it only needs to be
partially pulled out. The rack can then
only be taken out of the oven by raising
it upwards and then pulling it out.

Frozen food

The heating up phase for frozen food is
longer than for fresh food. The greater
the quantity of frozen food, the longer
the heating up phase.
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Temperature

A maximum temperature of 100 °C is
reached when steam cooking is taking
place. Most types of food will cook at
this temperature. Some more delicate
types of food, such as soft fruit, must
be cooked at lower temperatures as
otherwise they will burst. More
information is given in the relevant
section.
Combination with a warming drawer
When the warming drawer is in use the
oven cavity in the steam oven can get
up to 40 °C. If, in this case, you set a
temperature of 40 °C (Steam cooking)
or 30–40 °C and 100 % moisture
(Combination cooking), steam will not
be produced because the oven cavity is
too warm.
Duration
In general, the cooking durations for
cooking with steam are the same as for
cooking food in a saucepan. More
information about any factors which
may affect the cooking duration is given
in the relevant sections.
The quantity of food does not affect the
cooking duration. 1 kg of potatoes will
take the same time to cook as 500 g.
The durations given in the charts are
guidelines only. We recommend
selecting the shorter cooking duration
quoted to start with. If food is not
cooked sufficiently after the shorter
time it can be put back in the oven and
cooked for longer.