General Notes; The Advantages Of Cooking With Steam; Suitable Containers - Miele 12 209 990 Operating And Installation Instructions

General notes

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

Suitable containers

Cooking containers
Stainless steel cookware is provided
with the combination steam oven. Other
containers, in a variety of sizes, both
perforated and solid, are available as
optional extras (see "Optional
accessories"). This enables you to
choose the most suitable container for
the dish you are preparing.
Use perforated cooking containers for
steam cooking if possible. The steam
can reach the food from all sides and
the food is cooked evenly.
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Your own containers
You can also use your own containers.
However, please note the following:
- Containers must be suitable for use in
an oven and able to withstand steam.
With plastic containers, please check
with the manufacturer that they are
suitable for use in a steam oven.
- Thick-sided containers such as
porcelain, ceramic or stoneware are
not very suitable for using with steam.
Due to their thick sides, they do not
conduct heat well, meaning cooking
durations will be considerably longer
than those given in the charts.
- Place the containers on the rack or on
a suitable tray. Depending on the size
of the container, you can also place
the rack on the floor of the oven
compartment with the rack surface
facing up and the cooking container
on top. You can also take the side
runners out to make more room (see
"Cleaning the side runners" in the
"Cleaning and care" chapter).
- Ensure that there is a gap between
the upper rim of the container and the
top of the oven compartment to allow
sufficient steam into the container.