Miele DG 6100 User manual

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-GB M.-Nr. 09 568 090

Contents
2
Warning and Safety instructions .......................................................................... 5
Caring for the environment ................................................................................. 13
Overview ............................................................................................................... 14
Steam oven front view ........................................................................................... 14
Accessories supplied............................................................................................. 15
Controls ................................................................................................................ 16
Sensor controls...................................................................................................... 17
Display ................................................................................................................... 17
Description of functions...................................................................................... 18
Water container...................................................................................................... 18
Condensate tray..................................................................................................... 18
Temperature ........................................................................................................... 18
Duration.................................................................................................................. 18
Noises .................................................................................................................... 19
Heating-up phase .................................................................................................. 19
Cooking phase....................................................................................................... 19
Steam reduction..................................................................................................... 19
Using for the first time......................................................................................... 20
Cleaning for the first time....................................................................................... 20
Setting the water hardness level............................................................................ 21
Set the correct boiling point for water ................................................................... 21
Operation .............................................................................................................. 22
Operation ............................................................................................................... 22
Interrupting operation ............................................................................................ 24
Automatic programmes....................................................................................... 25
To use an Automatic programme........................................................................... 25
Programme chart ................................................................................................... 26
General notes ....................................................................................................... 27
The advantages of cooking with steam................................................................. 27
Suitable containers ................................................................................................ 27
Cooking containers........................................................................................... 27
Your own containers ......................................................................................... 27
Condensate tray..................................................................................................... 27
Shelf level............................................................................................................... 28
Frozen food ............................................................................................................ 28
Temperature ........................................................................................................... 28
Duration.................................................................................................................. 28

Contents
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Cooking with liquid ................................................................................................ 28
Your own recipes ................................................................................................... 28
Steam cooking ..................................................................................................... 29
Vegetables ............................................................................................................. 29
Meat....................................................................................................................... 32
Sausages ............................................................................................................... 34
Fish ........................................................................................................................ 34
Shellfish.................................................................................................................. 37
Mussels.................................................................................................................. 38
Rice........................................................................................................................ 39
Pasta ..................................................................................................................... 40
Dumplings.............................................................................................................. 41
Grain....................................................................................................................... 42
Dried pulses ........................................................................................................... 43
Hen's eggs ............................................................................................................ 45
Fruit ........................................................................................................................ 46
Menu cooking (cooking whole meals).................................................................... 47
Special applications............................................................................................. 49
Reheat.................................................................................................................... 49
Defrost ................................................................................................................... 50
Bottling................................................................................................................... 53
Extracting juice with steam.................................................................................... 56
Make yoghurt......................................................................................................... 57
Prove dough........................................................................................................... 58
Dissolve gelatine .................................................................................................... 59
Melt chocolate ....................................................................................................... 59
Skinning vegetables and fruit................................................................................. 60
Apple storage ........................................................................................................ 60
Blanching ............................................................................................................... 61
Sweat onions ......................................................................................................... 61
Cook bacon ........................................................................................................... 62
Disinfect items ...................................................................................................... 62
Heat damp flannels................................................................................................ 63
Decrystallise honey................................................................................................ 63
Making eierstich..................................................................................................... 63
Settings................................................................................................................. 64
Note for test institutes......................................................................................... 66
Cleaning and care................................................................................................ 67
Important information on cleaning and care.......................................................... 67

Contents
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Appliance front....................................................................................................... 68
Oven interior........................................................................................................... 69
Water container...................................................................................................... 69
Accessories ........................................................................................................... 70
Side runners........................................................................................................... 70
Descaling ............................................................................................................... 71
Door ....................................................................................................................... 73
Problem solving guide ......................................................................................... 75
Optional accessories........................................................................................... 78
Cooking containers................................................................................................ 78
Cleaning and care products................................................................................... 80
Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................ 80
Safety instructions for installation ..................................................................... 81
Detailed dimensions of oven front ..................................................................... 82
Building-in dimensions ....................................................................................... 83
Installation in a tall unit .......................................................................................... 83
Installation in a base unit ....................................................................................... 84
Installation in a tall unit in combination with an oven ............................................ 85
Installation ............................................................................................................ 86
............................................................................................................................... 87
After sales service, data plate ............................................................................ 89

Warning and Safety instructions
5
This appliance complies with statutory safety requirements. Inap‐
propriate use can, however, lead to personal injury and damage to
property.
To avoid the risk of accidents and damage to the appliance,
please read these instructions carefully before using it for the first
time. They contain important notes on installation, safety, use and
maintenance.
Miele cannot be held liable for damage caused by non-compli‐
ance with these instructions.
Keep these instructions in a safe place and ensure that new users
are familiar with the contents. Pass them on to any future owner.

Warning and Safety instructions
6
Correct application
 This steam oven is intended for use in domestic households and
similar working and residential environments.
 This steam oven is not intended for outdoor use.
 This steam oven is intended for domestic use only as described in
these operating instructions.
Any other usage is not supported by the manufacturer and could be
dangerous.
 The steam oven can only be used by people with reduced physi‐
cal, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowl‐
edge, if they are supervised whilst using it, or have been shown how
to use it in a safe way and recognise and understand the conse‐
quences of incorrect operation.

Warning and Safety instructions
7
Safety with children
 Children under 8 years of age must be kept away from the appli‐
ance unless they are constantly supervised.
 Children 8 years and older may only use the steam oven unsuper‐
vised if they have been shown how to use it safely and recognise
and understand the consequences of incorrect operation.
 Children must not be allowed to clean the steam oven unsuper‐
vised.
 Please supervise children in the vicinity of the steam oven and do
not let them play with it.
 Danger of suffocation. Packaging, e.g. plastic wrappings, must be
kept out of the reach of babies and children. Whilst playing, children
could become entangled in packaging or pull it over their head and
suffocate.
 Danger of burning. Children's skin is far more sensitive to high
temperatures than that of adults. Make sure that children do not at‐
tempt to open the door when the appliance is in operation. Keep
children well away from the appliance until it has cooled down and
there is no danger of burning.
 Danger of injury. The door can support a maximum weight of
8 kg.
Do not let children sit on the door, lean against it or swing on it. They
could injure themselves.

Warning and Safety instructions
8
Technical safety
 Unauthorised installation, maintenance and repairs can cause
considerable danger for the user. Installation, maintenance and re‐
pairs must only be carried out by a Miele authorised technician.
 Never use a damaged steam oven. It could be dangerous. Check
it for visible signs of damage before using it.
 Reliable and safe operation of this steam oven can only be assur‐
ed if it has been connected to the mains electricity supply.
 The electrical safety of this appliance can only be guaranteed
when correctly earthed. It is essential that this standard safety re‐
quirement is met. If in any doubt please have the electrical installa‐
tion tested by a qualified electrician.
 Before connecting the appliance to the mains supply, ensure that
the connection data on the data plate (voltage and frequency) match
the mains electricity supply.
This data must correspond in order to avoid the risk of damage to
the appliance. Consult a qualified electrician if in any doubt.
 Do not connect the steam oven to the mains electricity supply by
a multi-socket adapter or an extension lead. These do not guarantee
the required safety of the appliance (fire hazard).
 For safety reasons, this steam oven may only be used when it has
been built in. This is necessary to ensure that all electrical compo‐
nents are shielded.
 This steam oven must not be used in a non-stationary location
(e.g. on a ship).
 Never open the casing of the appliance. Tampering with electrical
connections or components and mechanical parts is highly danger‐
ous to the user and can cause operational faults.

Warning and Safety instructions
9
 While the appliance is under guarantee, repairs should only be un‐
dertaken by a Miele authorised service technician. Otherwise the
guarantee is invalidated.
 Miele can only guarantee the safety of the appliance when genu‐
ine original Miele replacement parts are used. Faulty components
must only be replaced by Miele spare parts.
 If the plug is removed from the connection cable or if the cable is
supplied without a plug, the appliance must be connected to the
electrical supply by a suitably qualified electrician.
 If the connection cable is damaged, it must be replaced by a suit‐
ably qualified electrician with a specialist connection cable of type H
05 VV-F (pvc insulated), available from Miele.
 During installation, maintenance and repair work, the appliance
must be disconnected from the mains electricity supply.
 If the steam oven is installed behind a furniture panel (e.g. a door),
ensure that the door is never closed whilst the steam oven is in use.
Heat and moisture can build up behind a closed furniture panel and
cause subsequent damage to the steam oven, the housing unit and
the floor. Do not close the door until the steam oven has cooled
down completely.

Warning and Safety instructions
10
Correct use
 Danger of burning. The steam oven becomes hot when in use.
You could burn yourself on the heating elements, oven interior,
cooked food, oven accessories or hot steam. Wear oven gloves
when placing food in the oven or removing it and when adjusting
oven shelves etc. in a hot oven.
Take care when putting cooking containers into the oven or remov‐
ing them not to spill the contents.
 Danger of burning. There will be some residual hot water in the
steam generator at the end of a cooking process. This will be pum‐
ped back into the water container. Take care not to spill the contents
when taking the water container out of the appliance.
 Do not use the steam oven to heat up or bottle food in sealed jars
and tins.
Pressure will build up inside them and they can explode causing
damage to the appliance, as well as the risk of injury and scalding.
 Plastic dishes which are not heat- and steam resistant melt at
high temperatures and can damage the appliance.
Use temperature- (to 100°C) and steam-resistant plastic dishes. Fol‐
low the manufacturer's instructions.
 Food which is left in the oven to be kept hot can dry out and the
moisture released can lead to corrosion damage in the appliance.
Do not use the steam oven for keeping food warm and do not use
utensils in the appliance which could corrode.
 You could injure yourself on the open steam oven door or trip over
it.
Avoid leaving the door open unnecessarily.
 The door can support a maximum weight of 8 kg. Do not sit on or
lean against an open door, and do not place heavy objects on it. Al‐
so make sure that nothing can get trapped between the door and
the oven cavity. The steam oven could get damaged.

Warning and Safety instructions
11
 When using a small electrical appliance, e.g. a hand-held blender,
near the steam oven, care should be taken that the cable of the ap‐
pliance cannot get trapped by the steam oven door. The insulation
on the cable could become damaged, giving rise to an electric
shock hazard.

Warning and Safety instructions
12
Cleaning and care
 Do not use a steam cleaning appliance to clean this appliance.
The steam could reach electrical components and cause a short cir‐
cuit.
 Scratches on the door glass can result in the glass breaking. Do
not use abrasive cleaners, hard sponges, brushes or sharp metal
tools to clean the door glass.
 The side runners can be removed for cleaning purposes (see
"Cleaning and care").
Ensure that they are replaced correctly and do not use the oven
without them fitted.
 Try to avoid the interior walls being splashed with food or liquids
containing salt. If it does happen, wipe these away thoroughly to
avoid corrosion on the stainless steel surface.
Accessories
 Only use genuine original Miele accessories and spare parts with
this appliance. Using accessories or spare parts from other manu‐
facturers will invalidate the guarantee, and Miele cannot accept lia‐
bility.

Caring for the environment
13
Disposal of the packing mate‐
rial
The packaging is designed to protect
the appliance from damage during
transportation. The packaging materials
used are selected from materials which
are environmentally friendly for disposal
and should be recycled.
Recycling the packaging reduces the
use of raw materials in the manufactur‐
ing process and also reduces the
amount of waste in landfill sites.
Disposal of your old appliance
Electrical and electronic appliances of‐
ten contain valuable materials. They al‐
so contain materials which, if handled
or disposed of incorrectly, could be po‐
tentially hazardous to human health and
to the environment. They are, however,
essential for the correct functioning of
your appliance. Please do not therefore
dispose of it with your household
waste.
Please dispose of it at your local com‐
munity waste collection / recycling cen‐
tre or contact your Dealer for advice.
Ensure that it presents no danger to
children while being stored for disposal.

Overview
14
Steam oven front view
aControls
bVentilation outlet
cAutomatic door release for steam re‐
duction
dDoor seal
eSuction tube
fCompartment for water container
gWater container
hDrip channel
iFloor heater
jTemperature sensor
kSide runners
lSteam inlet

Overview
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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 21
1 condensate tray for catching excess
moisture; can also be used as a cook‐
ing container.
325 x 430 x 40 mm (W x D x H)
DGGL 8
1 perforated cooking container
Gross capacity 2.0 litres / Usable ca‐
pacity 1.7 litres
325 x 265 x 40 mm (W x D x H)
DGGL 1
2 perforated cooking containers
Gross capacity 1.5 litres / Usable ca‐
pacity 0.9 litres
325 x 175 x 40 mm (W x D x H)
Rack
1 rack for placing your own cooking
containers on
Descaling tablets
For descaling the appliance
Miele steam oven cookbook
A selection of the best recipes from the
Miele test kitchen.

Controls
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aRecessed On/Off button 
For switching the appliance on and off and accessing the descaling process
bsensor
For alternating between steam cooking and automatic functions
cSensors 
For setting the temperature and duration and scrolling through the programme
settings
For accessing Programming mode: + 
dOK sensor
For confirming input
eDisplay
fOptical interface
(for Miele service technician use only)

Controls
17
Sensor controls
The sensors react to touch. Each touch is confirmed with a keypad tone. This key‐
pad tone can be switched off (see "Settings").
Display
Display Meaning
Steam cooking
Insufficient water or water container not present
Auto + Number(s) Automatic programme
Numbers + °C Temperature
Numbers + h Duration
+ number(s) The appliance needs to be descaled.

Description of functions
18
Water container
The maximum water level is 2.0 litres,
the minimum 0.5 litres. These levels are
indicated on the container on the han‐
dle side. Do not exceed the maximum
level.
The amount of water used will depend
on the type of food and the duration of
cooking. Water will sometimes need to
be replenished during the cooking
process. Water consumption is in‐
creased if the door is opened during
cooking.
Fill the water container to the maximum
level before each use.
At the end of the cooking programme
residual water in the steam generator is
pumped back into the water container.
The water container must be emptied
after each use.
Condensate tray
When using perforated containers,
place the condensate tray on the lowest
shelf level to collect any drops of liquid
and allow them to be removed easily.
You can also use the condensate tray
as a cooking container if necessary.
Temperature
The steam oven has a temperature
range of 40 °C to 100°C. The appliance
is set at 100 °C when the oven is
switched on. You can alter the tempera‐
ture in 5 °C steps.
Recommended temperature
Temperature When to use
100 °C – Cooking all types of
food
– Reheating
– Menu cooking
(cooking whole
meals)
– Bottling
– Extracting juice
85 °C – Cooking fish gently
60 °C – Defrosting
40 °C – Proving dough
– Making yoghurt
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.

Description of functions
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Noises
You will hear a pumping sound when
the appliance is switched on, during
use and after switching it off. This is the
sound of water being pumped through
the system and is quite normal.
When the steam oven is in use, you will
hear a fan noise.
Heating-up phase
During the heating-up phase the oven
compartment is heated to the set tem‐
perature. The display will show the tem‐
perature in the cooking compartment
as it rises.
The duration of the heating-up phase
will depend on the quantity and the
temperature of the food. In general the
heating-up phase will last for approx. 5
minutes. The duration will be longer if
you are preparing refrigerated or frozen
food.
Cooking phase
The cooking phase begins when the set
temperature is reached. During the
cooking phase, the duration remaining
will be shown in the display.
Steam reduction
If a cooking temperature above approx.
80 °C has been set, the appliance door
will automatically open a fraction just
before the end of a cooking programme
to release some of the steam from the
cabinet. The door will then close again
automatically.
Steam reduction can be switched off if
you wish (see "Settings"). If switched
off there will be a lot of steam emitted
from the cabinet when the door is
opened.

Using for the first time
20
Please stick the extra data plate for
the appliance supplied with this doc‐
umentation in the space provided in
the "After sales service, data plate,
guarantee" section of this booklet.
Remove any protective wrapping and
stickers.
The appliance has undergone a func‐
tion test in the factory. Residual water
from this testing may have trickled
back into the cabinet during transpor‐
tation.
Cleaning for the first time
Water container
Take the water container out of the
appliance and rinse it by hand.
Accessories / Oven interior
Take all accessories out of the oven.
Wash the accessories in a mild solu‐
tion of washing-up liquid and hot wa‐
ter or in the dishwasher.
The interior of the steam oven has
been treated at the factory with a con‐
ditioning agent.
To remove this, clean the oven interi‐
or with a mild solution of washing-up
liquid and hot water.