Miele DG 6500 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. 09 568 130

Contents
2
Warning and Safety instructions .......................................................................... 6
Caring for the environment ................................................................................. 14
Overview ............................................................................................................... 15
Steam oven front view ........................................................................................... 15
Accessories supplied............................................................................................. 16
Controls ................................................................................................................ 17
Sensor controls...................................................................................................... 18
Display ................................................................................................................... 19
Symbols............................................................................................................ 19
Description of functions...................................................................................... 20
Water container...................................................................................................... 20
Condensate tray..................................................................................................... 20
Temperature ........................................................................................................... 20
Duration.................................................................................................................. 20
Noises .................................................................................................................... 20
Heating-up phase .................................................................................................. 21
Cooking phase....................................................................................................... 21
Steam reduction..................................................................................................... 21
Oven interior lighting.............................................................................................. 21
Using for the first time......................................................................................... 22
General settings ..................................................................................................... 22
Cleaning for the first time....................................................................................... 23
Setting the water hardness level............................................................................ 24
Set the correct boiling point for water ................................................................... 24
Main and sub-menus ........................................................................................... 25
Operation .............................................................................................................. 26
Simple operation.................................................................................................... 26
Interrupting operation ............................................................................................ 27
Using the oven - Further functions ........................................................................ 28
Setting further durations ................................................................................... 28
Switching on and off automatically................................................................... 28
Sequence of an automatic cooking process .................................................... 29
Changing settings during a cooking process ................................................... 29
Cancelling cooking................................................................................................. 30
Automatic programmes....................................................................................... 31
List of food types ................................................................................................... 31
To use an Automatic programme........................................................................... 32

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User programmes ................................................................................................ 33
To create a User programme ................................................................................. 33
To start a User programme .................................................................................... 34
To change User programmes................................................................................. 35
Change cooking stages.................................................................................... 35
Change name.................................................................................................... 35
To delete User programmes................................................................................... 36
Minute minder .................................................................................................. 37
To set the minute minder ....................................................................................... 37
To change the duration set for the minute minder................................................. 37
To cancel the duration set for the minute minder .................................................. 37
General notes ....................................................................................................... 38
The advantages of cooking with steam................................................................. 38
Suitable containers ................................................................................................ 38
Cooking containers........................................................................................... 38
Your own containers ......................................................................................... 38
Condensate tray..................................................................................................... 38
Shelf level............................................................................................................... 39
Frozen food ............................................................................................................ 39
Temperature ........................................................................................................... 39
Duration.................................................................................................................. 39
Cooking with liquid ................................................................................................ 39
Your own recipes ................................................................................................... 39
Steam cooking ..................................................................................................... 40
Vegetables ............................................................................................................. 40
Meat....................................................................................................................... 43
Sausages ............................................................................................................... 45
Fish ........................................................................................................................ 45
Shellfish.................................................................................................................. 48
Mussels.................................................................................................................. 49
Rice........................................................................................................................ 50
Pasta ..................................................................................................................... 51
Dumplings.............................................................................................................. 52
Grain....................................................................................................................... 53
Dried pulses ........................................................................................................... 54
Hen's eggs ............................................................................................................ 56
Fruit ........................................................................................................................ 57
Menu cooking (cooking whole meals) - manually.................................................. 58
Sous-vide (vacuum) cooking............................................................................... 60

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Special applications............................................................................................. 65
Reheat.................................................................................................................... 65
Defrost ................................................................................................................... 66
Bottling................................................................................................................... 69
Extracting juice with steam.................................................................................... 72
Menu cooking (cooking whole meals).................................................................... 73
Make yoghurt......................................................................................................... 74
Prove dough........................................................................................................... 75
Dissolve gelatine .................................................................................................... 76
Melt chocolate ....................................................................................................... 76
Skinning vegetables and fruit................................................................................. 77
Apple storage ........................................................................................................ 77
Blanching ............................................................................................................... 78
Sweat onions ......................................................................................................... 78
Cook bacon ........................................................................................................... 79
Disinfect items ...................................................................................................... 79
Heat damp flannels................................................................................................ 80
Decrystallise honey................................................................................................ 80
Making eierstich..................................................................................................... 80
Settings................................................................................................................. 81
Opening the Settings menu ................................................................................... 81
Changing and saving settings .......................................................................... 81
Settings overview................................................................................................... 82
Language ............................................................................................................ 83
Time of day ............................................................................................................ 83
Display .............................................................................................................. 83
Clock format ..................................................................................................... 83
Setting the time................................................................................................. 83
Date........................................................................................................................ 84
Lighting .................................................................................................................. 84
Display brightness ................................................................................................. 84
Acoustic information .............................................................................................. 84
Melody .............................................................................................................. 84
Solo tone........................................................................................................... 84
Keypad tone........................................................................................................... 85
Units....................................................................................................................... 85
Weight............................................................................................................... 85
Temperature...................................................................................................... 85
Keeping warm........................................................................................................ 86
Recommended temperatures ................................................................................ 86

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Safety..................................................................................................................... 87
System lock .................................................................................................. 87
Sensor lock ...................................................................................................... 87
Water hardness...................................................................................................... 87
Showroom programme .......................................................................................... 88
Demo mode ...................................................................................................... 88
Factory default ....................................................................................................... 88
Note for test institutes......................................................................................... 89
Cleaning and care................................................................................................ 90
Important information on cleaning and care.......................................................... 90
Appliance front....................................................................................................... 91
Oven interior........................................................................................................... 92
Water container...................................................................................................... 92
Accessories ........................................................................................................... 93
Side runners........................................................................................................... 93
Descaling ............................................................................................................... 94
Door ....................................................................................................................... 96
Problem solving guide ......................................................................................... 98
Optional accessories......................................................................................... 100
Cooking containers.............................................................................................. 100
Cleaning and care products................................................................................. 102
Miscellaneous ...................................................................................................... 102
Miele@home ....................................................................................................... 103
Safety instructions for installation ................................................................... 105
Detailed dimensions of oven front ................................................................... 106
Building-in dimensions ..................................................................................... 107
Installation in a tall unit ........................................................................................ 107
Installation in a base unit ..................................................................................... 108
Installation in a tall unit in combination with an oven .......................................... 109
Installation .......................................................................................................... 110
Electrical connection......................................................................................... 111
After sales service, data plate .......................................................................... 113

Warning and Safety instructions
6
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
7
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
8
Safety with children
 Activate the system lock to ensure that children cannot switch on
the steam oven inadvertently.
 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
9
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
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 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
11
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
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 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
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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
14
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
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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
bSensors 
For selecting functions, menu options and settings
cDisplay
Displays time of day and information for operation
dSensor controls 0–9
Numerical keypad to enter values
esensor
For setting the minute minder
fsensor
For switching the oven interior lighting on and off
gsensor
To go back one step at a time
hOptical interface
(for Miele service technician use only)

Controls
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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 – Keypad tone").
Sensor Function Notes
 For selecting op‐
tions and scrolling
through the list of
options.
Touch the illuminated  sensor beside the option
to select it.
0–9 Numerical keypad
for setting values The numerical keypad is used to set values, e.g. temperatures and durations.
For setting the mi‐
nute minder If a list of options is showing in the display or if a cooking process is running, you can enter a mi‐
nute minder duration (e.g. when boiling eggs on
the hob) at any point.
If the display is dark, the sensor will not react
until the steam oven is switched on.
For switching the
oven interior light‐
ing on and off
If a list of options is showing in the display or if a
cooking process is running, touching will
switch the oven interior lighting on or off, for ex‐
ample when cleaning the oven.
If the display is dark, the sensor will not react
until the steam oven is switched on.
The oven interior lighting switches off after 15 sec‐
onds during a cooking process or remains con‐
stantly switched on, depending on the setting se‐
lected.
To go back a step

Controls
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Display
The display is used for showing the time of day or information about functions,
temperatures, cooking durations, automatic programmes and settings. Information
or a list of options is shown in the display depending on the function selected.
After switching the steam oven on with the On/Off sensor , the main menu will
appear.
If a cooking process is running, selecting Change will call up a list of options which
can be set or changed for the cooking process in progress.
Touch the illuminated  sensor beside the option to select it.
Then confirm the selection by touching the illuminated  sensor next to OK.
Symbols
The following symbols may appear in the display:
Symbol Explanation
Allocates an illuminated  to an option and indicates that the
option can be selected.
If more than four options are available a bar will appear on the
right-hand side of the display. Use the allocated sensors to scroll
through the list.
 The end of a list is indicated by a dotted line. By scrolling down
further, you reach the beginning of the list again.
/ These only appear when an entry is possible or necessary (e.g.
entering the date).
A tick indicates the option which is currently selected.
This symbol indicates that there is additional information and ad‐
vice about using the oven. Select OK to access the information.
Start time
Programme finished
Minute minder
Some settings, e.g. display brightness and buzzer volume are
selected using a bar chart.

Description of functions
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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
Some functions have a default recom‐
mended temperature. This temperature
can be altered for the programme in
use, or for every time that programme is
used (see "Settings - Recommended
temperatures").
Duration
You can set a duration between 1 mi‐
nute (0:01) and 10 hours (10:00). If the
duration exceeds 59 minutes you have
to enter it in hours and minutes. Exam‐
ple: Duration 80 minutes = 1:20.
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.