Miele DG 7140 - Manuals

Warning and Safety instructions 6 This steam oven complies with all applicable safety requirements.Inappropriate use can, however, lead to personal injury and mater-ial damage. Read the operating and installation instructions carefully before us-ing the steam oven. They contain important information...

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.  The steam oven is intended for domestic use only to steam-cook, defrost and reheat...

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 steam oven unless they are constantly supervised.  Children aged 8 and older may only u...

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 dangerou...

Warning and Safety instructions 11  In areas which may be subject to infestation by cockroaches or other vermin, pay particular attention to keeping the appliance andits surroundings clean at all times. Any damage caused by cock-roaches or other vermin will not be covered by the warranty. Correct u...

Warning and Safety instructions 12  Risk of injury from the open door. You could bang into the open 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.Also...

Warning and Safety instructions 13 Cleaning and care  Risk of injury due to electric shock. The steam from a steam cleaning appliance could reach live electrical components and causea short circuit. Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.  Scratches on the door glass can result in the g...

Caring for the environment 14 Disposing of the packagingmaterial The packaging material is used forhandling and protects the appliancefrom transport damage. The packagingmaterial used is selected from materialswhich are environmentally friendly fordisposal and can generally be recycled. Recycling th...

Guide to the appliance 15 Steam oven a Control elements b Ventilation outlet c Door seal d Side runners with 4 shelf levels e Temperature sensor f Floor heater element g Drip channel h Automatic door release for steam reduction i Water container with removable spill guard j Suction tube k Compartmen...

Guide to the appliance 16 A list of the models described in theseoperating and installation instructionscan be found on the back page. Data plate The data plate is located on the frontframe, visible when the door is open. The data plate states the model num-ber, the serial number as well as con-nect...

Controls 17 a Recessed   On/Off sensor control For switching the steam oven on andoff b Optical interface(For Miele Service only) c   sensor control For controlling the steam oven viayour mobile device d DisplayFor displaying the time of day andinformation on operation e   sensor control For goin...

Controls 18 On/Off sensor control The   On/Off sensor control is re- cessed and reacts to touch. Use this sensor control to switch thesteam oven on and off. Display The display is used for showing thetime of day or information about func-tions, temperatures, cooking durations,automatic programmes a...

Controls 19 Sensor controls under the display Sensor control Function  If you want to control the steam oven from your mobile device,you must have the Miele@home system, switch on the Remote control  setting and touch this sensor control. The sensor control then lights up orange and the MobileStart...

Controls 20 Symbols The following symbols may appear in the display: Symbol Meaning  This symbol indicates that there is additional information and ad-vice about using the appliance. Press the OK  sensor control to confirm the information.  Minute minder  A tick indicates the option which is curr...

Using the appliance 21 Use the   and   arrow buttons or the         area between them in the navig- ation area to use the steam oven. As soon as you reach a value, messageor setting you need to confirm, the OK  sensor control will light up orange. Selecting a menu option  Touch the   or ...

Using the appliance 22 Selecting a function or operat-ing mode The sensor controls for the functionsand operating modes (e.g. Further    ) are located above the display (see“Controls” and “Settings”).  Touch the sensor control for the de-sired function. The sensor control on the fascia panellights...

Description of functions 23 Water container The maximum filling volume is 1.5 litresand the minimum is 0.5 litres. There aremarkings on the water container. Theupper marking must never be ex-ceeded. Water consumption depends on thetype of food and the duration of cook-ing. The water may need to be t...

Description of functions 24 Heating-up phase While the steam oven is being heatedup to the set temperature, the displaywill show the rising oven compartmenttemperature. When cooking with steam, the durationof the heating-up phase will depend onthe quantity and the temperature of thefood. In general,...

Before using for the first time 25 Miele@home Your steam oven is equipped with anintegrated WiFi module. In order to use it, you will need: - a WiFi network, - the Miele app, and - a Miele user account, which can be created from the Miele app. The Miele app will guide you as youconnect your steam ov...

Before using for the first time 26 Basic settings The following settings must be madebefore starting up for the first time. Youcan change these settings again at alater time (see “Settings”).  Risk of injury caused by hot sur- faces.The steam oven gets hot during op-eration.For safety reasons, the ...

Before using for the first time 27 Setting the water hardness level Contact your local water supplier tofind out the hardness of the water inyour area. More information can be found under“Settings – Water hardness”.  Select your local water hardness onthe appliance.  Confirm with  OK . Completing ...

Before using for the first time 28 Set the correct boiling point forwater Before cooking food for the first time,you must adjust the steam oven to theboiling temperature of the water, whichvaries depending on the altitude ofwhere the steam oven is located. Thisprocess also flushes out the compon-ent...

Settings 29 Settings overview Menu option Available settings Language  ... | deutsch  | english  | ... Location Time Display On * | Off  | Night dimming Clock format 12 h  | 24 h * Set Display Brightness        QuickTouch On  | Off * Volume Buzzer tones Melodies *         Solo ton...

Settings 31 Opening the “Settings” menu In the Further     | Settings   menu, you can personalise your steam oven by ad-apting the factory default settings tosuit your requirements.  Select Further    .  Select Settings  .  Select the desired setting. You can check settings or change them. Se...

Settings 32 Clock format The time of day can be displayed in the24 or 12-hour format ( 24 h  or  12 h ). Set Set the hours and the minutes. If there is a power cut, the current timeof day will reappear once power hasbeen restored. The time of day is savedfor approx. 150 hours. If the steam oven has ...

Settings 33 Volume Buzzer tones If buzzers are switched on, a buzzer willsound when the set temperature isreached and at the end of a set time. Melodies At the end of a process, a melody willsound several times in intervals. The volume of the melody is represen-ted by a bar with seven segments. -  ...

Settings 34 Keeping warm Using the Keeping warm function you can keep food warm after cooking.Food is kept warm at a pre-set temper-ature for a maximum of 15 minutes. Youcan cancel the keeping warm processby opening the door or touching thesensors. Please note that delicate food, espe-cially fish, c...

Settings 35 Water hardness The steam oven must be adjusted tothe local water hardness level to ensurethat it works correctly and to ensurethat descaling is carried out at the cor-rect interval. The harder the water is,the more frequently the steam ovenneeds to be descaled. Contact your local water s...

Settings 36 Safety Sensor lock The sensor lock prevents the cookingprogramme being switched off by mis-take or settings being changed. Apartfrom the   On/Off sensor control, the activated sensor lock prevents thesensor controls and fields in the displayfrom working a few seconds after a pro-gramme ...

Settings 38 Remote control If you have installed the Miele app onyour mobile device, have access to theMiele@home system and have activatedthe remote control function ( On ), you can use the MobileStart function andfor example retrieve information aboutsteam oven cooking processes that arein progres...

Settings 39 Running RemoteUpdate Information about the content andscope of an update will be provided inthe Miele app. A message will appear in your steamoven display if a software update isavailable. You can install the update immediatelyor postpone this until later. When thesteam oven is switched ...

Min. minder 40 Using the Min. minder function The   minute minder can be used to time other activities in the kitchen,e.g. boiling eggs. The minute minder can also be used atthe same time as a cooking programmefor which the cooking duration start andfinish times have been set (e.g. as a re-minder t...

Min. minder 41 Changing the minute minder duration  Select the   sensor control.  Select  Min. minder if a cooking pro- gramme is in progress at the sametime.  Select  Change .  Confirm with  OK . The minute minder duration selectedappears.  Change the duration set for theminute minder.  Conf...

Operation 43  Switch the steam oven on. The main menu will appear. Distilled or carbonated water or otherliquids could damage the steamoven. Only use cold, fresh tap water (be- low 20 °C).  Fill the water container and push itinto the appliance.  Place the condensate tray on shelflevel 1 when usi...

Operation 44 Cleaning the steam oven  If necessary, remove the condensatetray from the oven compartment andempty it.  Risk of injury caused by hot wa- ter.At the end of a cooking programme,hot water left in the steam generatoris pumped back into the water con-tainer.Take care not to tip the water ...

Operation 45 Setting cooking durations Cooking results can be impaired ifthere is a long delay between thefood being placed in the oven andthe start of cooking. Fresh food canchange colour and even spoil.Select as short as possible a timeuntil the cooking programme starts. You have placed the food i...

Operation 46 Changing the set cooking durations  Select the   sensor.  Select the desired time.  Confirm with OK .  Select Change , if required.  Change the set time.  Confirm with OK .  Touch the   sensor to return to the menu of the selected function. These settings will be deleted in the...

General notes 48 This section contains general informa-tion. You will find more detailed inform-ation about particular foods and how tocook them in the other sections. The advantages of cookingwith steam Almost all vitamins and minerals are re-tained as the food is not immersed inwater. Cooking with...

Steam cooking 50 Eco Steam cooking You can use the Eco Steam cooking func- tion to save energy during steam cook-ing. This function is suitable mainly forcooking fish and vegetables. We recommend following the cookingdurations and temperatures from thetables specified in “Steam cooking”. You can coo...

Steam cooking 51 Vegetables Fresh Prepare fresh vegetables in the usualway, i.e. wash, clean and cut them up. Frozen food Frozen vegetables do not need to bedefrosted beforehand, unless they havebeen frozen together in a block. Frozen and fresh vegetables which takethe same length of time to cook ca...

Steam cooking 54 Fish Fresh Prepare fresh fish in the usual way, i.e.clean, gut and fillet. Frozen food Fish does not need to be fully defrostedbefore cooking. Defrost so that the sur-face is sufficiently thawed to take herbsand seasoning. Depending on the thick-ness of the fish, 2 - 5 minutes shoul...

Steam cooking 55 Tips - Adding herbs and spices, such as dill, will help bring out the full flavourof the fish. - Cook large fish in swimming position. To help maintain the shape of thefish, place a small cup or similar up-side down in the cooking container,and arrange the fish belly-side downover t...

Steam cooking 57 Meat Fresh Prepare the meat in the usual way. Frozen food Meat should be thoroughly defrostedbefore cooking in the steam oven (see“Special applications” – “Defrost”). Preparation For meat which needs to be seared be-fore being cooked, e.g. for a stew, searthe meat in a pan on the ho...

Steam cooking 59 Rice Rice swells when cooked and needs to be cooked in liquid. The proportion of riceto liquid will vary depending on the type of rice. The rice absorbs all the liquid during the cooking process and so none of the nutri-ents are lost. Settings Steam cooking    Temperature: 100 °CCo...

Steam cooking 60 Grain Grains swell when cooked and need to be cooked in liquid. The proportion ofgrains to liquid depends on the type of grain. Grains can be cooked whole or cracked. Settings Steam cooking    Temperature: 100 °CCooking duration: see chart Ratio Grain : Liquid  [min] Amaranth 1 : ...

Steam cooking 61 Pasta Dry pasta Dry pasta swells when it is cooked and needs to be cooked in liquid. The liquidmust cover the pasta. Using hot liquid gives better results. Increase the cooking time stated by the manufacturer by approx. ¹/₃. Fresh food Fresh pasta, such as the kind you can buy from ...

Steam cooking 62 Dumplings Ready made boil-in-the-bag dumplings need to be well covered with water as oth-erwise they can fall apart. This is because even though they have been soaked inwater beforehand they will not absorb enough moisture. Cook fresh dumplings in a greased, perforated container. Se...

Steam cooking 63 Dried pulses Soak pulses for at least 10 hours in cold water before cooking. Soaking makes thepulses more digestible and shortens the cooking duration required. Soaked pulsesmust be covered with liquid during cooking. Lentils do not need to be soaked before cooking. With unsoaked pu...

Steam cooking 64 Unsoaked Ratio Pulses : Liquid  [min] Beans Kidney beans 1 : 3 130–140 Adzuki beans 1 : 3 95–105 Black beans 1 : 3 100–120 Pinto beans 1 : 3 115–135 Haricot beans 1 : 3 80–90 Lentils Brown lentils 1 : 2 13–14 Red lentils 1 : 2 7 Peas Yellow split peas 1 : 3 110–130 Green split peas...

Steam cooking 65 Hen's eggs Use a perforated container to boil eggs in the steam oven. The eggs do not need to be pierced before cooking as they are gradually warmedduring the heating up phase and so do not burst when they are cooked withsteam. When using a solid container for making egg dishes such...

Steam cooking 66 Fruit Cook fruit in a solid container so thatnone of the juice is lost. If you wish tocook fruit in a perforated container,place a solid container directly under-neath it to collect the juice. Tip: You can use the juice which has collected in the solid container to makea glaze for a...

Steam cooking 67 Shellfish Preparation Defrost frozen shellfish before cooking with steam. Peel, remove and discard the intestines, and then wash the shellfish. Cooking containers If using a perforated container, grease it first. Duration The longer shellfish are cooked, the tougher they become. Use...

Steam cooking 68 Mussels Fresh food  Danger of food poisoning from spoiled mussels. Spoiled mussels can cause food poisoning.Only cook mussels which are closed.Do not eat mussels which have not opened after being cooked. Steep fresh mussels in water for a few hours before cooking to rinse out any s...

Steam cooking 69 Menu cooking (cooking wholemeals) Before cooking meals with themanual menu cooking function,switch off steam reduction (see “Set-tings – Steam reduction”). When cooking a menu, you can com-bine different foods with different cook-ing durations, e.g. fish fillet with riceand broccoli...

Steam cooking 70 Cooking a whole menu  Place the rice in the oven compart-ment first.  Set the 1st cooking duration:18 minutes.  After the 18 minutes, place the fishinto the appliance.  Set the 2nd cooking duration:2 minutes.  After the 2 minutes, place the broc-coli into the appliance.  Set t...

Further applications 73 Food * [min] Consommé 2–3 Stew 4–5  Duration * These times apply to food heated on a plate and covered with a plate.

Further applications 77 Blanching Blanch vegetables before freezingthem. Blanching helps maintain thequality of the produce when it is frozen. Blanching vegetables also helps themretain their original colour.  Put the prepared vegetables into aperforated cooking container.  Once blanched, plunge t...

Further applications 78 Fill volume Fill the glass jars with produce up to amaximum of 3 cm below the rim. Donot pack it down as this will damagethe cell walls of the produce. Tap the jargently onto a cloth to help distribute thecontents evenly. Fill the jars with liquid.The produce must be complete...

Further applications 79 Food to be bottled  [°C]  * [min] Berries Currants 80 50 Gooseberries 80 55 Cranberries 80 55 Fruit with stones Cherries 85 55 Mirabelle plums 85 55 Plums 85 55 Peaches 85 55 Greengages 85 55 Fruit with pips Apples 90 50 Apple sauce 90 65 Quinces 90 65 Vegetables Beans 100 ...

Further applications 80 Disinfect items The steam oven can be used to disin-fect baby bottles and other containersso that at the end of the programmethey are as germ free as they wouldhave been had they been boiled. Checkbeforehand that all parts, teats etc. aredeclared by the manufacturer to be hea...

Further applications 81 Dissolve gelatine  Soften gelatine leaves by leaving them in a bowl of cold water for5 minutes. The gelatine leaves haveto be fully covered with water. Re-move the gelatine leaves from thebowl and squeeze them out. Emptythe bowl. Place the squeezed gelatineleaves back in the...

Further applications 82 Make yoghurt To make yoghurt, you will need eitherfresh live yoghurt or yoghurt culture,obtainable from health food shops. Use natural yoghurt with live culture andwithout additives. Heat-treated yoghurtis not suitable. The yoghurt must be fresh (short stor-age time). You can...

Further applications 83 Cook bacon The bacon does not brown.  Place the bacon (diced or rashers) ina solid cooking container.  Cover the container with foil that istemperature-resistant up to 100 °Cand resistant to steam. Settings Steam cooking    Temperature: 100 °CCooking duration: 4 minutes Sw...

Further applications 84 Extracting juice with steam This appliance is ideal for extractingjuice from soft, firm and hard fruit. It is best to use overripe fruit, as theriper the fruit, the greater the quantity ofjuice produced. Very ripe fruit will alsoproduce a more intense flavour. Preparation Sor...

Further applications 85 Skinning vegetables and fruit  Cut a cross in the top of tomatoes,nectarines, etc. This will allow theskin to be removed more easily.  Place the fruit/vegetables in a perfor-ated cooking container.  To blanch almonds, it is important toplunge them into cold water as soonas...

Automatic programmes 86 Your steam oven is equipped with over20 automatic programmes for cookingvegetables. The temperature and cook-ing duration are pre-set, so you onlyhave to prepare the vegetables in theappropriate size. For hints and tips on cooking veget-ables by steam, see “Steam cooking –Veg...

Note for test institutes 87 Test food in accordance with EN 60350-1 (steam cooking func-tion   ) Test food Cooking container(s) Quantity [g]  1  2   [°C]  [min] Steam replenishment Broccoli (8.1) 1x DGGL 1/2-40L 300 Any 100 3 Steam distribution Broccoli (8.2) 2x DGGL 1/2-40L max. Any 3 100 3 App...

Cleaning and care 88  Risk of injury caused by hot sur- faces.The steam oven gets hot during op-eration. You could burn yourself onthe oven compartment, side runnersor accessories.Allow the oven compartment, siderunners and accessories to cool be-fore cleaning.  Risk of injury due to electric shoc...

Cleaning and care 89 Unsuitable cleaning agents To avoid damaging the surfaces of yourappliance, do not use: - Cleaning agents containing soda, ammonia, acids or chlorides - Cleaning agents containing descaling agents - Abrasive cleaning agents (e.g. powder cleaners, scouring milk,scouring pads) - S...

Cleaning and care 90 Cleaning the oven compart-ment The oven compartment, the door seal,the drip channel and the inside of thedoor should be cleaned and dried aftereach use.  Remove: - condensate using a sponge or ab- sorbent cloth - light, greasy soiling with a clean sponge and a solution of washi...

Cleaning and care 91 Cleaning the water container  Remove the water container aftereach use.  Remove the spill guard.  Empty the water container.  Rinse the water container by handand then dry it to prevent limescale.  Push the spill guard back onto thewater container. Make sure the spillguard ...

Cleaning and care 92 Descaling the steam oven We recommend using Miele descalingtablets (see “Optional accessories”) todescale the appliance. These havebeen specially developed for use withMiele appliances to optimise the de-scaling process. Other descalingagents, which contain other acids be-sides ...

Cleaning and care 93  Switch the steam oven off.  Remove the water container and takeout the spill guard.  Empty and dry the water container.  Allow the oven compartment to cooldown.  Then dry the oven compartment.  Leave the appliance door open untilthe oven compartment is completelydry.

Problem solving guide 94 Many malfunctions and faults that can occur in daily operation can be easilyremedied. You can save time and money in many cases, as you do not need to callthe Miele Customer Service Department. Information to help you rectify faults yourself can be found at www.miele.com/ser...

Problem solving guide 95 Unexpected behaviour Problem Cause and remedy The oven compartmentdoes not heat up. Demo mode is activated.The steam oven can be operated, however the heat-ing elements will not work.  Deactivate demo mode (see “Settings – Show-room programme”). The oven compartment has bee...

Problem solving guide 96 Problem Cause and remedy The sensor controls donot respond. You have selected the Display  | QuickTouch  | Off set- ting. So when the steam oven is switched off, thesensor controls do not respond.  As soon as the steam oven is switched on, thesensor controls will respond. I...

Problem solving guide 97 General problems or technical faults Problem Cause and remedy You cannot switch theappliance on. The fuse has tripped.  Reset the trip switch in the fuse box or replace thefuse in the plug (see data plate for minimum fuserating). There may be a technical fault.  Disconnect...

Optional accessories 98 Miele offer a comprehensive range ofuseful accessories as well as cleaningand conditioning products for yourMiele appliances. These products can be ordered throughthe Miele Webshop. They can also be ordered from Miele(see end of this booklet for contact de-tails) or from your...

Service 99 Information to help you rectify faultsyourself and about Miele spare partscan be found at www.miele.com/ser-vice. Contact in the event of a fault In the event of any faults which youcannot remedy yourself, please contactyour Miele dealer or the Miele CustomerService Department. You can bo...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 100 Safety instructions for installation  Risk of damage from incorrect installation. Incorrect installation can cause damage to the steam oven. The steam oven must only be installed by a qualified person.  The connection data (frequency and voltage) on the steam oven’s...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 101 Building-in dimensions All dimensions are given in mm. Installation in a tall unit The furniture housing unit must not have a back panel fitted behind the build-ing-in niche.

Installation *INSTALLATION* 102 Installation in a base unit The furniture housing unit must not have a back panel fitted behind the build-ing-in niche. When building the steam oven into a base unit underneath an electric or induc-tion hob, please also observe the installation instructions for the ho...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 103 Side view A Glass front: 22 mm Metal front: 23.3 mm

Installation *INSTALLATION* 104 Connection and ventilation a Front view b Mains connection cable, L = 2000 mm c Ventilation cut-out, min. 180 cm 2 d No connections permitted in this area

Installation *INSTALLATION* 105 Installing the steam oven  Connect the mains cable to thesteam oven. Risk of damage from incorrect trans-portation.Lifting the steam oven by the doorhandle could cause damage to thedoor.Use the handle cut-outs on the sideof the casing to lift the appliance. The steam...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 106 Electrical connection The steam oven is supplied with amains cable with moulded plug readyfor connection to a suitable earthedsocket. The socket must be easily accessibleafter the steam oven has been installed.If the socket is not easily accessible,ensure that a suita...

Conformity declaration 107 EU Conformity declaration Miele hereby declares that this steamoven complies with Directive 2014/53/EU. The complete text of the EU declarationof conformity is available from one ofthe following internet addresses: - Products, Download from www.miele.ie - For service, info...

Copyrights and licences for the communication module 108 For the purpose of operating and con-trolling the communication module,Miele uses proprietary or third-partysoftware that is not covered by opensource licensing terms. These items ofsoftware/software components are pro-tected by copyright. The...

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