Miele DG 2840 - User Manual

Warning and Safety instructions 5 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 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.  The steam oven is intended for domestic use only to steam-cook, defrost and reheat...

Warning and Safety instructions 7 Safety with children  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 use the steam oven without supervision if they have been shown how to use it in a safe manner.Child...

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 dangerou...

Warning and Safety instructions 10  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 11  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 12 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 13 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 14 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 15 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 16 a Recessed   On/Off sensor control For switching the steam oven on andoff b Optical interface(For Miele Service only) c  /   sensor For alternating between steam cook-ing,   steam cooking and auto- matic programmes d DisplayFor displaying operational informa-tion e   sensors For ...

Controls 17 Display The display is used to show information about temperatures, cooking durations,automatic programmes and settings. Sensor controls The sensors react to touch. Each touch is confirmed with a keypad tone. Thiskeypad tone can be switched off (see “Settings”). Symbols The following sym...

Description of functions 18 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 19 Noises You will hear a pumping sound whenthe appliance is switched on, duringuse and after switching it off. This is thesound of water being pumped throughthe system and is quite normal. When the steam oven is in use, you willhear a fan noise. Heating-up phase During the ...

Before using for the first time 20 Cleaning for the first time  Remove any protective wrapping andstickers from the steam oven and ac-cessories. The appliance has undergone a func-tion test in the factory. Residual waterfrom this testing may have trickledback into the cabinet during transport-ation...

Before using for the first time 21 Setting the correct boilingpoint for water Before cooking food for the first time,you must adjust the boiling temperatureof the water, which varies depending onthe altitude of where the steam oven islocated. This procedure also flushes outthe waterways. This proced...

Settings 22 Operating hours display You can query the total number of oper-ating hours of your steam oven. With the steam oven switched off :  Touch and hold the  /    sensor control.  Whilst holding the  /    sensor control, touch and release the On/Offswitch   once. The operating hours are ...

Settings 23 The factory default setting is shown in bold . Programme Status/ water hardness Available settings P1 Water hardness 15 ° See “Settings – Water hardness” P2 Buzzer volume S1 S2 S3 S4 Very quiet Quiet Loud Very loud P3 Keypad tone S0 S1 Off On P4 Steam reduction S0 S1 Off On P5 Temperatur...

Settings 24 Water hardness Contact your local water supplier to findout your local water hardness range ifnecessary. The degree of hardness can be setbetween 1 °dH and 70 °dH. If you are using bottled drinking water,such as mineral water, be sure not touse carbonated water. Select settingsaccording ...

Operation 25 Operating the steam oven 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 using perforated con-tainers.  P...

Operation 26 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 27 Interrupting a cooking pro-gramme A cooking programme is interrupted assoon as the door is opened. The ovenheating switches off. Set cooking dura-tions will be saved.  Risk of injury caused by hot steam.A great deal of hot steam can escapewhen the door is opened. The steamcan cause bur...

Automatic programmes 28 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 as re-quired (see the “Programme overview”chart). The oven compartment needs to beat room temperatu...

Automatic programmes 29 Programme overview Programme no. Vegetables A1 Cauliflower Florets, medium A2 Beans (green, yellow) Whole A3 Broccoli Florets, medium A4 Chinese cabbage Chopped A5 Peas — A6 Fennel Chopped A7 Kohlrabi Batons A8 Pumpkin Diced A9 Corn Cobs A10 Carrots Diced/batons/sliced A11 Pe...

General notes 30 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 32 Eco steam cooking To save energy when cooking withsteam, you can use Eco steam cooking.Eco steam cooking is particularly suit-able for cooking vegetables and fish.Eco steam cooking is less suitable forcooking foods containing starch, suchas potatoes, rice and pasta. We recommend usi...

Steam cooking 36 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 37 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 39 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 41 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 °CDur...

Steam cooking 42 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 °CDuration: see chart Ratio Grain : Liquid  [min] Amaranth 1 : 1.5 15–17...

Steam cooking 43 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 44 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 45 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 46 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 47 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 48 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 49 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 50 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 51 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 52 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 53 Reheat The steam oven is very effective at re-heating food gently, without drying itout or cooking it further. The food willreheat evenly and does not need to bestirred during the reheating process. You can reheat individual dishes orplated meals which have been preparedprevi...

Further applications 55 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 56 Defrost It is much quicker to defrost food in thesteam oven than at room temperature.  Risk of infection from bacteria. Bacteria such as salmonella cancause life-threatening food poison-ing.It is particularly important to observefood hygiene rules when defrostingfish and mea...

Further applications 59 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 60 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 61 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 62 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 63 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 64 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 65 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 °CDuration: 4 minutes Sweat onion...

Further applications 66 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 67 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...

Note for test institutes 68 Test food in accordance with EN 60350-1 (steam cooking   ) Test food Cooking containers Quantity [g]  1  2   [°C]  [min] Steam replenishment Broccoli (8.1) 1 x DGGL 1/2–40 L 300 Any 100 3 Steam distribution Broccoli (8.2) 2 x DGGL 1/2–40 L Max. Any 3 100 3 Appliance c...

Cleaning and care 69  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 70 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 71 The door seal is designed to last the lifetime of the appliance. Should it forany reason need replacing, pleasecontact the Customer Service De-partment (see the end of these oper-ating instructions). Cleaning the automatic door opener Ensure that the door opener doesnot become s...

Cleaning and care 72 Cleaning the side runners The side runners are suitable forcleaning in a dishwasher.  Pull the side runners out of holder (1.)and remove them (2.).  The side runners can be washed inthe dishwasher or by hand with asolution of warm water and a littlewashing-up liquid applied wi...

Problem solving guide 74 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 75 Unexpected behaviour Problem Cause and remedy The oven compartmentdoes not heat up. The oven compartment has been warmed up by theGourmet drawer in operation underneath it.  Open the door and let the oven compartment cooldown. After moving house, thesteam oven no longerswit...

Problem solving guide 76 Noises Problem Cause and remedy A humming sound canbe heard during opera-tion and after switchingoff the steam oven. This noise does not indicate incorrect operation oran appliance fault. The noise is made by water be-ing pumped through the system. The fan can still beheard ...

Optional accessories 77 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 78 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* 79 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* 80 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* 81 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 hob...

Installation *INSTALLATION* 82 Side view A Glass front: 22 mm Metal front: 23.3 mm

Installation *INSTALLATION* 83 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* 84 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* 85 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 suitab...