Miele H 6860 Bp Manual

Low temperature cooking
101
Using the "Low temperature
cooking" function
Please also refer to the information in
"Roasting - Food probe".
0004Select Special applications  .
0004Select Low temp. cooking .
0004Set the temperature.
0004Set the core temperature.
0004Follow the instructions in the display.
Pre-heat the oven rack and the
universal tray in the oven.
0004Whilst the oven is pre-heating, sear
the meat thoroughly on the hob.
 Danger of burning.
Wear oven gloves when placing hot...

Low temperature cooking
102
Low temperature cooking -
setting the temperature
manually
Use the universal tray with the rack
placed on top of it. 
Do not use the Rapid heat-up
function to pre-heat the oven.
0004Place the rack together with the
universal tray on shelf level 2.
0004Select Oven functions  .
0004Select Conventional heat  and a
temperature of 130 °C.
0004Switch off Rapid heat-up by touching
Change  – Open further settings  – Rapid
heat-up  – Off.
0004Pre-heat the oven together with the...

Grilling
103
Danger of burning.
Grill with the oven door closed. If you
grill with the door open, hot air will
escape from the oven instead of
being cooled by the cooling fan. The
controls will get hot.
Functions
Full grill 
For grilling thin cuts in large quantities
and for browning large baked dishes.
The whole of the top heating / grill
element will get hot and glow red.
Economy grill 
For grilling thin cuts in small quantities
and for browning small baked dishes
The centre of the grill element...

Grilling
104
Preparing food for grilling
Trim the meat. Do not season meat with
salt before grilling as this draws the
juices out.
Add a little oil to lean meat if necessary.
Do not use other types of fat as they
can burn and cause smoke.
Clean fish in the normal way. To
enhance the flavour, add a little salt or
squeeze a little lemon juice over the
fish.
Grilling
0004Place the rack or the anti-splash
insert (if available) in the universal
tray.
0004Place the food on top.
0004Select the required oven...

Grilling
105
Notes on the grilling chart
The data for the recommended function
is printed in bold.
Check the food after the shortest
duration quoted.
Take note of the temperature range, the
shelf levels and the durations. These
take the size of the meat and cooking
practices into account.
Temperature 
As a general rule, select the lower
temperature given in the chart. If higher
temperatures are used, the meat will
brown on the outside, but will not be
properly cooked through.
Pre-heating
Pre-heating is...

Grilling
106
Grilling chart
Pre-heat the grill for approx. 5 minutes with the door closed.
Food to be grilled / 

[°C]
[min]
[°C]
[min]
Thin cuts
Steak4/5 300 2)10–17
260 2)10–17
Burgers *4
30012–24 ––
Kebabs422012–17 22012–17
Chicken kebabs422012–17 22012–17
Pork chops427513–22 24013–22
Liver32208–12 2208–12
Burgers427510–20 24017–22
Bratwurst32208–15 22010–17
Fish fillet422015–25 22015–22
Trout422015–25 22015–22
Toast *3
300 3)5–8
––
Cheese toast32208–12 2208–12
Tomatoes32206–10 2208–12...

Special applications
107
Your oven offers a number of Special
applications in addition to the
Automatic programmes.
0004Select Special applications  .
The following Special applications are
available:
–Defrost
–Drying
–Reheat
(Reheating plated meals)
–Heat crockery
–Prove dough
–Low temp. cooking
This Special application is described
in "Low temperature cooking".
–Pizza
–Sabbath programme
This section also gives information on
the following applications:
–Gentle bake
–Frozen food/Ready meals 

Special applications
108
Defrost
Use the Defrost function to gently
defrost frozen food.
The temperature can be set between 25
and 50 °C.
0004Select Special applications  .
0004Select Defrost.
0004Alter the recommended temperature
if necessary and then set the
duration.
0004Follow the instructions in the display.
Air is circulated throughout the cabinet
to gently defrost the food.
 Danger of salmonella poisoning.
It is particularly important to observe
food hygiene rules when defrosting
poultry. Do not...

Special applications
109
Drying food
This programme is designed for
traditional style drying of food to
preserve it.
The temperature can be set between 80
and 100 °C.
It is important that fruit and vegetables
are ripe and not bruised before they are
dried.
0004Prepare the food for drying
– Peel and core apples, and cut into
slices 0.5 cm thick.
–Stone plums, if necessary.
–Peel, core and cut pears into thick
wedges.
–Peel and slice bananas.
–Clean mushrooms and cut them in
half or slice them.
–Remove...

Special applications
110
Reheat
This programme uses moisture and is
designed for reheating plated meals.
The options are:
–Sliced meat + vegetables
–Sliced meat + potatoes
–Sliced meat + dumplings
–Sliced meat + pasta
–Fish with vegetables
–Fish with potatoes
–Vegetable bake
–Pasta bake
–Pasta in sauce
–Pizza
–Ragout
Use heat-resistant dishes.
0004Place the food to be reheated in its
dish on the rack. Do not cover it.
0004Select Special applications  .
0004Select Reheat.
0004Select the plated meal and...