Miele's top-specced DGC 6860 XXL / Now also available as a plumbed-in unit

Miele has over recent years reported considerable year-on-year sales increases for combination steam ovens. Now the company is set to round off the range with the DGC 6860 XXL, its new flagship model. This model boasts an extra large interior, top-notch features and, optionally, comes as a plumbed-in unit.

The DGC 6660 XXL first arrived on the scene in autumn 2014 to service the traditional 60 cm cabinetry recess and, with its 68 l capacity, combined a steam oven with a fully fledged oven in one and the same unit. The new DGC 6860 XXL offers the same combination but with improved specifications. Worthy of special mention is the M Touch display, a high-resolution TFT display, allowing machines to be operated like a smartphone and including a practical search function for automatic programmes.

Further features now include Miele's patented wireless food probe to measure the core temperature of meat, fully telescopic FlexiClip runners with a PerfectClean finish and machines pre-wired for Miele@home technology. And, for the first time, there will also be a large DGC XXL plumbed-in version
(DGC 6865 XXL).

Cream of the crop

Given their wide repertoire, combination steam ovens from Miele are considered cream of the crop among cooking appliances. One exceptional application is Combi Cooking which allows users to define individual process stages and to precisely determine not only the operating mode, the temperature and the time but also the humidity level inside the unit.

The Hamburg-based star-spangled chef de cuisine Wahabi Nouri appreciates this method above all for meat dishes: Sear two kilogrammes of ox shoulder and then slow-cook for 10 hours on roof and floor heat at 75°C and with 70% moisture in a DGC XXL – a culinary sensation, given of course the skills to create a perfect marinade and gravy!

Besides Combi Cooking, combination steam ovens also offer steam cooking, 'sous vide' slow cooking, Fan Plus, roof and floor heat, roof heat, floor heat, Intensive Bake, Cakes Special, Gentle Bake and three grill settings. Alongside manual control, the flagship model offers more than 200 automatic programmes. It is also possible to create one's own programmes using those mentioned above and to save these for future use.

Top results through rapid heating

Only short heat-up times are sufficient to achieve excellent results in 'steam only' mode. This relies on the principle of displacing oxygen in the cabinet with steam as fast as possible for gentle, wholesome cooking. The DGC 6860 XXL sets an example in this discipline, too, and heats to 100°C in a very short space of time. The secret to this is a high-performance steam generator (3.3 kW) and MultiSteam distribution: The user fills the tank (not necessary on plumbed-in models) concealed behind the motorised fascia panel. From here, water is fed into the steam generator at the rear of the unit, turned into steam and introduced into the cabinet simultaneously via eight ports and distributed uniformly. This approach of generating steam outside the cabinet offers the additional benefit of preventing any limescale deposits in the cabinet. MultiSteam generation is an exclusive feature on steam ovens and combination steam ovens from Miele.

Miele has given the stainless-steel interior of the DGC XXL a linen-weave finish. This stainless-steel surface also features PerfectClean, a patented surface finish for ovens which boasts truly exceptional non-stick properties and is simple to clean. Particularly stubborn soiling can be removed using one of a variety of care programmes, such as the 'Soak' cycle which uses steam to soften residues.

The large fully fledged combination steam oven comes replete with a multi-purpose tray, a combi rack, perforated containers for steam cooking as well as a recipe book. It is available in the PureLine range in CleanSteel stainless steel, obsidian black, brilliant white and Havana brown. With the introduction of the ArtLine design series, the DGC 6860 XXL will also be available as a handleless version in graphite grey, brilliant white and obsidian black.

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Company profile: Miele is the world's leading manufacturer of premium domestic appliances including cooking, baking and steam-cooking appliances, refrigeration products, coffee makers, dishwashers and laundry and floor care products. This line-up is augmented by dishwashers, washer-extractors and tumble dryers for commercial use as well as washer-disinfectors and sterilisers for use in medical and laboratory applications (Miele Professional). The Miele company, founded in 1899, has 8 production plants in Germany as well as one plant each in Austria, the Czech Republic, China and Romania. 2014/15 turnover amounted to approx. EUR 3.5 bn with sales outside Germany accounting for around 70%. Miele is represented with its own sales subsidiaries and via importers in almost 100 countries. The Miele company, now in the fourth generation of family ownership, employs a workforce of around 17,740, 10,350 thereof in Germany. The company headquarters are located in Gütersloh/Westphalia, Germany.