Some appliances may be used for heating food.

Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are

• coffee-makers,

• cooking pans,

• egg boilers,

• feeding-bottle heaters,

• kettles and other appliances for boiling water, having a rated capacity not exceeding 10 l,

• milk heaters,

• pressure cookers having a rated cooking pressure not exceeding 140 kPa and a rated capacity not exceeding 10 l,

• rice cookers,

• slow cookers,

• steam cookers,

• soy milk makers,

• tea makers,

• wash boilers,

• yoghurt makers.

Examples of such appliances are

• glue pots with a water jacket,

• livestock feed boilers,

• sterilizers.

Examples of appliance for household environment are appliances for typical housekeeping functions used in the household environment that may also be used by non expert users for typical housekeeping functions:

• in shops and other similar working environments;

• in farm houses;

• by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;

• in bed and breakfast type environments.

Household environments include the dwelling and its associated buildings, the garden, etc.

Feeding bottle heaters and yoghurt makers may be used by young children.

Attention is drawn to the fact that

• for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements may be necessary,

• in many countries, additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour, the national water supply authorities and similar authorities.

This standard does not apply to

• frying pans and deep fat fryers ( EN 60335‑2‑13 ),

• storage water heaters ( EN 60335‑2‑21 ),

• instantaneous water heaters ( EN 60335‑2‑35 ),

• surface-cleaning appliances employing liquids or steam ( EN 60335‑2‑54 ),

• portable immersion heaters ( EN 60335‑2‑74 ),

• commercial dispensing appliances and vending machines ( EN 60335‑2‑75 ),

• appliances for medical purposes ( EN 60601 ),

• appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes,

• appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas),

• appliances for high-frequency heating,

• pressure sterilizers,

• humidifiers for household and similar use ( EN 60335‑2‑98 ).

Attention is drawn to the fact that in many countries requirements for pressure vessels are applied to pressure cookers.