KENYA STANDARD  DKS 2969 -2 
:2022  
 ICS 59.080  
First Edition  
  
 © KEBS 2021   
 Handmade Baskets Specification  
 
Part 2: Fireless cooker basket   
 
 
 
  
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 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION  
The following organizations were represented on the Technical Committee:  
 
Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI)  
Moi university –Department of Industrial and Textile Engineering  
National Industrial Training Authority (NITA)  
Ministry of Industrialization and Trade  
Spinknit  Nakuru Ltd  
Kenknit Ltd  
Rural Services programme Chavakali  
Kitale Wool shop  
Technical University of Kenya(TUK)  
RIVATEX Ltd  
Kirinyaga University  
Egerton University — Department of Applied Community Development Studies  
PVH Corporation Ltd  
Kenyatta University  
Mbagathi Hospital  
Hadithi crafts Ltd  
Mifuko Ltd  
Kenya Bureau of Standards — Secretariat  
 
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Handmade Baskets Specification  
 
Part 2: Fireless cooker basket   
 
 
  
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 Introduction  
A fireless cooker basket is an insulating basket that traps heat and allows the cooking process to be 
completed without using additional fuel. When used regularly a fireless cooker basket reduces  the 
amount of fuel  consumed.  Less time cooking over fire also reduces the danger of fire  accidents and 
smoke pollution in the kitchen. A fireless cooker basket is therefore a kitchen -friendly and climate -
friendly technology that also helps to minimize the problem of deforestation and air pollution  
A standard is therefore important to promote this concept of energy management and environmental 
conservation by ensuring that the fireless cookers baskets produced are sustainable, safe and are 
of good quality. The standard will also provide guidance to those who would like to make and/or use 
the ba skets.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2:202 2 
ICS 59.080  
 
 
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  Foreword  
This Kenya Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee on  Joint TC Handmade textile products and 
Ready  Made Garments under the direction of the Textile Industry Standards Committee and the National 
Standards C ouncil.  
 
In the  development of this standard,  KS  1225:2003 Vacuum ware, insulated flasks and jugs for  
domestic use Specification  and data from SMES dealing manufacturing fireless cooker s baskets weavers 
were used.  
 
 
Acknowledgement is hereby made for the ir assistance in development of the standard.  DKS 2969 -2:2022    
 
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 1. SCOPE  
 
This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements for fireless cooker baskets.  
 
 
2.  Normative references  
 
In this document there were no referenced documents used.  
 
 
3.  TERMS AND DEFINITIONS  
 
For the pur pose of this standard, the following definitions shall apply:  
 
3.1 Fireless cooker basket — An insulated basket that traps heat and allows the cooking process 
to be completed without using additional fuel and also keep the food warm for certain duration of  
time.  
Note: Figure 1 illustrates an example of a complete fireless cooker basket  
        
 
4.  REQUIREMENTS  
 
4.1 General requirements   
 
4.1.1 The fireless cooker basket shall comprise of a handmade basket, insulating material, heat resistant 
material for t rapping the heat and cotton fabric for absorbing any moisture.  
4.1.2 The handmade basket used to make the fireless cooker basket shall be woven from papyrus 
reeds, kikuyu grass and any other suitable natural material.  Baskets made  from plastic materials 
shall not be used. Example of the basket for use is indicated in Figure 2  
4.1.3 The finished fireless cooker basket shall be in good shape and free from any defects like tears, 
holes and stains  
4.1.5 The fireless basket shall be made in a way that the insula ting mater ial does not poke through the 
weaves in the basket  
 
4.1.6 The foundational  warps at the bottom shall be slightly longer than the height of the finished basket to avoid 
joints of the warps during weaving which creates weak joints. In case additio n of warps is required it shall be 
done in a manner that does create weak joints.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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  5. Specific Requirements  
 
5.1 Heat loss  
 
The   final temperature of the water in a fireless  cooker basket when measured in accordance with 
clause 5 .1.1    shall no t be less than 500C. 
 
5.1.1 heat loss test  
 
5.1.1.1 Apparatus  
Thermocouple , accurate to ± 1 
  in the range 70 
 to 100 
  with fine wire connection to a recording or  
read-out facility  
Plastic container of I litre   
 
5.1.1.2 Procedure  
 
 Fill the Plastic cont ainer with  hot water
  and place inside the basket .Close the basket with its lid and  
After  Leaving  the plastic  container with hot water  inside the basket  for 6 h 
  5 min at a temperature of 20 
  2 °C, Record  
the temperature of the water.  
 
 
6 Labell ing   
Each fireless cooker basket shall have a label securely attached bearing the following information:  
 
a) manufacturer’s name or registered trade mark;  
b) capacity of the basket  
c) instructions for use, care and storage  
d) country of manufacture  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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 Annex A  
 
 
 
Figure 1 : Example of complete fireless cooker basket  
 
 
 
 
 
Figure 2: Example of Handmade Basket