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Customers choose stainless steel products at MediaMart electronics supermarket (Long Bien district). Photo: Vinh Ha

Diverse stainless steel household products

Assessing the current domestic stainless steel household appliances market, Ms. Pham Thu Ha, representative of the MediaMart electronics supermarket system, said that with increasingly higher incomes and the need to ensure health safety, Vietnamese consumers are paying more attention to high-quality household products with clear origins... the stainless steel household appliances market is therefore also developing rapidly.

Household products using stainless steel are classified by number from 201 to 430, in which stainless steel 304 is considered "top of the list". Mr. Le The Hai, an employee of a household goods store on Nguyen Van Cu Street (Long Bien District) said that high-quality, super-durable stainless steel 304 is commonly used to produce household goods such as pots, pans, and kitchen utensils due to its outstanding advantages. It is resistant to high heat and pressure, scratch-resistant, chemical-resistant, and is not subject to abrasion, rust, or discoloration by salt or acid, so it is very safe for health. In addition, stainless steel 304 has a bright, beautiful color, so it is used to produce household goods and kitchen utensils with 3 criteria: safety, aesthetics, and durability.

At electronics supermarkets and home appliance stores, high-quality stainless steel products such as stainless steel pots, pans, electric kettles, etc. are sold in a wide variety of designs, sizes, and prices. These products come from many domestic and foreign brands, such as: Sunhouse, Elmic, Coex, Roler, Kangaroo, etc., helping consumers easily choose the right product for their needs.

Ms. Ha Thi Huyen, an employee at Pico electronics supermarket (Nguyen Trai street, Thanh Xuan district) shared that while popular products such as pots, kettles, thermoses... stainless steel is produced with 1 bottom with the advantage of fast heat transfer and low price, 3-bottom and 5-bottom stainless steel products conduct heat evenly, have good magnetic properties and limit food burning. In addition, stainless steel pots and kettles with solid (or monolithic) bottoms have the advantage of being super durable, anti-bulging bottoms, good magnetic properties, suitable for imported kitchen products. "Depending on the needs, customers can choose suitable products, but 304 stainless steel products and solid-bottom stainless steel products (multi-layer stainless steel) with safe and high-class properties are the most chosen by many people", Ms. Ha Thi Huyen said.

How to choose and use stainless steel household appliances?

However, in reality, many types of pots, pans, kettles, thermoses, etc. without labels are sold widely on social networks at very cheap prices. Most of them are products made from cheap stainless steel of unknown origin and quality. According to experts, poor quality stainless steel pots are mixed with many impurities or plated with heavy metals, which when cooked will seep into the food, and over time can accumulate harmful substances to the user's body.

Therefore, according to Ms. Pham Thu Ha, when choosing kitchen appliances, the first thing to pay attention to is the health safety criteria. The product needs to be made from high-quality stainless steel materials, ensuring that it does not contaminate food, in which products made from 304 stainless steel should be selected. For non-stick stainless steel pots and pans, products using high-quality non-stick paint from reputable brands should be selected.

According to the staff of Nguyen Kim electronics supermarket (Trang Thi street, Hoan Kiem district), consumers should also choose products with thick bottoms (from 3 to 5 layers) with good heat absorption, even heat transfer, helping to cook faster, and also preventing food from burning during processing. For families using induction cookers for cooking, they should choose stainless steel products with good magnetic absorption and suitable for use on all types of cookers. Ms. Kim Dung (residing in Bach Dang ward, Hai Ba Trung district) said that her family uses induction cookers imported from Germany, so they choose pots, kettles... with solid bottoms with magnetic absorption efficiency up to 99%...

According to sales staff, buyers should also pay attention to choosing stainless steel products designed with handles, knobs, and anti-scald handles to ensure safety when using. On the other hand, they should only choose products that meet published standards such as ISO with strict quality control. Accordingly, to avoid buying fake, counterfeit, and poor quality products, consumers should only choose reputable brands and only buy products at reputable addresses.

Ms. Tran Thi Kim Hanh, an employee at Pico Electronics Supermarket (Ton Duc Thang Street, Dong Da District) noted that when using stainless steel pans and pots, users should be careful not to cook without food or with only cooking oil inside and leave it on the stove for too long with high heat or temperature. This will cause the bottom of the pot to quickly turn yellow and be difficult to clean. In addition, when frying, you need to heat the stainless steel pan before adding oil or fat. You should also limit cooking dishes that are too salty or too sour in a stainless steel pot and then leave them overnight. Leaving foods that are too salty or too sour in a stainless steel pot for a long time will easily affect the stainless steel material.

On the other hand, do not soak the stainless steel pot in salt water, because salt can cause pitting on the surface, corroding stainless steel items, especially stainless steel types 201 and 304. When cleaning, avoid using cleaning solutions containing chlorine and do not use sandpaper on the stainless steel surface...

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