Electric hot pot shopping tips

Electric hot pot is a common cooking appliance, which is a kind of liquid heater developed after charcoal hot pot and solid alcohol hot pot
.
It uses tubular electric heating elements to heat and uses thermostats to adjust the temperature, which is a commonly used cooking utensil.

If you want to buy suitable and high-quality electric hot pot products, you need to understand the common inspection items
about electric hot pot.

Mechanical strength In the process of daily use, electric hot pot often bumps, these collisions (including rude operations) if the shell of the appliance, the protective shell is damaged, it may put the appliance in danger of not meeting the standard requirements, easy to cause injury
to the user.
Therefore, the shell of electric hot pot products should have a certain mechanical strength to achieve the purpose
of protecting user safety and maintaining product functions.
If the mechanical strength is unqualified, it is easy to cause product damage during use, which not only affects normal use, but also may bring potential safety hazards
to consumers.

Power connection and external cord The power cord and external cord are important parts
of the appliance to power on and work.
During the service life of the appliance, due to the handling, aging or incorrect use of the appliance, the power cord and external cord are prone to loosening, damage, and even need to be
replaced.
Therefore, how to fix the power cord and external cord, and what specifications to choose, will directly affect whether the appliance is safe to connect to the power supply
.
When the cross-sectional area of the power cord conductor is lower than the standard requirements, the wire diameter of the power line is too small, which can easily cause the power line to heat up due to the inability to withstand the relevant current, which will cause electric shock, fire and other accidents
.

Consumers need to pay attention to the following points
when buying electric hot pot.

View the product identification
.
It is recommended to buy products from regular manufacturers
.
When purchasing, be sure to see whether the product identification is complete, including the enterprise name, address, specifications, models, trademarks, voltage parameters, power parameters, symbols of power supply properties, etc
.

View the CCC certificate
.
For electric hot pot products that require national compulsory safety certification, the CCC mark is usually printed on its certificate of conformity, and the corresponding certificate number
is provided on the certificate.
Consumers can check the information of their compulsory safety certification certificate through the website of the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China, and confirm whether the certificate is within the validity period
.

Buy
from regular channels.
It is recommended to purchase through formal channels such as large electrical appliance stores, supermarkets, and e-commerce platforms, choose products with "three guarantees" service commitment, and ask for formal invoices
.
At the same time, it is necessary to purchase products reasonably according to personal needs, and should not blindly pursue beautiful, multi-functional, high-power products
.

It is recommended that when using electric hot pot, avoid using the same power outlet with other high-power household appliances to prevent the power outlet from being subjected to excessive current
.
In addition, take good care of children and do not touch the electric hot pot in use to avoid accidents
.

(Chen Shiyou)

China Food News(November 24, 2022, Version 06)

(Responsible editor: Zhu Meiqiao)