Induction cooktop in HCMC?

Yeah, I seen them yesterday in Nguyen kim in Q1.

On the 4th floor.

Price range was about 6 million VND.

Induction cooking has been here for a few years now. They come in single, double and three 'ring' combinations and can be counter-top or built in. Many stores, including supermarket hardware sections, are selling these.

Most of the names will be familiar to you, German models seem popular.

How much current (Amps) does your unit consume? An alternative would be to bring yours over and use a transformer to reduce our voltage.

Hi,

You can visit this site to have more choices. Cao Thang street also has some high quality kitchen shops
http://www.ntek.com.vn/

Good luck!

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Jaitch wrote:

How much current (Amps) does your unit consume? An alternative would be to bring yours over and use a transformer to reduce our voltage.

It only requires a 15 amp circuit.  How much do transformers cost?

Dejavu.dot wrote:

Hi,

You can visit this site to have more choices. Cao Thang street also has some high quality kitchen shops
http://www.ntek.com.vn/

Good luck!

Thanks for that!  Can you tell me the Vietnamese word for induction (as opposed to infrared)?

is this what you are looking for?

http://www.dienmay.com/bep-dien-hong-ng … ky-at102hg

VungTauDon wrote:

is this what you are looking for?

http://www.dienmay.com/bep-dien-hong-ng … ky-at102hg

No, that's an infrared cooker (i.e., it uses a heating element).  I guess "Bếp hồng ngoại" means infrared cooker. 

Induction cookers use electromagnetism to heat ferrous pans (cast iron, some stainless steel pans, etc.).  This one says "Induction" on it:

http://www.nguyenkim.com/bep-dien-tu-su … h6150.html

But I can't figure out the Vietnamese word for Induction.

DanFromSF wrote:

But I can't figure out the Vietnamese word for Induction.

I think I got it:  Bếp điện từ

Can any VN speakers confirm?

http://www.dienmay.com/bep-dien-ava-a-ic20t2-cam-ung

Cảm ứng = Induction (i think)

Looks like many options here:

http://www.nguyenkim.com/?subcats=Y& … cts.search

http://www.dienmay.com/bep-dien-bep-die … owun-sw135

BẾP ĐIỆN TỪ is Cooker

DanFromSF wrote:

It only requires a 15 amp circuit.  How much do transformers cost?

About $30-40 for a quality one.

VungTauDon wrote:

http://www.dienmay.com/bep-dien-ava-a-ic20t2-cam-ung

Cảm ứng = Induction (i think)

According to Google, CẢM ỨNG means "touch" and ĐIỆN TỪ means "electromagnetic", and "ĐIỆN TỪ CẢM ỨNG" means "Induction". 

VungTauDon wrote:

BẾP ĐIỆN TỪ is Cooker

Yeah, I'm confused.  Where's Dejavu.dot when you need her?

http://www.nguyenkim.com/bep-gas-bep-dien/

Is this what you're looking for ? "Bếp Điện Từ"

confirmed 

Jaitch wrote:

DanFromSF wrote:

It only requires a 15 amp circuit.  How much do transformers cost?

About $30-40 for a quality one.

Ah.  I think it makes sens to put the money into a new cooktop, as mine's a few years old. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

zanchun wrote:

http://www.nguyenkim.com/bep-gas-bep-dien/

Is this what you're looking for ? "Bếp Điện Từ"

zanchun wrote:

confirmed 

Thanks!  Google translate is crazy sometimes.

I'm using one, its brand is Frisco, a German brand I think. You can buy one in any Coopmart supermarket. However, the price is quite higher than others.

Chabachia wrote:

I'm using one, its brand is Frisco, a German brand I think. You can buy one in any Coopmart supermarket. However, the price is quite higher than others.

Do you remember what you paid? 

This one seems like a very good deal:

http://www.nguyenkim.com/bep-dien-tu-el … td28k.html

Be careful with Nguyen Kim - they sell grey market stuff and cover it with their own 'warranty - because the manufacturers warranty doesn't cover VietNam.

Also manufacturers warranties are often longer than Nguyen Kim.

Good to know.   Thanks!

Jaitch wrote:

Be careful with Nguyen Kim - they sell grey market stuff and cover it with their own 'warranty - because the manufacturers warranty doesn't cover VietNam.

Also manufacturers warranties are often long than Nguyen Kim.

So true:-)

DanFromSF wrote:

VungTauDon wrote:

BẾP ĐIỆN TỪ is Cooker

Yeah, I'm confused.  Where's Dejavu.dot when you need her?

Hi,

Sorry. She was sleeping.

Yes right. Bếp điện từ. I have one from Japan while the the market just has cHINESE products only, especially in Nguyen Kim and Metro.

Is that the cook-top you want? I thought you want something different with gas cooker on it. Because I cant cook many dishes when I just use Electric cook only but it guides me to cook in a better way.

Another link for you to bookmark if you try to find sth familiar in America
http://noithatphuongdong.vn/m/bep-dien_ … AvPp8P8HAQ

Seems I have a classmate doing a very good business from selling those Europe electric cook. He told me the price is from 700$ and they guarantee for whole lifetime of the cook. I wish I could give you his website but he doesn't update his business in his fb. If you moves to Hcm and want to buy this, pls don't hesitate to contact me. I will contact my classmate and have a good deal for you.

Another promotion link of American products I found some days ago.
http://www.khuonbanh.com/vn/catalog/ms/ … ung-de-ban

Regards

Dejavu.dot wrote:

Yes right. Bếp điện từ. I have one from Japan while the the market just has cHINESE products only, especially in Nguyen Kim and Metro.

Is that the cook-top you want? I thought you want something different with gas cooker on it. Because I cant cook many dishes when I just use Electric cook only but it guides me to cook in a better way.

I have a fancy German-made cooktop in my house, but most of the time, I use a portable single-burner induction cooktop that cost me less than $100.  I'm not a good cook at all -- I just make eggs or oatmeal for breakfast, soup for lunch, or cook some meat on an iron grill pan.  It's all very basic compared to Vietnamese food, but it works for me when I'm hungry.    Maybe when I find a nice Vietnamese woman who llikes to cook, I will need more than a simple 1.000.000 VND cooker.

DanFromSF wrote:

Dejavu.dot wrote:

Yes right. Bếp điện từ. I have one from Japan while the the market just has cHINESE products only, especially in Nguyen Kim and Metro.

Is that the cook-top you want? I thought you want something different with gas cooker on it. Because I cant cook many dishes when I just use Electric cook only but it guides me to cook in a better way.

I have a fancy German-made cooktop in my house, but most of the time, I use a portable single-burner induction cooktop that cost me less than $100.  I'm not a good cook at all -- I just make eggs or oatmeal for breakfast, soup for lunch, or cook some meat on an iron grill pan.  It's all very basic compared to Vietnamese food, but it works for me when I'm hungry.    Maybe when I find a nice Vietnamese woman who llikes to cook, I will need more than a simple 1.000.000 VND cooker.

Hi,

Seems I saw somewhere selling good single electric cookers but I have to check my memory. Buy a good one to make sure that you will not spend much for electric bill.
http://www.vatgia.com/361/192508/hinh_a … 501at.html

Another link of Japanese cook for reviewing. I think it will be cheaper much if it is ordered from taobao.
http://muare.vn/threads/101/bep-tu-don- … u.3122388/

Regards,

Dejavu.dot wrote:

Seems I saw somewhere selling good single electric cookers but I have to check my memory. Buy a good one to make sure that you will not spend much for electric bill.
http://www.vatgia.com/361/192508/hinh_a … 501at.html

Another link of Japanese cook for reviewing. I think it will be cheaper much if it is ordered from taobao.
http://muare.vn/threads/101/bep-tu-don- … u.3122388/

Regards,

Thanks.  I think any of those will work well for me.  I was mainly wondering if I could buy one in HCMC, or if I should bring one from the US, and it's obvious now I should have no problem finding one.  Thanks, everybody, for your suggestions!

DanFromSF wrote:

Thanks.  I think any of those will work well for me.  I was mainly wondering if I could buy one in HCMC, or if I should bring one from the US, and it's obvious now I should have no problem finding one.  Thanks, everybody, for your suggestions!

You're welcome. I think there  is no problem if you bring your electric cook to VN. 

Regards

In my opinion, products in Vietnam are also good and safe to use and save electricity***

My apartment came with a combo built-in cooktop from Taka (Japan).  It has two induction pads and an radiant cooking pad.  My own cookware only works on the radiant pad, and since the apartment didn't come with any cookware, I had to buy a frypan and pots that worked with induction.  They were labeled as such at Coop.