14" Carbon Steel Wok with Round Bottom – Pre-Seasoned Pow Wok for Stir Fry – Traditional Chinese Japanese Black Steel Pan – Outdoor Cookware for Gas Stovetops, Open Fire, BBQ, Camping

Woks just great. Have to pay attention to seasoning it well and then it's going to be pretty non-stick. This piece I believe approaches 'pro' level. I could see a cook using it all day for some or many steps of cooking a dish. Several dishes! Wok cooking, stir-fry, takes a good bit of prep work. Then you're heating a smidge of oil and dancing ingredients lightly through the cooking cycle. This wok is not totally lightweight¹ . It could be lighter, but then it might be bendy, and, it might not hold or distribute heat well enough to do this type of cooking well. The super high heat along with a pan that you season a little each time you cook² is the only way to achieve 'wok-hai', the true fragrance of Chinese cooking. A good pan, well aeasoned, is a tool, and as such, gains an attractive appearance though function's form. Buy. ¹ the handle is a good one, socketed, and attached with two screws so it can be replaced when the seasoned steel outlives it by 200 years; it tends to cause that one side to sink a bit; maybe a cast-iron hob ring will hold it better, but as the bottom is round, it cooks fine at a slight angle ² always heat the pan, then add a little oil, just enough that you can swish around and coat the pan, let it get to smoking hot, then pour off the oil safely and discard when cooled. Now the pan is ready, it will be non-stick. The oil carmelizes, and polymerizes, creating or adding to a coating that is the seasoning. Only add oil to a hot pan ³ don't forget to get a stainless, long-handled spatula for stir-frying and other cooking types in this pan; it's already the perfect shape, and the length will keep your hands out of the flames. Tip: wipe it with a tiny amount of any food-safe oil each time you use it so it's more nonstick too

There is no reason to spend more, but you should not spend less. I am saying goodbye to a hand-hammered carbon steel wok I bought off an infomercial back in the early 1980's. That one served me well for 40 years of regular use. This one is superior in quality and workmanship.

I’ve had this wok for a couple years now, alternating through periods of using it twice a month, or twice a week. I love the aesthetic, and I love the quality of the carbon steel and the wooden handle. I use the wok with a ring on a gas burner. As a moderately experienced cook, I found the seasoning process quite easy, and I find the ease of maintenance to be fantastic. What I find odd about this wok is that, though it rests balanced while not in use, once I’m cooking, it always gets weighed down by the handle. The ingredients will collect towards the handle side, which in turn brings the handle close to the flame and makes it quite hot on the steel portion, though it’s not too terrible on the wood. The second handle on the opposite side requires a potholder, as it’s carbon steel. What I’ve realized is that this rather large wok is far too heavy for me to be using the handle for flipping and such. (I’m a strong but small framed woman of 45.) It’s definitely too heavy for me to hold in one hand for more than a few seconds… the curse of small wrists! I use a wok spatula every time with this wok. The next time I’m looking to buy a wok I’ll probably just get one with two handles, and perhaps a little smaller - that seems more practical for me. In the mean time, I’m grateful to have this one - it’s a huge step up from the Joyce Chen I got back in my twenties! I’m certain this wok will last for decades, and it will always have a place in my kitchen. Just felt like the “down sides” were worth mentioning to prospective buyers.

This is a good authentic wok. I like the rounded bottom and the weight of the wok. It’s a good gauge and was easy to season. I see myself using this wok for many years.

Great quality and performance. No need to pay more for other woks when this one hits all the marks and out performs so many others at higher prices. Must have for anyone who wants to cook Asian food.

I have never written a negative review before like the one I'm about to submit... I was pretty excited about getting this wok until it arrived. (I previously had a Joyce Chen wok that I loved but the nonstick surface began to peel off and after researching the dangers/toxicity of nonstick I have been trying to replace my pans with good steel.) So after a lot and I mean a lot of research I decided on this wok even though it had varying reviews. I was extremely disappointed by the size thinking in the beginning well, maybe I can live with a 14" wok but this seemed a lot smaller. The sides were wide but not deep and when I cook chop suey & a lot of other veggie heavy dishes, I like to do so for a lot of ppl and there is no way I could put the amount of veggies inside and be able to successfully stir them without all my ingredients spilling out. Advice: always buy tall sided and deep wok when cooking Asian style dishes. But the most concerning was where they riveted the handle together. It was not finished off and the fragmented metal actually cut my hand while I was trying to take it out of the plastic. There is NO WAY I would've kept and or cooked with this pan. The manufacturing was very shoddy. I thought I was buying a Japanese product and felt it would be expertly made but then discovered Made in China and the shoddy quick manufacturing made sense. So for the money..I will be looking for another wok! NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE SERIOUS ASIAN CULINARY COOK

This thing is huge! I mean you can feed an army just in one pot. It really heats up evenly. Cooks beautifully. My only complaint is that it's heavy. But I'm just over 5' tall. A bigger person should have no trouble

Pese a que esta precurada, para quitar la protección es necesario dar calor, solo con estropajo es imposible. Por lo demás muy bien. A tener en cuenta el peso

Even better quality than I expected

Good condition

Very good material

Après avoir correctement culotté le wok et après quelques heures d'utilisation, les aliments ne collent pas du tout dans le wok. Nettoyage très facile, uniquement à l'eau chaude.