Joyce Chen Pro-Chef 14-Inch Round Bottom Wok with Wood Handles

by Joyce Chen

Product Features

• Traditional 14-inch, round-bottomed wok with wooden grip and helper handle
• Made of unseasoned heavy carbon steel
• Designed for rapid, even heating and cooling
• Hand wash only

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 15.4 x 8.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004RBTH
• Item model number: J20-1140
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,033 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #19 in Kitchen & Dining > Cookware > Woks & Stir-Fry Pans

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Offering traditional construction for time-tested and tasty stir fry meals, this 14-inch round-bottom wok from Joyce Chen is a great choice for high-heat cooking, especially on gas stoves. It's made of uncoated carbon steel, which is optimal for rapid, even heating and cooling--a must for any stir-fry. A few doses of oil dried over low heat will season your wok and seal the surface, creating a natural nonstick patina. Once seasoned, this heavy weight carbon steel pan will render superior cooking performance for life. Safety features include the addition of a blond-wood skillet handle, which doesn't conduct heat, and a wooden helper handle to help distribute weight, preventing accidents when you're moving or carrying your wok from the stove to the table. Hand wash only.

Product Description

Part of the Carbon Steel Wok Series by Joyce Chen, the 14" Round Bottom Wok is a heavy weight at 1.8 mm of carbon steel. It is made for use on gas or electric burners and the pan's heavy weight carbon steel body is designed for rapid, even heating and cooling ¿ a must for any stir-fry. Its generous size will enable you to make delicious Asian meals for your entire family. Once seasoned, these heavy weight carbon steel pans will render superior cooking performance for life. This pan is perfect for creating such authentic Asian-style recipes as curried shrimp with lemon rice and Szechwan beef stir-fry. This pan features Blonde wood grip and helper handles. These wood handles are designed to stay cool on the stovetop, so you can easily remove the pan from the burner without using potholders. Joyce Chen's slogan "Eastern Cookware for the Western Kitchen," reflects her focus on providing high-quality, versatile tools and products that have Asian flair, but can be used in a western kitchen. Today, Joyce Chen Products come from all over the Pacific Rim to bring the best of Asia to you. Joyce Chen opened her first restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1958. The restaurant flourished, and in 1973 a larger Cambridge restaurant was opened. Chen also began writing Chinese cookbooks and in the 1970s began hosting a cooking show on public television. She found that the selection and quality of Chinese cookware in America didn't live up to her high standards¿ so she developed her own.

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51 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best wok for gas cooking, November 1, 2000

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This review is from: Joyce Chen Pro-Chef 14-Inch Round Bottom Wok with Wood Handles (Kitchen)

This is really the best wok if you are cooking on a gas stove. Flat bottom woks are really not going to give you the best flavor, and many woks readily available in the US are too heavy to lift and shake the food while cooking - which is the way a wok should be used. This wok is round-bottomed and light, and costs much less than almost all of the other woks on offer.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Food taste great with this carbon steel WOK!, March 9, 2001

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This review is from: Joyce Chen Pro-Chef 14-Inch Round Bottom Wok with Wood Handles (Kitchen)

I bought this wok because I have a gas range and I wanted to try a good carbon steel wok. I was not disappointed. I was able to season the wok very easily as detailed in the instructions. This wok is light and heats up very well. The food tasted great too. You will have to purchase a ring separately as well as a cover, but for this price it's a great deal.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wok this Way!, March 12, 2003

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Wendy A. B. Whipple (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joyce Chen Pro-Chef 14-Inch Round Bottom Wok with Wood Handles (Kitchen)

This is heavy, solid, and BIG. Lightly ridged sides keep food out of the oil. It's sturdy, well-made, generously sized -- this is a real treat to cook with.

This is a rounded bottom wok. It's best used for cooking on a gas range. If you cook on electric, you'll want the flat-bottomed wok. It also needs to be "seasoned" they way you would season cast iron. If you do that, you will end up with a cook surface that cleans up beautifully. However, you do have to be aware of this when you scrub it clean - don't use anything too abrasive or you'll have to re-season it.

I have been nothing but pleased with the performance of this pan. It heats up well, cooks beautifully, and the seasoning has made it lightly non-stick (just like with cast iron) and so cleaning up isn't a major chore. I heartily recommend this wok for anyone cooking over gas. I love mine, and I think you will love it, too.