Customer Reviews

13 inch Traditional Cast Iron Wok

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Being an amateur of cast iron cook ware, I was delighted to find the cast iron wok offered by the Wok Shop to replace the wok stolen by the movers.
The Wok Shop provided fast and exempelary service in shipping the wok. Closely following their instructions on how to cure the wok I was delighted with its utility. It proved to be lighter than my old cold steel wok and has a better distribution of heat. My western cast iron now sits oiled and stored stored under the stove waiting for that rare occasion when the wok will not do.
And the price could not be beat.

this is exactly does what it says , no fancy gourmet designs. after seasoning, will last a lifetime with proper care.

Although it looks a little rough around the edges and primative, this nicely weighted, cast iron wok is the real deal and a pleasure to work with.

It heats evenly and holds the heat while ingredients are being added, something a lot of lighter weight, carbon steel woks don't. Once seasoned properly it is as good as Teflon without the toxic chemicals (one reason I bought it). It is not very deep, but easily stirs up a main dish stir fry for one or two people, or a side for four.

You do need to use a ring with it, and because of this it takes a little longer to heat on an electric stove. However it is also great to use for Indian cooking and is great to cook traditional flat breads on; you can turn it upside down to cook authentic Arab lavash, naan or flour tortillas.

Remember to keep it clean, seasoned and dry and it will last a lifetime.

It's a wok, made of cast iron, as simple as that. When you're storing it, I'd recommend not hanging it (or doing it only very carefully), someone managed to knock mine off it's perch and it cracked in half. That's to be expected with cast iron, just keep it in mind.

I have enjoyed this wok probably more than any other kitchen purchase that I have made. It works perfectly using the idea 'cool wok, hot oil'. I use it on an electric, glass top stove and it works beautifully.

this item arrived broken. There was a huge backwards L from the rim near the handle. It was loosely packed in styrofoam peanuts. The shipping and return cost me around 23 dollars. So I was partially refunded for the wok and the ladle. I went to Ross's several days later and bought an Emeril 14" cast iron wok for 22 dollars. It is heavy, but great.
So this cheap item cost me, in shipping, as much as a good wok.
Don't buy this item, thank God I was not cooking with it, or I might have been burned.
Since it arrived broken, I did not want to take a chance that it would crack if heated.

This wok works perfect for every basic cooking. Even though not like those fancy and expensive one, it is worth every penny I paid.

Cast iron quality and thickness is very uneven. Even after repeated attempts to season the wok, grey dust would come off the cooking surface.

Customer service was badly lacking. I ordered 2 of these woks but got only one. My repeated inquiries only got evasive answers. They claim a 2 day deadline to complain about incomplete orders.

A fabulous wok by appearances but for us it has yet to be seasoned inasmuch as we are researching alternative wok rings for our 30" gas cooktop. A word of caution that may be obvious to some -- wok rings are not universally sized to fit. Recognizing that the one that came with the wok might not work, we were prepared to search for one that would but were not prepared for how difficult that would be. Meanwhile, the local Chinese restaurant and my cast iron skillet are getting too much use. The search goes on.

I ordered this wok thinking it was cast iron and similar to products in cast iron from Creuset, Lodge, Wm. Sonoma. I got a wafer thin steel wok that has been spun to look like cast iron and it has two handles welded onto it. It was coated with a blackening of some sort that rubs off on your hand revealing the shining bright steel beneath it. My wife refused to use it as she was worried about what was coming off of it. So, it sits unused. I then ordered a cast iron BBQ wok online from Target and it is exactly as advertised. True cast iron, nice and heavy and useable on BBQ grill or burner. The wok tool and ring from Wok Shop were ok. In general, a waste of money.