Irons Reviews

Most people I showed this wok set to could not believe the price I paid for it. This kit contains everything you need to start wok'n except the food.

I seasoned it using the instructions sent to me in an email by the shop owner and what had looked like a dull, lifeless hunk of metal took on an almost sculptural look of bronze patterned metal. It was almost a shame to cook on it, but now that I have a few meals on the surface, water beads up and rolls off and nothing sticks to the shiny surface. I did need to take a metal file to the outside edges before seasoning, as they were quite sharp, but otherwise everything is just what I was looking for. I have already placed my next order from The Wok Shop.

To again correct the original reviewer, this is a cast iron wok, it is obvious as the handles were cast with the body and the casting marks are evident.

I just finished seasoning the wok and it works wonderfully. Much better that the chemically treated non stick pans/woks. There are simple seasoning instructions, a nice recipe book, and even some extra goodies (like a bamboo wok cleaning whisk) to get you going that the wok store threw in with my package.

This is a traditional chinese wok that is very solid and functional. There are no fancy hand grips or anything but I personally prefer traditional cast iron and enjoy the fact that I don't have to worry about melting or scorching the handles.

The included spatula is surprisingly nice as well. It came with the wooden handle loose, and I thought I had gotten a defect, but there were even instructions with the spatula that mentioned this is normal while shipping the traditional wok utensils, and to simply pound the handle in a bit. Now the handle is solidly implanted and the thing feels indestructible.

Overall I am very pleased with this set and the wok store company. For anyone looking for a straight up authentic (and low priced) wok kit, you can't go wrong with this one.

There is no such thing called "carbon iron" for woks. Check out the book called "the Breath of the Wok", It'll tell you all about each wok.

I had received this as a gift and had never heard of this brand before, but my friends have always had excellent taste, so we gave it a try. We made most of the batch for a family breakfast on Father's Day. Everyone raved how good the pancakes were!, where did we get the mix?, what's the name of it?, and so on. The blueberries in the mix are small blueberries, but they really had a lot of flavor--they weren't little tiny blue flecks like in some mixes. The flavor was fantastic all around, and everyone really enjoyed them! I will definitely be getting everyone a few of these for Christmas!