Town Food Service 18 Inch Steel Canontese Style Wok (2-(Pack))

Like other reviewers say, if you got an electric stove, don't get this. You won't be able to cook with it.This is a fine woke. I finally bit the bullet and got this massive sucker because I love stir fry and making meals for a family of four often meant ingredients falling out of the smaller wok I had and nothing cooking quickly. This thing works beautifully with a hot flame directly under it. It's sturdy and best of all, massive! I had to hang it on the wall, becasue it was far too big to fit in our cabinets.It comes with a layer of protective mineral oil on it, so wash it good. Next, it needs to be seasoned. Set that thing on a hot fire and get it heated up until it changes colors. Move it around in the heat to get the rest of it to change. I seasoned the entire wok, while some people just season the middle portion. It's up to you and how you want to do it. You can start cooking with it immediately. Use some oil and spread it around before throwing any food in. Things might stick here and there at first, but after about the third meal I've made, there's nothing sticking at all.You'll also probably want to pick up a wok spatula, since they have a curved lip to scoop food from the rounded bottom.

This is a real wok and it works great. Take care of it like cast iron and it’ll be fine. When you get it there is metal oil that you need to wash off... it took me about 20min, rub it with a white cloth when you think you’re done and if it stays white your actually done...black means keep going obviously 🙄. Once you get past that you will love this thing.

This was really dirty, the metal gives off this black dust and contaminates my food. When I washed it clean so that I could return it, I let it dry on a rack and the water drops that didn't run off and sat on it ended up rusting the metal into orange spots! Just horrible!

At first I was afraid of this carbon steel, but after googling on how to season it, I dove in as soon as it arrived and got it seasoned. Amazingly it worked! I love everything about this wok right down to the hand hammered look. It's lightweight, yet sturdy. I have a huge sink, so it fits well. A word of warning though. If you have a small sink, you may want to buy a 14" to make it easy on yourself during cleanup.

Requires a lot of cleaning up front but after a couple good seasoning sessions it has performed wonderfuly. Just be sure to take the time to clean it thoroughly before starting the seasoning process.

the one sent to me was uneven so it does not heat up food evenly. but is it HUGE so its great for making large amounts of food

So I cook a lot and I like cooking cantonese style crab for when we have parties. This is awesome for it. I also deep fry in it (rather than using my skillet now), as the wok is wider and there's less oil splatter. Even though it's huge, I can cook small dinners with it, of course. It is more fun now, as I can flash around a stir fry without making a mess. I even cook over easy eggs.I was tempted to get the mandarin style wok, as it has a handle. But the handle can be a blessing and a curse. I like symmetry and the handle can be over intrusive with my cooking. But the handle could also be useful for leverage, which I would need once and a while. So I was torn. Ended up going with the Cantonese style as my mom is from Hong Kong. Fun!

Cleaned up easy (sprayed on some Formula 88 degreaser and sprayed it clean with the hose). Still working on seasoning it but it's getting close and does a great job if I keep things moving. It's well built and feels like it will last a lifetime.