JOYCE CHENCast Iron Wok, Standard, Metal

I really love this Wok. Even though it's cast iron it is much lighter than other cast iron pans. It is a very generous size for stir fries. It has a good sized flat area for stir frying shrimp, veggies, whatever, and the sides have enough slope to push veggies, etc. out of the way while creating a sauce. It gets good and hot and holds the heat so no problem with watery veggies. The handles are really sturdy and easy to grip. This is the best stir fry pan I've ever used and I highly recommend it. I bought one for my daughter after I had this one for a while and I bought her the cover/lid for it also.

Seriously good quality wok. I've used dodgy ones before and it's so damn nice to have a real cast iron one. Now to figure out how to cure these things... :)

I love this wok!! It works great with my ceramic stovetop, heats quickly, evenly & adjusts to whatever temp I choose (do not use in the oven tho). Arrived without a blemish & is such an asset to my kitchen. (Don't forget to order Joyce Chen's 13.5 lid separately too... wish it came w/ lid, but it doesn't.) I previously had an electric wok that didn't heat up high enough & I suffered with that piece of junk for 25 years not knowing I could find a quality lightweight, flat bottomed cast iron wok that would work with my ceramic stovetop. Problem solved!) It says it's already seasoned, but I decided to do as others recommended in the reviews. Before my first use I rinsed it out with hot water, dried w/with paper towel, then put a small amount vegetable oil covering all inside surfaces & heated it on my stovetop on high for a minute or two. I NEVER use detergent on it & just scrape out any food with the PAO stainless steel wok spatula (recommended in reviews & I would highly recommend it) then just rinse with hot water & dry it well, then wipe inside with a small amount of veg oil before storing it or it will rust & that will deteriorate the cast iron. Don't put into your sink or put cold water in it or soak it .....I heard it would crack cuz temp changes are bad for this wok. You can heat up warm water on stove on high if you want to sterilize it a bit. I just followed a few rules I saw in reviews .... & it's been working like a dream! The wok, lid & spatula came to less than a $100, which seemed like a fair price for a quality product that will hopefully last for years. Now I can start experimenting with more new Asian recipes! No regrets here! Enjoy! Hope this helps others too! :-)

I was so excited to see this wok back in stock. It was the only one we had hear would work with our ceramic stove top. We unwrapped it and it looked beautiful until we noticed a crack in the cast iron near the rivets. Now the wok is no longer in stock, and we can't find it anywhere else. We're pretty heartbroken. Hoping it will come back in stock, because Amazon is unable to replace it at the moment.

I bought this a year ago. This company claimed it's none stick and won't peel off because it's cast iron. It also claimed the woke can stand high temperature. The coating started to come off unless than 6 months after I started to use. Now the coating on the base is almost gone. I can see this company has changed list of the features in this website. I wish I took a picture of the previous list of features and posting in this review, so people can see. They should be truthful describing their product.