Joyce Chen Pro Chef 14-Inch Flat Bottom Wok uncoated Carbon Steel
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Joyce ChenBrand: Joyce Chen
Release Date: 2004-10-10
Model: 22-0060
Color: Steel
Product features:
- Flat bottom wok with a 14-inch diameter; ideal for electric or gas ranges
- Constructed of heavy gauge carbon steel; 2.0 mm professional weight
- Ergonomic Phenolic handle fits comfortably and stays cool
- Additional helper handle stabilizes and simplifies transport
- Loop on handle for hanging storage; requires seasoning; hand wash
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Joyce Chen Pro Chef 14-Inch Flat Bottom Wok uncoated Carbon Steel
Customer Review: Best of Breed
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned a 12-inch version of this wok for years and years, after going through a lot of other stir-fry pans/woks, and I love it. It's just the thing for cooking Chinese-style in an American kitchen.
- The 2mm thickness is way heavy, so it's better to use a spatula-stir than to try to jerk-and-flip the food. However, that same weight lets the pan hold a good amount of heat on a wimpy western-style stove. Let the pan get hot before putting the food in for best results (for a stir-fry, the oil should look "shimmery" but not be smoking). Food will stick to a cold pan.
- The stick handle (phenolic, square profile) isn't traditional looking, but it's very solidly attached, with two horizontal bolts at the base, and a screw-eye at the end. Because the handle is square, you get a better grip when tipping out the pan. I do have to tighten up the screw eye from time to time, but it's not a big deal. I tried the round wooden handle version (attached with two vertical bolts) and it never felt quite as solid.
- The metal is very smoothly finished, and will season well as long as you don't over-oil it (lots of light coats is better than one heavy one). Cooking something starchy like cabbage the first few times will help. Don't bother with the non-stick versions if you really want to do stir-frying - they can't be heated hot enough to sear, and every one I've seen has eventually started to peel.
- The flat bottom lets the pan heat well on a flat-top stove, with no need for a wok ring.
People say you can't use soap on seasoned bare iron, that you should just use hot water and a brush. I actually use veggie wash - this takes off any loose oil left in the pan that might get rancid, but doesn't damage the seasoning. You do need to dry the pan well after washing (inside and out).
Favorite recipe - Thaw a package of frozen string beans in the microwave. In the meantime, put about three tablespoons of sesame oil in the pan, add two smashed cloves of garlic, about the same amount of pounded ginger, and a hot chili pepper. Carefully TILT the pan by pushing down on the handle - this will make a deep pool of oil on one inside edge. Heat the oil and spices in the deep oil this way until the garlic and ginger start to bubble - you now have flavored oil. Drain the string beans VERY well and put them in the pan (yes, it will hiss and spit), now sitting flat. Mix the oil in with the veggies, lower the heat, and cover the pan for minute or so as everything finishes cooking. Once the beans are tender (to your taste), sprinkle them with soy sauce and toasted sesame oil, stir around again, and serve. (For a simpler recipe, use a couple of shakes of garlic and ginger powder, and a few drops of tabasco, and put them in at the same time as the veggies. For a more complicated recipe, toast some sesame seeds in the pan before putting the veggies in).
Description of Joyce Chen Pro Chef 14-Inch Flat Bottom Wok uncoated Carbon Steel
Joyce Chen opened her first restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1958. 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. Today, Joyce Chen Products sources from all over the Pacific Rim to bring the best of Asia to you. These 14" Carbon Steel Flat Woks feature a professional weight 2.0 mm, heavy-gauge carbon steel body. They have stay-cool Phenolic handles. Generous 14" size.All Pans
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