Mr. Bar-B-Q Cast-Iron Wok
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Mr. Bar-B-Q Cast-Iron Wok
Customer Review: Cash Iron Wok
Summary: 5 Stars
This wok was all I hoped it would be and more. It can be heated to a very high temp without damage. At such temperatures, dinner can be cooked in about 10 minutes or less. It makes the electric wok I used to have seem like a child's toy. It arrived in great condition, but then, it's cast iron--how could it do anything else? My daughter has already indicated that she wants one of her own when she moves out to go to college. I am very happy with this product and cannot say enough good about it. I can cut my vegetables, marinate my meat or tofu, and store in covered dishes in the 'fridge until I get home from work. When I come home, I turn on the fire under the wok, change clothes, then get the pre-cut food out and start cooking. 10 minutes later, a tasty dinner is on the table! I wish I had bought this years ago! I clean it after it gets cool with soap and water-no dishwasher, dry it, then lightly oil it and store it in the oven. Can use steel wool if needed. Easy, easy!Customer Review: Heavy but love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading the reviews, I was a bit nervous about buying this wok due to the negative comments. I eventually decided against buying the $50+ wok and went with this one. I received and used my wok on yesterday. The wok is heavy, but it does a GREAT job. It's worth the weight (no pun intended--hahaha). I was a bit concerned when going through the initial cleaning and seasoning process, thinking that I was not getting the gunk off. When oiling it (I rubbed the oil in with a white paper towel), the paper towel turned black. I rewashed the wok twice and the paper towel would still be black. I finally decided to proceed and put it in the oven for an hour as recommended in the instructions. There was a weird smell, but I figured it was the rest if the gunk burning off. After all was said and done, I cooked in it, the food was GREAT, and when I rinsed the wok out and reseasoned it, there was no black stuff. Good wok, good price, and highly recommended.Customer Review: Great cast iron wok
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this for over a year and really enjoy using it. It arrived without any padding but it did not crack like other reviewers mentioned. I use it frequently and it gives a great flavor to food. It's the closest to getting that Chinese restaurant taste at home. You season, clean and take care of it like any other cast iron cookware. Using the stainless wok chuan with it seemed to make it smoother inside also. It's pretty non stick when well seasoned. I scrub it with a stainless steel scrubber and rinse with very hot water then dry and place back on stove to heat with a little bit of oil. Occasionally I may use a little soap to clean it if it seems really greasy since I don't want it to go rancid before I use it next. I just reheat and oil it on the stove top for a while. It stays nice and seasoned without have to put it in the oven for an hour. It is heavy but not as heavy as the Lodge one so it's much easier for me to use.Customer Review: Great wok
Summary: 4 Stars
I read all the warnings about broken woks, but I ordered anyway. Sure enough, it arrived at my door in two big pieces. However, Amazon is run the way you wish all companies were run. In less than 15 minutes I had the thing boxed up and labeled for a free trip back to Amazon. By the end of the week, I had my new wok, in one piece. That's service!
I had a devil of a time getting the factory coating off the thing. I ended up burning the heck out it in my outdoor BBQ. I highly recommend that method btw. Then I washed it thoroughly, and boiled water in it to really clean it up. Now it's on it's way to being well-seasoned.
This thing is a really big chunk of cast iron and it gets HOT, which is great for stir-frying. I'd give it a five, except that it's not perfectly round on the bottom, though it's very close. But for the price, I'm very happy with it.
Customer Review: Nice wok, bad packaging
Summary: 4 Stars
First wok arrived broken into 3 pieces. This is actually the second cast iron object that UPS managed to shatter into pieces on me, the first being a subwoofer with a cast iron basket. You know how Amazon always totally overdoes it on the packaging, with a box 3 times bigger than the item and stuffed full of air bags? Well, these woks seem to have been packaged by a kid.. the wok is thrown into a box barely big enough for it, atop of some crumpled paper. I dont get it.
Second wok arrived packed the same way, but not broken. Seasoned well, cooked well. Only used it once but it seems really nice. Bottom is flat for stability but curved inside so holds heat nicely. You will definitely want a big flame for this, I am using the Bayou Classic propane burner I bought on Amazon a year ago. So for the money, this is a really great wok, just dont be surprised if it arrives broken.