I wanna Wok

MimiJane

I've just had to throw out my wonderful Meyer non-stick wok after many years of use as it became so warped.

Looking for another family sized non-stick one with a lid and wondering if anyone's tried the Ken Hom ones, which are readily available, or if any of you can recommend a good one.

A friend recently bought a Meyer stainless steel one and hates it as food burns so easily in it, so not interested in this one.

Any suggestions please.

safesound

I picked up a meduim sized Ken Hom wok in the Big W sale for £4.95 about a fortnight ago. It cooks lovely, and is non stick. I dont know if the sale is still on though...

MimiJane

safesound wrote:

I picked up a meduim sized Ken Hom wok in the Big W sale for £4.95 about a fortnight ago. It cooks lovely, and is non stick. I dont know if the sale is still on though...

Thanks for this ... I'll check it out.:)

al_fazer

I've a Ken Hom one for a few years and its still going strong. It's a carbon steel one. It never sticks if used correctly and has a black finish but I don't think its actually "non stick".
Here's what KH himself does, and it works.
When it's new, heat it up really, really hot and drop in a little veg oil, (NOT olive oil for this bit)and use a bunch of kitchen roll to wipe it around. Keep doing this until there is no more black stuff on the paper. Brown is ok, that's from the oil.

Then before you cook, heat the wok until really, really hot, then put in the oil and make sure it's smoking well before you add the meat or whatever. That way it won't stick.

AL