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Helen Chen's Asian Kitchen Carbon Steel 14-Inch Wok with Bamboo Handles |  | Brand: Harold Import Company, Inc.
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $24.99
Buy New: $24.00
as of 11/21/2009 09:10 CST details
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 8420
Size: 12.1-inch-and-up
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 23 x 13.8 x 5.7
MPN: 97004
Model: 97004
UPC: 781723970046
EAN: 0781723970046
ASIN: B000OFREBY
Release Date: April 25, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| | Traditional carbon steel wok created in collaboration with Helen Chen; 14 inches | | | Crafted from 1.8 mm carbon steel for quick heat up and cool down | | | Durable and attractive bamboo handle and helper handle | | | Flat-bottom design compatible with gas and electric stoves | | | Washing by hand recommended; simple initial seasoning required |
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Product Description
Traditional Heavy-gauge Carbon steel, Heat-resistant natural wood or bamboo handles, flat bottom sits securely on any stovetop.
Amazon.com Review
Handsome, rugged, and classic in composition, this Asian Kitchen wok is an ideal tool for the high-heat searing and stir-frying called for in Eastern cooking. Created by Helen Chen, daughter of renowned Chinese chef Joyce Chen, the pan is made of durable 1.8 mm carbon steel. Substantial in weight and construction, it will gradually season to create an optimum cooking surface for veggies, seafood, and meat. Generous in size, the piece is a quick conductor and includes dual two-tone bamboo handles for comfortable, heat-resistant control. Flat-bottomed for use with gas, electric, and induction stovetops, the pan measures 14 inches in diameter and should be washed by hand for best results. A version with wooden handles is also available. --Emily Bedard
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| Customer Reviews:
 Missing Instructions April 6, 2009
Terry V. Waggoner
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
The wok itself is a beauty and is comes nicely packaged. The frustration is there were no instructions as promised as to the way one should season the wok. The cardboard insert was useless, so I mailed the Chen organization on April 1 upon receipt of the wok:
"Just received your beautiful 14-inch Wok with Bamboo Handles thru Amazon order ID 002-4096593-267xxxx
The cardboard cover states that 'Full Use and Care Instructions are printed on reverse side'.
There are no instructions.
Kindly email the instructions for seasoning, etc.'
This is the April 6 and I've heard nothing. Found generic seasoning instructions for this type of wok and used those and have no idea if I did it right.
 Helen Chen Wok February 6, 2009
K. Domagalski (Cleveland Ohio)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased a wok for my sister for Christmass. I purchased a non-stick coated wok. After receiving the wok my sister went on the net to see reviews of several woks. She decided not to keep the wok I bought because of cancer reports due to TEFLON coatings. After reviewing many woks on AMAZON, I decided on the wok by Helen Chen. After receiving it both of us were very satisfied with the quality of the product. Being the first wok we ever seasoned, we got it wright on the second try. It works great on a flat top electric stove.
Very Nice Wok! November 30, 2008
F. Morris (Sunny California)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I purchased this wok about 1 month ago. I spent some time researching woks before I made the purchase, including going to stores to look at them, and reading reviews on the internet. I ended up choosing this one and am very happy with my selection. I like the fact that it has bamboo handles and thick carbon steel. It is also well made.
I looked at woks at stores and found that most of them were poorly made. At one box store there was one for about $20. It looked okay, but upon inspection, the metal was thin and the handles were not made well.
I also went to a cooking store only to find poor quality too. The wok I looked at was about $39. Very thin material.
I will agree with one cooking expert who said not to buy an expensive wok. You can spend up to $100 on one, but you don't need one that expensive. In fact, a good carbon steel wok with decent thickness should cost you about $20 to $30. I got mine for a little over $22.
This wok is about the thickest one you can buy on the market. 1.8mm. I think Helen Chen sells another one that is 2mm thick too. The thickness of this one is just perfect. Compared to others I looked at, this one doesn't flex when you pick it up.
As far as seasoning the wok. Use a gas stove. An electric stove doesn't get hot enough. I initially used my electric stove, but was not satisfied with the glaze, so I got my white gas Coleman camping stove out. It worked just perfect! The electric stove works fine for cooking though.
If you have an electric stove, like I do, and need to season your wok, go to a friend's home that has a gas stove, or use a camping stove like I did. Open all the windows, it does get quite smokey and the smoke will set off the smoke alarm.
In conclusion, I recommend this wok. If you like stir fry like I do, you will be very satisfied with your purchase.
Thanks for reading my review.
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