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Le Creuset Cast-Iron Wok with Glass Lid | 
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| Brand: Le Creuset
Category: Kitchen
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MPN: L25W3-3630
ASIN: B0009JGY6G
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Product Description
Add a variety of international cuisines to your favorites collection. This reliably quick-cooking wok helps seal in flavors and nutrients for healthier meals prepared in just minutes. Stir fry chicken and vegetables, braise pork tenderloins, boil jumbo shrimp or deep-fry bananas. This smooth enameled cast iron wok may soon become your go-to pan in the kitchen. Includes a wide sampling of scrumptious recipes. The mainstay of French chefs for nearly a century, Le Creuset cookware features bold and bright colors in a variety of shapes and sizes to suit any culinary need. Each enameled cast iron piece is skillfully finished by hand. Imported. 4 3/4-quart. 12 lbs. 17" dia. x 6 1/2"H including handles and lid.brbrbProduct Features/bbr#149; Molded of cast iron with an expertly enameled glossy porcelain coatingbr#149; Versatile for stovetop, oven and broilerbr#149; Highest quality porcelain enamel coating is impermeable to odors and stainsbr#149; Foods will not react with the enameled finishbr#149; Easy-clean enamel surfaces are scratch-resistantbr#149; Superior conduction of heat promotes faster cooking timesbr#149; Even distribution and retention of heat ensures cookware stays hot longerbr#149; Heavy, tight-fitting glass lid seals in moisture and flavors - food self-bastesbr#149; Sure-grip handles make lifting and food transfer easybr#149; Wok without lid is safe for oven or broiler up to 400 Fbr#149; Suited for stovetops including electric, gas, ceramic, induction and halogen topbr#149; Bright color choices coordinate with virtually any home decorbr#149; Includes care and use instruction booklet with 26 recipes for stir frying, braising, boiling and deep fryingbr#149; Dishwasher-safe, but hand-washing is recommended
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STAUB Wok - versus - LE CREUSET Wok October 1, 2008
Southern Review (USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Product Dimensions: br / br /Le Creuset Wok measures: 14 x 14 x 4 inches ; 14.1 pounds - br /Limited lifetime warranty br / br /Staub 7-quart Wok measures 14 inches in diameter; 15 pounds - br /Lifetime limited warranty br /__________________ br / br /Le Creuset claims their wok is "Dishwasher safe" However, one should never place seasoned iron cookware in a dishwasher as they will rust and the soap (detergent) will break down the pan's seasoning and "wok hay". br /Le Creuset is oven safe to 400 degrees. br / br /Staub 7-quart Wok: Hand washing recommended by Staub. Although their new cooking surface is less tenuous than the Le Creuset's surface due to Staub's enameled interior, in addition to their exterior surfaces being enamel-coated. br /Staub is oven safe to 500 degrees. br /__________________ br / br /The Staub wok is ready to use immediately. br /The Le Creuset must be seasoned prior to first use. br / br /Both will become better cooking surfaces with continued use and proper care. br / br /__________________ br / br /Staub enameled cast iron products are highly durable. They do not discolor or rust, they resist chipping, and do not require seasoning. br / br /Le Creuset enameled cast iron products are also highly durable. The lighter colored enamels will occasionally discolor, and etch when cooking acidic foods, there are sometimes rust issues if improperly maintained, they resist chipping, and their wok requires seasoning. br / br /Staub's interiors, as well as the exterior surfaces are enamel-coated iron. The durable black ---matte--- finish enamel interior does not require initial seasoning for use or rust protection. The more you use your Staub product, the better it gets! Oils used when cooking will penetrate the pores of the ---matte enamel finish--- and create a natural, smooth, nonstick surface, just like a finely seasoned non-enameled iron pan. The smooth enameled exterior is easier to clean. br / br /The almost impervious black coating found on well-used woks takes time, care and lots of cooking before a wok develops this patina. The ultimate goal is for the wok to impart "wok hay", an elusive pan flavor and aroma that is associated with Chinese restaurant dishes. Actually, wok hay comes from cooking over extremely high heat in a well-seasoned pan. br / br /Commercial wok burners have as many as 140,000 BTU's. Professional-style home ranges have a maximum BTU rating of 17,000. Regular home stoves' BTU rating is only 7,000 per burner. It is therefore difficult for home cooks to prepare restaurant quality stir-fry. The thick iron construction of both Staub and Le Creuset help compensate for this BTU deficiency by collecting and retaining heat from the burner in order to produce memorable Chinese meals. br / br /Once a wok imparts wok hay, it is respected like a finely-tuned instrument. As the patina builds up, less cooking oil is required making foods more healthy. "A wok must be very hot for stir-fries to have the grilled, smoky flavor that is so distinctive of wok hay," says Chinese cooking authority Ken Hom. br / br /According to Grace Young, people tend to be very superstitious in Hong Kong and "wok hay" is so coveted that "when a customer is served a stir-fry void of wok hay, it is often interpreted as an ominous sign of bad luck." br / br /Staub made a wonderfully functional design decision to coat the interior with a matte surface, while coating the exterior of the pan with the traditional smooth surface. For this reason, I prefer to use Staub when liquids are involved due to their rust-free coated interior surface. Le Creuset has it over Staub when it comes to style. My Le Creuset is Chinese Red (what else?) - and it is a gorgeous utensil that is certain to turn everyone's attention. br / br /Le Creuset and Staub are each capable of excellent performance and wok hay if properly maintained and well seasoned.
Great wok! March 30, 2008
R. Tan (New York, NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been using the Le Creuset Wok for about 2 months now and I love it. I use it to make Chinese stir fry, but I have also used it to steam items and make fried chicken. The heat on the wok, never really went up to the temperature I needed it to be at for the fried chicken, but it did the job nonetheless. It's been great for stir frying and for frying whole fish. I haven't had any problems with my food sticking. I had some problems when I first used it, but I have been spraying a small bit of olive oil and wiping it all over the surface of the wok after each use and cleaning. That does a great job of seasoning the wok and I have not had any issues with food sticking since I have started doing this. The wok is very heavy so it doesn't move when cooking, but it makes it hard to clean. You definitely need two hands to clean. No problems with the handles so far, but I'm confident that the lifetime warranty will come in handy if I have any issues. br /
 Gift for my wife January 8, 2008
Geoff Churchill (Toccoa, GA USA)
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
The Le Creuset wok was a Christmas gift for my wife. She likes it, therefore I like it.
Fantastic Wok December 10, 2007
Sekhmet2 (Philadelphia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was not sure this wok would measure up to my standards of Chinese cooking. I have two other traditional Chinese steel woks that I use a lot. But, what I found with this wok is that, even though the heat source doesn't have to be on high, the mass of iron in this wok generated much more heat and my Chinese dishes came out fantastically. I have been totally shocked at how this wok performed. br / br /The surface needs to be gently seasoned, as do the surfaces of Le Creuset's grill pans, but, once that is done, food rarely sticks to it (or, the grill pans). I usually let some water soak in the pan after I've taken the food out, and after that, stuck-on food easily come off. I highly recommend this pan.
Wok's Up! May 2, 2007
BC in NC (NC)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We owned the original Le Creuset wok with matching metal lid and used it quite often for many years until the handle broke. It then became a little more difficult to use so our stir fry cooking took a back seat for about 6 months. Yes, we did procrastinate returning the wok to Le Creuset but extremely glad they did not... we had a replacement wok back in less than 5 weeks! No muss, no fuss, and a very pleasant exchange from start to finish. We have quite a few Le Creuset pots, frying pans, stoneware, etc... items and never had cause to return any but it's nice to know they stand behind their warranty when needed. BTW, they sent the newer version of the wok with the glass lid when they could have just sent the original metal lid back... nice touch! Quality, looks and a great warranty, what more can you ask for? ...and yes, we're back to stir frying a lot more often!
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