9 Best Woks 2023

June 01,2024

9 Best Woks 2023

Our kitchen and dining writer spoke with chefs, cookware experts, and cookbook authors about their favorite woks—flat and round-bottom among them..
This has been in my cart for probably five years. Whenever I get close to clicking “Check Out,” I start getting neurotic and Google how to care for cast-iron pans — a black hole of conflicting internet advice — and then I feel guilty for not appreciating my simple nonstick pan which has served me well enough. This cycle repeats every couple months, whenever I see one of those cast-iron pan glamor shots on Instagram. Everyone who has one tells me it’s really not a big deal to care for, so I think I just need someone to buy me one and save me from overthinking it. .
“The price is excellent considering it has all those fancy layers of steel and an encapsulated aluminum base. I definitely can’t find this price in stores.
The lid it comes with fits so snugly. One of my favorite features is the lip of the pot, which makes for no-mess pouring! When I was making a heavy sauce I for sure thought it would splatter when I poured it out, but there was NO MESS!”