I wanna Wok!

[Attjack]

I think it's long past due for me to buy a wok. Do I get the one ATK recommends of the one Serious Eats recommends? 14" or 16"?

https://www.wokshop.com/newstore/product/carbon-steel-pow-wok-hollow-metal-handle/

https://www.wokshop.com/newstore/product/carbon-steel-wok-with-metal-side-handle/

[MBMorgan]

Really? You have to ask? Here in the Pit? =======>>>>>> GET BOTH!!!

(you're welcome 😎)

[Attjack]

Full disclosure: I have 2 16" and 2 mini cast iron woks already.

[Sid P]

A 16" wok is huge. You probably don’t need one that big.

[coupster]

I bought a Joyce Chen 22-0040, Pro Chef Flat Bottom Wok with Excalibur Non-stick coating, 14-Inch from Amazon awhile ago.

I like it. It's got good capacity, balance and fits on my stove. Although it's not a recommended by Serious Eats, it is in their video on how to season and care for one. ATK didn't like the handle. I got no complaints. As Kenji says, it's THE BEST pan for deep frying.

[Attjack]

I'll be cooking over a dedicated wok burner so nonstick isn't something I'm going to want.

[coupster]

I screwed up. This is the one I bought.
Joyce Chen 22-0060, Pro Chef Flat Bottom Wok Uncoated Carbon Steel, 14-inch
Sorry.

[fzxdoc]

Glad to hear you got the one without the non-stick coating, coupster .

Kathryn

[58limited]

I've got both a 12" and a 14" flat bottom plus an old Lodge cast iron wok. All suit my needs just fine, the 14" is a little more awkward due to its size and the Lodge is heavy. If I need to cook for a crowd I have a 30" plow disk wok.

[Oak Smoke]

Those plow disk are handy. My X-ray hands could turn out some of the best fajitas for 20 people at a time on one of those. Drilling rig crews could do wonders with one.

[Michael_in_TX]

The 14" carbon steel flat-bottom wok is the one I am probably going to get. I am currently in analysis paralysis over the metal or wooden helper handle.

(Also, having a Twisted Sister song stuck in your head is not a bad thing.)

[synodog]

“What do you want to do with your life?!”

[CHNeal]

Following along with great interest in this subject

[Attjack]

[Old Glory]

Neidermeyer? Dead.

[Jim White]

I have the 14 inch flat bottom from Wok Shop, but with the two short loop handles. I have little silicon covers that fit nicely on those ears for handling and never feel the need for a long handle. With the very intense dedicated burner you have, though, I can see the attraction for a long handle and some tossing action.

[hoovarmin]

14 and you won't regret it.

[hoovarmin]

My favorite version

[RonB]

It seems to me that a 14" will cook for up to 4 peeps. If you want to cook for more, you would probably have to cook half, (or whatever), and then repeat. A 14" will hold more, but it's hard for me to keep it all in the wok as I actually cook if there's too much in it.

[Polarbear777]

14” and work in batches. 16” gets too heavy when you need to maneuver and hard to toss, if you are doing that. I have a 12 l, 14 and 16.

For a dedicated burner I like a round bottom. Easier to slide everything abound.

[HawkerXP]

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[FireMan]

The work horse, 14”.