On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 08:14:06 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 9:31:06 AM UTC-5, d.o.r. wrote:
>> On 4/24/2016 12:49 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>> > On Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-5, d.o.r. wrote:
>> >> On 4/23/2016 3:41 PM, W wrote:
>> >>> I am trying to find a decent Wok under $80 that would work on either an
>> >>> electric stove or an induction top.
>> >>>
>> >>> The two I find a
>> >>>
>> >>> * stainless steel (with no anti-stick surface) that is a sandwich on an
>> >>> aluminum core
>> >>>
>> >>> * carbon steel
>> >>>
>> >>> Does anyone have opionions on which of these would be better? I guess
>> >>> carbon steel is going to be similar to cast iron and would require
>> >>> seasoning.
>> >>
>> >> Yes.
>> >>
>> >>> I also guess carbon steel is not going to heat uniformly on an
>> >>> electric stove.
>> >>
>> >> Also yes, the metal ring they give you is useless.
>> >>
>> >>> How uniformly will carbon steel heat on an induction
>> >>> stovetop?
>> >>
>> >> I hope dsi1 can see this post.
>> >>
>> >>> I have noticed that cast iron does best inside an oven where
>> >>> all surfaces get high heat, so not sure that it is best suited to any heat
>> >>> source that comes from below in a small area.
>> >>
>> >> I don't know of any cast iron woks.
>> >>
>> >>> I'm concerned that a stainless Wok is going to stick to food and be
>> >>> difficult to clean.
>> >>
>> >> The best performance and value to be found is:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.amazon.com/T-fal-Specialt.../dp/B000MYI2ZO
>> >>
>> >> http://www.walmart.com/ip/T-fal-14-E...e-Wok/14964503
>> >>
>> >> http://www.target.com/p/t-fal-thermo...4/-/A-12406211
>> >
>> > All made in China.
>>
>> Most excellent.
>>
>> > How about U.S. made wok?
>> >
>> > http://www.williams-sonoma.com/produ...tir-fry-wok/?&
>> >
>> > John Kuthe...
>>
>>
>> How about stainless steel isn't the all time best material for a wok,
>> for a lot of reasons.
>>
>> Not the least of which is a whopper $240 vs about $28.
>>
>> It's the market speaking...
>
>William Sonoma is a well known high falutin' fancy name brand too, so they play on that to demand a lot more cash for their products.
>
>John Kuthe...

W-S also has fantastic bargains... I bought my PIAZZA cookware there
for 1/4 the price it sold anywhere else, they were discontinuing the
line, I should have bought more. I bought my set of four 28 ounce
chili bowls there for cheap too, they no longer carry them. I bought
the light fixture for over my dining table there too, also a bargain
compared to the dreck sold elsewhere. Every so often I browse the S-W
site, never know. But I agree, most of their items are over priced,
but then so are things everywhere... that's what makes shopping on
line great, can easily price shop from home.