Wokking on sunshine

Ha!  It’s a pun!  About a wok!  About my wonderful, new, electric wok, the Breville EW30XL Gourmet Electric Wok .  We love eating Asian food, but I don’t own a wok and tend to just stir-fry everything in a frying pan.  After a particularly unsatisfying batch of stir-fried veggies a few days ago, I decided it was time to buy a real wok.  I figured I’d get a wok pan that would sit on my gas stove burner, because I know from experience that electric woks just aren’t usually up to par.  I did some research on Amazon.com and read a bunch of reviews, and one product really stood out to me—the electric wok by Breville.  Even though it wasn’t what I was looking for, it had great reviews, including one from a professional chef who said he loved it, and that it was “the hottest wok” he’d ever used.  Other reviews commented on how it was better than a conventional wok, and at the great price of $59.99, I was sold.

The wok arrived today and it’s huge and heavy!  It comes with a temperature probe with settings up to “high sear”, a glass domed lid, and a removable base so you can put the entire unit in the dishwasher for easy cleanup.  After giving it a rinse I plugged it in and turned it up to high sear, and gave it a test run with a batch of pad thai.  I’m thrilled to say that it passed with flying colours!  It got extremely hot and did it quickly, it cooked the food evenly without cooling off, and the non-stick surface was excellent.  After the food was done I was able to slide it up over the sides of the wok, directly into a bowl, and there was no mess or sloppy spillage to clean up.  I considered putting it in the dishwasher, but it quickly cleaned up with just some soapy water and paper towel so it’s now drying in the sink downstairs.

My only criticisms of the wok are its size/weight, which might make it difficult to store.  On the other hand, the large size means less mess while cooking, and the weight gives it great stability.  It would have been nice if it has some sort of “hanging handle” so it could be hung from a pot rack.  All in all, a great product though!  If you enjoy cooking Asian food and you’re using a cheap electric wok which never seems to heat up properly, I definitely suggest you give this one a try.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 08/03 at 09:59 PM

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  1. The Pad Thai was, indeed, very tasty.  The wok is, indeed, very large.  It has the largest glass lid I have ever seen on a pot-like item.

    Posted by Flippy  on  08/03  at  11:12 PM
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