Helen's Asian Kitchen Carbon Steel Mini Wok, 8-Inch, Flat Bottom Chinese Stir Fry Pan With Rubberwood Handle For Single-Serve Stir Fry, Fried Rice, Noodles, And Asian Cooking

I wanted a small carbon steel wok for my camping van, but this one is so useful it works in my home kitchen most of the time. With use and proper cleaning, it has taken on a nice, non-stick patina just as it should. Sized perfectly for 1-2 person cooking; too small for a family. I have other carbon steel and cast iron devices, and this one is as good or better than all the rest. Definitely has a place in my kitchen.

Thoroughly disappointed. This is not my first wok. I was excited because it seemed very high quality and the perfect size. Unfortunately they used either aluminum or some other subpar metal as the rivets because after I got this beautiful seasoning layer on the pan I found that the once secure bowl of the wok now rattles around like a tin can. It was so sturdy before the seasoning, which is the same method I do for all my woks without issue. Very disappointed that I wasted all this time on getting the perfect seasoning just for the rivets to loosen up on me and render the pan useless.

After I did a 4 coat seasoning, it works great. I love this size, great for a quick small batch stir fry, cup of saute mushrooms, a quick egg omlete in the morning. Easy to keep clean & seasoned non-stick. I gave one to each of my grandkids for their college kitchens, I showed them how to keep seasoning it after every use. They said tit was a perfect size and great for so many thing. Now they understand that steel is way better than plastic coated cook wear.

Good small size. Pricing on Amazon varies significantly. I paid over $27, now its around $17.The good: Good small size, decent quality for price.The bad:1) Not seasoned at all. Took me a long time to get it rightly seasoned. First few times, there appears to be a powder coming off as I heated and seasoned it. This powder prevented oil from hardening as it flaked off. However, after multiple seasoning rounds, it is now very well seasoned. Be patient in seasoning this wok.2) By itself, it does not stand as its not well weight balanced with angle of handle and wok weight. It does tip over. Be careful if there is hot oil, it could tip over. With more food in wok, its weighted well with no issues.

Very convenient. Easy to use and clean.

No matter how I have tried to use this wok stuff still sticks to it! I get carbon steel has a bit of a learning curb, but if heated properly this should not be an issue!! Still while I love the size and other features, the fact that stuff stick is a big disappointment for me :/

I just love this little wok. I have 6 woks with different handles and metals but this is now my favorite. Our standard range is not made for wok cooking. Other than the unsuitable burner temp, the height is too high to angle our arm and toss food around in a heavy 14 inch wok. I have an outdoor burner that I set low for that purpose. However, this wok is the perfect weight for me to toss food around even with my left hand while using my right to stir on my indoor range. Carbon steel hands down makes the best non-stick surface. I make all sorts of egg dishes in my other pans of the same material. Eggs are the stickiest food. I can’t wait until this pan has a well developed patina. It already has a nice 1st coat that I can make scrambled eggs on no problem. The size is perfect for a single serve lunch for 1, really for 2 but I eat a little too much protein with my rice. :) The handle is nice and sturdy. For the price it makes it a great deal.

If I could give this 0 stars I would . I read thru the reviews and thought people were just miss using the item but after the first time I used this I started noticing discoloration and the pan would leave lots of metal residue on the food . I followed the instructions before using it but even tho I did exactly what the instructions said the second time I used it I noticed lots of rust . Mind you after second time using it. It ended up looking like this !!!! Bad product and I would even say unsafe . Do not buy !!

Excelente producto, lo he usado únicamente para hacer huevo frito con arroz, la patina ya tiene buen grosor. Excelente artículo si sólo cocinas para 1-2 personas.

Great size for small meals

Nice simple wok. Well made. Great for little side dishes or small batches of deep frying. Finding new uses for it all the time.

It's a really good size for a single person to cook with. It's thin carbon steel so don't expect anything crazy. Minus stars for the poor riveting job. Mine's really loose.

Nice size wok and seems to do the job.