Calphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel Cookware, Flat-Bottom Wok, 13-inch

I purchased this wok after seeing it at Macy's but purchased it through Amazon. It is a beautiful looking pan, cleans up beautifully without sticking. Looks as good as new after several uses. It is a little on the heavy side but well constructed, conducts heat well. It doesn't come with a lid but I had 2 other Cuisinart pans that did have lids that work well with this pan. I would strongly suggest to others to READ the manufacturers instructions on the care and use of the pan before using. I also suggest using Bar Keepers Friend on all stainless steel pans to keep them looking new. It is cheap, can be found in most grocery stores or on this site.I also own the Cuisinart Wok. I wasn't entirely happy with it and decided to buy the Calphalon Contemporary. The Cuisinart is O.K. but doesn't conduct the heat as well. It is much lighter than the Calphalon and it also cleans up easily with Bar Keepers Friend. It is about $30 cheaper than the Calphalon and the Cuisinart comes with a lid. Unfortunately, my stove is a smooth top electric. Stir fry cooking with a wok works much better on a gas stove.The amazing part of this purchase was I ordered it on a Friday afternoon, it was delivered the following Sunday and it was Easter. I did not purchase any special shipping arrangements. I went for the free shipping. It was packaged perfectly and the bottom line is, I am completely satisfied.

I use stir fry wok almost everyday, to prepare several dishes. Currently, I own 3 woks. Just counted, I bought 10 stir fry woks on Amazon since September 2002. Below is the list of what I bought.#1, 4 of Circulon Contempo Hard Anodized Nonstick 12-Inch Stir Fry Pan: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002CZQ7MQ#2, 1 of Calphalon Contemporary Stainless 13-Inch Flat-Bottom Wok: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007KQZ34#3, 3 of Meyer Circulon Open Stir Fry Pan 11”: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004S8CS . Basically the same thing as #1 above. It’s discontinued and replaced by #1.#4, 1 of Starfrit 12 inch Light Cast Iron Stir Fry Pan: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EQA4XGRecently I tried the scan pan wok since I liked the scanpan 14” fry pan very much.#5, Scanpan Classic 11 in. Wok: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0067N7Z0CI also bought a T-Fal wok at local store. Didn’t like it. So never used T-Fal brand again.Below is my review for all the products above.#1 & #3. As you can see, I love the circulon nonstick stir fry pan.Pro:* The weight is perfect. Not too light, not to heavy. I can easily toss the contents in the wok, not just use the spatula to turn the food.* fast, even heating. Fast is important in stir fry dishes. Otherwise you’ll be cooking stew.* The shape of the wok is like a sphere not a upside down cone. So It holds more contents. I never thought this is too small, even for leafy vegetables* The non-stick works great. Non-stick is a must. Once, I tried to stay away from non-stick woks and use cast iron and stainless woks. It was miserable.* Please note that this item does not come with lid. But I already have too many 12” lids at home so it fits me perfect. If you don’t have any lid, it might be a con for you.Con:*The non-stick layer Dupont Teflon might be not healthy (the fume kills your bird etc), and might be not good for the environment (heard the rumor). That’s why I bought so many. As soon as the non-stick layer showed some damage, I bought new one. Also, I’m trying to use stainless pan as many as possible. To stirfry vegetables, you don’t need the non-sticker layer.Tips:* Use wood or bamboo spatula.* Do not cook something too hard like ribs. The bones might scratch the Teflon.* Use non-scratch sponge to clean the wok (like this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SSS6AU .* DO NOT put in dishwasher. It’ll damage the surface. It’s not a big deal since it’s so easy to clean.#2. Own this wonderful wok since 2010. 15 years, still look great. This is the product last forever.Pro:* Healthy. No Dupont Teflon* Even heating because of the aluminum core. It heats slower than the #1 Circulon wok above. Just heat it a little bit longer before putting everything in—there’s no harmful fumes to worry about.* It holds a lot, 13". When you cook leafy vegetables, you need a big wok because of the volume of the raw greens.Con:* A little bit too heavy, I can’t toss the contents like a professional. Have to use spatula.* A little bit too big. It’s dishwasher safe but it’s hard to put in and it’ll definitely take the whole rack. It’s easy to clean though. See the tips below.* It sticks. I only use it to stir fry vegetables, make soup etc.Tips:* Better buy a 12” wok instead of 13” one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003L0ZODE . I’ve never used the 12” one. From the picture. It looks the same. Hopefully it’ll have no cons.* Use stainless sponge, like this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003L0ZODE The sponge is dish washable. It makes the cleaning so easy.#4 iron cast wok. I kept it for a year then gave to my mom.Pro:* Not too heavy like other cast iron wok. The manufacturer claims that they use metal mold, not a sand mold, so they are able to reduce the gauge and offer a pan that is 50% lighter than traditional cast iron pans. It’s true.* Healthy. No Dupont TeflonCon:* It claims: Reinforced ceramic surface prevents rusting. Forget about the ceramic surface. It’ll be gone soon and it’ll rust. I sometimes left the wok on stove top after dinner and clean before go to sleep, I could see rust.* It sticks. Some people claim that seasoned cast iron wok=non stick wok. It didn’t work for me. If you don’t clean the wok immediately after cooking, it might rust. You have to scrub it and the seasoned layer will be gone. I gave it to my mom and she love it. She alway clean the wok as it is supposed to be.Tips:Clean the wok right after cooking. Then heat on stove for a minute or two, until water is evaporated.#5 Scanpan wokI bought a scanpan fry pan and love it very much. So I decided to try the wok. It didn’t work well so I don’t recommend it.Pro:* Healthy. It claims "PFOA-free Environmentally friendly aluminium. Improved ceramic titanium surface with non-stick allows use of any utensil, including metal utensils”. This is the reason I bought it. IHope it’s true as claimed. I still use bamboo spatular (No need to use metal ones. Plus I saw some review that the metal utensil damage the surface).* Heat even* Non stick works wellCon:* The size is 11”. The bottom is not as round as #3 so it’s kind of small. There’s no 12” wok available for now. I’ll consider a 12” pan if available. Consider it’s non-stick and healthy.* Heat even but not fast, which is the key for stir fry.* Heavier than #1 12” wok.Thank you for reading my review. If you find it useful, please vote “Yes” on “Was this review helpful to you”. I recently bought several really bad products with perfect reviews—turns out most of the reviews were: "I received these for free for my honest unbiased review.” So I decide to take time and post my own honest unbiased review, and I paid full price for the products. Please vote to help customers like you and me. Also, please post your honest review to help others and ourselves. Thank you.

This wok is the most beautiful piece of cookware I've ever owned! It looked so nice brand new out of the package I barely wanted to use it! This wok heats up very evenly. Unfortunately I was too eager to get a piece of food out I used a fork! Now I've got a little scratch on the inside. Clean up couldn't have been easier. I can't imagine why or how food could possibly stick to this thing from the other reviews (user error?). I do wish the wok had a clear top cover but overall I'm very satisfied. Everyone should have a beautiful wok like this one!3/16/2011 Update: I've had this wok for over two months now. It's holding up great and I still can't find any flaws. The clean up is unbelievable! I barely have to use any dish detergent or sponge! Everything just washes off with a quick rinse. I'm so glad that I got this wok (just wish I had gotten it sooner)!

This wok works fine and has moderate amount of sticking, but is very hard on the wrists due to weight and the thin handle. I have trouble pouring food out of it with one hand... there is a handle on the other side, but I prefer to have the other hand free to work the spatula. I also can't imagine tossing in order to turn the food with something this weight.

Calphalon delivers again - Love this product. I'm an instructional chef and I have multiples of this wok for my business. This wok is really great, heats well and cleans up beautifully. I have used it on gas, induction and electric heating units and I get a perfect result every time​.

I don't know a lot about woks, but mainly we just wanted something that wouldn't spill when we made week-long batches of pad thai or fried rice. This is a good size and solid construction.It's not non-stick, so don't expect it to be.It's a little hard to clean, which is the only downside, but we didn't want non-stick, so we knew what we were getting into. For amateur cooks like us, it's a good product!

Super quality !

It heats up quickly and beautiful . Turn the heat down , it won't need to be on high for long .We have a splatter cover which fits perfectly on it. We use this while popping popcorn. This combined with coconut oil makes popcorn every time.

Après quelques utilisations, je suis déçu. Ce wok est dispendieux, et les résultats ne sont pas mieux que dans un wok bon marché. Les aliments collent facilement aux parois.

Je l'aime bien

Excellent quality