This is a high-quality round bottom wok, handcrafted and hammered in Japan by expert craftsman from Yamada Kogyo, a family-owned metalworking factory in Yokohama.
Yamada Kogyo is noted for manufacturing high-quality metallic kitchen gadgets especially wok pans. Yamada's Woks are hammered one by one. These Japanese woks are popular worldwide due to its toughness, great heat conduction and high compatibility with oil.
It's processing method called "Uchidashi (hammering)" is also famous. They hammer an iron plate hundreds of times and manually create a pot shape. By doing this, the iron particle gets more compact and harder, so Yamada's wok is lighter and tougher than conventional pressed counterparts. With this forging method, the surface of wok contains bumps and dips. However, this gives the wok greater heat conductivity. These dimples also makes the oil settling smoother, therefore foods are less likely to stick on the wok and harder to burn compared with conventional woks.
Use for stir-fried vegetables, fried rice, and cooking sauces, soups or fried foods.
Yamada's wok includes anti-rust coating. Before using, heat the wok to burn off this coating, and wash it thoroughly with detergent when it gets cool.
- Material: Iron (body), wood (handle)
- Thickness: 1.2mm
- Sizes: 24cm, 27cm, 30cm, 33cm
- Notes: This is a handcrafted producted and might have scratches, rubbing marks, and hammered patterns, but there are no problems with the quality. The printed mark on the back side of the grip is not a flaw but a certification logo which is a proof that the wok is genuinely forged by Yamada.
- Made in Japan
- JDJanice D.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars1/6/23Beautiful Wok!
Great quality. Feels like an item that I will use more and more as time goes on. Once it is seasoned it is an amazing and useful tool in my kitchen. Its beautiful too!
- NSnigel s.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars1/2/23New Wok
Japanese Taste was great to deal with and a quick delivery for a fair cost to New Zealand.
The wok is high quality and excellent to cook in.
- JMJason M.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars12/5/22Simply a wok of art
I bought this as a gift to my aging father who desired a wok. I prefer getting items from where they came from. I will be getting myself one of these woks of art to cook many meals in. Great job!
- LRLeanne R.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars10/26/21Yamada Kogyo Wok Wooden Handle Iron Wok
Fantastic quality, height of wok is perfect and overall size is easy to handle.