The Best Products NOT Made in China | notochina.org

I was going to write a blog post about this one, but I decided to hold off. In the meantime, I'll post my findings of NMIC woks here.

1) 14" Carbon Steel Wok with Flat Bottom by M.V. Trading - Made in USA - $50

14" Cast Iron Wok by Thunder Group - Made in Taiwan - $53 - Also available in 16"

14" Iron Wok by TrueCraftware - Made in Taiwan - $70

14" Carbon Steel Wok with Flat Bottom by Joyce Chen - Made in Taiwan - $33

12" Carbon Steel Wok with Flat Bottom by Made In Cookware - Made in France - $139

BTW, if you get a round bottomed wok, you'll need this ring to put around your gas stove. This one is made in Taiwan.

Traditional woks need really, really high heat (which is why some Asian kitchens are retrofitted to look more like fire pits). These kinds of rings expand and concentrate all the flames of a traditional gas stove into a larger flame which covers more surface of the wok. It's actually my preferred way of using a wok (vs flat-bottomed ones, which only focus the flame on the bottom). Ideally you want to get as close to "old school" as possible: a solid iron wok where the heat is distributed evenly throughout the pan.

The other advantage, of course, is that a ring like this will hold a round-bottom wok in place vs rolling all over your kitchen.

Demeyere, made in Belgium https://www.amazon.com/Demeyere-Apollo-12-6-Inch-Wok/dp/B000GT89H6

Scanpan, made in Denmark https://www.amazon.com/SCANPAN-Nonstick-12-5in-Induction-Suitable/dp/B0023Q1Y7W

Woll, made in Germany https://www.amazon.com/Woll-11030DP-Nonstick-Detachable-11-75-Inch/dp/B00KCM2PZO

Swiss Diamond, made in Switzerland https://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Diamond-61132ic-Induction-12-5-Inch/dp/B00245JI2A