Breville EW30XL Electric Gourmet Wok
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Breville EW30XL Electric Gourmet Wok
Customer Review: satisfied customer
Summary: 5 Stars
this is a very good cooking apparatus. it is easy to clean and use. the temperature control is excellent and the food will not stick at all. this wil change the way you cook. well worth the price.Customer Review: BREVILLE Wok Rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars
We've been hammering at this wok for a couple of years and it is amazing: fantastic.
Tender things that have to cook fast benefit from this super-hot no-stick wok.
Fish chunks, fillet mignon chunks and every manner of veggies rock in this wok.
Get one!
Super-easy to clean.
Customer Review: Very High Quality: Here's How to Care for It
Summary: 5 Stars
We have used this Wok in an office to make lunches for the employees for the last 14 months. I posted the photo of the empty wok (click "view all customer images" to see it - it's the 3rd image). You can see that the teflon has discolored, but it is in absolutely perfect working order. We just turn it to high and leave it there and stir fry away. We use it 4 days a week, every week.
Some others have said that the teflon is scratched or flakes off, but I can't imagine more abuse than we've given this one in an office and our teflon has had no problems at all. BUT, we do three things: 1) we only use wooden or silicon utensils, 2) we let it cool down before we clean it, and 3) we clean it by A) wiping with a paper towel, B)wiping with a soapy sponge, then wringing the sponge out and C) wiping with a damp, not soapy sponge. Most people make the mistake of cleaning it when it's hot, or overcleaning teflon. You want to just barely clean teflon: it will last a lot longer that way. Just a quick couple of wipes - maybe 20 seconds in all. Ours has never been in the sink. And it still performs like the day we bought it: nothing sticks to it at all.
This is one of the highest quality products I have ever bought. I have nothing but All-Clad pans so my standards are the highest. Don't abuse this thing when you clean it and it will last a long time. 4 times a week for about 60 weeks means we've used this thing about 240 times. It still performs like the day we bought it.
Customer Review: A great wok!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a guy and cut my teeth on the traditional wok used over a gas stove 20 years ago. Bought this one as a gift for my wife, but with that came my promise to do most of the Chinese cooking! She was skeptical at first, but now is sooo grateful!
This wok is superior to a traditional one. Has become the workhorse in our kitchen. I also like cooking with cast iron and this wok's moderate mass makes for stable cooking temps. We use it to heat tortillas, make omlettes, make crepes, stir fry julienned zucchini in place of pasta, and of course for some great Chinese cooking. I even make homemade pasta sauce and sautee vegetables for cajun bean soups in it. Heat is great and adjusts quickly and easily. I really like the large dial. Did some Chinese burritos (Mu Shu pork/chicken) for some friends. When it came time to serve, just popped the controller off and placed the entire wok in the table. A nice presentation and everybody just dug in! Can donate the traditional one! I should also add that for as hot as this thing gets, I have never burned myself on it.
Cooking surface shows it has gotten a lot of use over the past 8 months but has retained its integrity. The spatula that came with mine works great. Bamboo utensils might decrease the service life of the non-stick surface. We usually cook with very high heat with a minimum of oil and it is possible that some things can stick a bit. But de-glazing before it can burn with a teaspoon of water quickly releases anything that sticks and adds color and flavor to the dish. Also makes cleanup a snap!
Some have remarked that the base is difficult to reinstall after cleaning. Personally, have no problem with it. Can usually get it back on and latched in under 30 seconds. To clean it well, it would be best to take the handles off, but over the time we've had it have not done that. Have always managed to get a paper towel in the space between the handles and the unit. The large glass dome is nice and heavy, I just have a hard time keeping it sparkling clean. It also has a loop in the plug to insert a finger to make it easier to extract it safely from the electrical receptacle.
Anybody who enjoys cooking with a wok will appreciate the quality and sturdiness of this appliance. Would make a great gift and I have at least 2 people lined up for it.
Customer Review: A pot in the shape of a Wok...
Summary: 1 Stars
I didn't want to be the odd man out by writing a negative review for a product that otherwise has glowing tributes. I however believe that most of the reviews like the top rated one which say that this 'Wok has some serious heat' are at least a little bit misleading to people who really understand stir frying.
If you have watched the chefs in the act, some part of the flame is over the pan. I do not know what this translates in terms of degrees F or C but what I can make out is that if a design degrades this heat by more than 20% to support a fancyful non stick coat/lid/butterfly shape/blah blah blah what is ends up becoming is a pot... a beautiful one indeed but sorry everyone.... I beg to differ.... IT IS NOT A WOK... IT IS NOT EVEN ANYTHING CLOSE TO ONE.
If you love to stirfry try this $15 alternative. Get a large cast iron skillet. Heat it over an oven till it attains (more than) serious heat. take this outdoors (or to a large area with good ventilation) and for the next 3 minutes STIRFRY! I heated my own till the base becomes red hot and frankly achieved results never possible in the fancy world.
So what am I doing here comparing an expensive electric WOK to a lowly skillet? Well most of this is about explainig what it takes in the real world to actually strifry and last but not the least trying to save some of us some $$$ as well.