Costco kept reducing the price of those (Nuwave brand). It includes a perfectly usable wok. I bought two of them (two houses) and the second one was well under $100 IIRC (this was all on-line, not the stores). The last time I saw them they had dropped the price to under $50, but are now sold out. They work pretty well. Amazon sells them for about $250; they also have another one for prices ranging from $120 up to $250, the latter one includes the wok. My guess is the inner workings are similar if not identical for all practical purposes.
1 Like
I seasoned my carbon steel wok in the oven; the instructions that came with the wok said to do this.
If you have the space, you could put in an induction range and have a separate 2 burner gas cooktop or vice-versa. You could also do a wall oven, a 2 burner gas cooktop and a 2 burner induction cooktop.
Before I remodeled, I had an electric range. I had contemplated switching to gas but instead went with induction. This was less expensive for me since I already had the 40 amp line to the kitchen and did not have a gas line. I am very happy with the induction range.
1 Like
Can you season your wok on a Butane Stove?? These range in price $15-$19.
I have one for power outages. It gets pretty hot, perhaps you could take the whole operation outside and really heat the wok up??
1 Like
No, not if you want to do it properly.
1 Like
Do you care to explain why?
A butane stove works fine for seasoning. I’ve even used it to blue woks and carbon steel pans before seasoning.
Here’s a video showing seasoning on a butane stove:
1 Like
Thank you everybody for your insights. I seem to have found a solution: Wolf’s module cooktops. I will combine a 30" induction cooktop with a gas wok-compatible cooktop. Need a powerful hood that is easy to clean. Sales reps suggest Vent-A-Hood. Thoughts?
In my area, if you go with a hood above 400 CFM then there is a make up air requirement (per code). This requires additional ducting in most homes, increasing the cost. You will probably want a hood with a baffle filter which is superior to a mesh filter.
With induction, 400 CFM is more than enough to vent the steam and cooking fumes. Because I have only induction, I went with a mid-range Zephyr hood which has worked fine for the 3 years that I have had it. Technically, it could be set to 600 CFM but mine was set to 390 CFM to comply with code.
I believe that VentaHood is a higher end line with some additional options.
1 Like
