Customers say
Customers find the wok to be of good quality and appreciate its cooking capabilities, particularly for stir-frying vegetables and cooking over an open fire. The pan heats up reasonably fast and is easy to clean. While some customers find the weight and size suitable for their needs, others mention it could be lighter and not big enough for large meals. The build quality receives mixed feedback, with some saying it’s well-made while others report poor quality.
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A quick rundown of this product’s key features:
PRE SEASONED – Cast iron has superior heat retention for even cooking, restaurant quality searing and comes pre-seasoned, non-stick cooking surface when used with a thin layer of oil. It’s also ridiculously strong and rugged
HEAVY DUTY CONSTRUCTION РLarge handles and curved base for easier handling. Unparalleled heat retention and even heating. Use to sear, saut̩, bake, broil, braise, fry, or grill. Use in the oven, on the stove, on the grill, or over a campfire. Seasoned for a natural, easy-release finish that improves with use
EASY TO USE – Curved wide base for even heat retention, tested and built for stability. Use with confidence on all cooking surfaces. Jim Beam cast iron wok has greater retention and distribution of heat.
CAST IRON COOKING BENEFITS – cooking with cast iron skillets proves to beneficial to you, both health wise as well as to your kitchen, This skillet would last you years to come If used properly. All Jim Beam BBQ tools are made of the highest quality, and the line boasts a variety of items, all catering to your BBQ and kitchen needs
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: Kay
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nice Wok……
Review: Nice Wok! This is the size I was looking for. Light weight for cast Iron. I did not use yet, however I washed and conditioned it.
Reviewer: Ying Huang
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very good
Review: Has used it almost daily for more than a year. It is pretty good.
Reviewer: Prof. Kittens
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great value for some fair trade-offs
Review: Bought this for $25.00 but you can sometimes find it on sale for a mere $20 if you get lucky. This cast iron wok has different cooking properties than a carbon steel. Retains heat longer, takes a bit more time to get to temperature, so you need to be mindful of the heat control that works for this tool. That said, it’s thinner cast iron so it doesn’t take as long to heat up as thicker cast-iron and is a friendlier, lighter weight. Fair trade-off.The specs of the wok are great. The shape and size of the 12″ wok is perfect balance of not taking up a lot of stove-top space but also being large enough to create real portions. I think a good estimate is whatever you’d buy in pint size at your local Chinese restaurant, you can cook in this wok comfortably. A 14″ wok would make the cooking a tad easier, more surface area to sear and aerate the food, but again – it’s about the size-weight trade-off and I’m fully satisfied with the performance. It doesn’t have a long handle to manipulate the wok. Most people will probably just plant it on the stove-top and move food around with a ladle/spatula. That said, it’s comfortably light enough to tip with one hand at different angles. You could lift it with two hands to flip your food around but for most home cooks that’ll get tiring fast.Functionally it works. I like the compact size of not having a long handle, the level top/handles make this fit in spaces where other designs wouldn’t. The depth of the wok is deep enough where my food doesn’t jump the pan even with brisk stirring. What I also like is the shape internal/external. It comes with a small flat bottom so it works with most range/stove tops. The curvature shines with home gas ranges though, as the heat convection runs up the sides and keeps it nice and hot. The inside is almost completely rounded as opposed to having a large flat floor. I prefer this. It allows oil to pool/level up quicker so you can use less if you need it for frying purposes. I’ve found that rather than a flat spatula/shovel – a long shallow metal basting spoon works great to work around the rounded inside. It comes pre-seasoned but I added a few layers of crisco for seasoning before putting it to use. The first use food stuck and it took some effort to remove but by use number 3 cleanup was a breeze – run water, light scrub, rinse, dry, oil – presto – clean.Visually – it’s simple and looks great which is the charm of cast-iron cookware. Mine had patches of uneven finish (smooth/rough) but it’s not noticeable unless you’re looking closely at different light angles and doesn’t take away from the functionality.Side note: Who knew something this good would come from Jim Beam of all places? I’m pretty sure they’re just stamping their name on some other company’s product. I’m betting if someone could trace the origin of the product, you could get a brandless version for even less.Overall, in a world of really expensive cooking gadgets and stuff – this one comes in at a fantastic bargain and brings a distinct cooking capability that I find useful, beyond what a standard frying pan or pot provides. It’s a permanent fixture on my stove-top and I look forward to continued enjoyment of using this for the next few decades.
Reviewer: TG
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Absolutely love it
Review: My friend sanded this pan to a mirror shine, then coated it with oil and baked a perfect finish on the pan of golden color and it turned out to be the best non stick wok ever. And when I cook bacon, I place the ENTIRE package in it, turn the heat to medium and slowly cook that, and as the fat builds up, you are actually deep frying the bacon. And then moving it up on the sides to drain, and removing drained bacon, leaving the oils in the bottom to be poured out. I cook boneless chicken thighs, and then add spices, water, stirring in eggs and vegetables for the BEST egg drop soup around that trumps any sold in a restaurant. Rice, vegetables, etc… one of my favorite pans. And easy to clean.
Reviewer: Betsy Brewster
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Hefty but manageable
Review: I like this wok. It’s not really heavy in the sense of being difficult to use. It heats up nicely and does what you need a wok to do. Reasonable to care for, as you would any cast iron pan.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Loved
Review: With the correct maintenance it works perfectly and last long timeAnd using it correctly it is unstick
Reviewer: hadar tomer
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: this is NOT cast iron- less than 1 month and the black “paint” is flaking. update: threw it away
Review: Maybe the good folks at Jim beam had a few jim beams and decided to call this “cast iron”- but this is NOT cast iron. at least not the cast iron that i know from lodge and other makers. what you see in the video is a wok that has been unpackaged about 1 month from making the video-and it already looks quite badI have seasoned it cause the finish looked suspicious the moment i opened the package (no stranger to cast iron myself- great stuff, seasoning always recommended) and after less than 1 month and 2 meals- it is starting to chip….into my food i guess. Surface rust is also evident though the wok has been seasoned and re-seasoned. I would not buy this because if it is already chipping after being well taken care of- things can only go downhill from here.and also food sticks quite badly. It will soon find its place in the bin because i do not want chips of paint in my food. I do not know what material this wok is made from but when i think about it….it is also heavy- so i cant stir fry … and i guess it would be fine weight wise if it was cast iron. but if the cast iron “finish” has started to chip then i guess it is not cast iron-or a very cheap type of cast iron at that. It is a waste of my money – heck i would have used it as a conversation piece but the “Jim beam” logo is stamepd on the bottom. lesson learned.Update 21.12.2023: After 2 years i decided to give it onother go: seasoned it again, cleaned it. went camping. It was great until my buddy asked “why is the food black?”. much like other reviewers, I found that this pan leaves a thick coal like residue on the food, no matter how many times you clean it, season it, It is disgusting. threw it away today. gonna buy a lodge.
Reviewer: Tim in NM
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: You get what you pay for with cast iron….
Review: This item was very coarse in interior finish and would tear up a dish sponge in short order. I took a couple types of different air sanders to it and got the texture (and the “seasoning”) off of the inside and got it sanded fairly smooth and slick. Then I cleaned it and began my seasoning process. It will work for what I need, but it is mediocre Chinese cast iron at best. There was a small crack coming from one of the ends of a cast-in handle down into the wok bowl about 1-1/4″ and several void pits that I could see when I stripped the “as cast and seasoned” off of it. If I don’t drop it or overheat it badly, I suspect it will not substantially worsen, and I may get years out of the item. If not, it’s junk. For $26, I’m not going to sweat it.
Reviewer: Thomas Mani
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Very satisfying with the product. Good size for a small family.
Reviewer: Saurabh
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I have been using this from past 4 years and I am really happy with the purchase, mostly doing indian cooking like cooking curries, deep frying etc., honestly I have not been very careful with the maintainence like putting oil after use etc., mostly washed after use with hot water,occasionally with soap, if the surface looks dull then only applied oil. I have no trouble at all. So don’t listen to any negetive comments, you won’t regret.
Reviewer: Deon L S
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good for camping and at home. Have been used it on a fire pit grill in provincial parks, on a little gas stove; and at home inside a gas bbq. Just close the lid and use a wooden spoon to turn or move veggies. Works very well for veggies, and even grilled a T-Bone steak and eggs for breakfast during camping with it before threatening rain. Absolutely brilliant. We just use water afterwards and then oil it till next time. It can take heat like a three-legged cast iron pot.
Reviewer: ZSB
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Correct depth
Reviewer: Rogini
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Good product.
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