This wok cooks food quickly and evenly. No need for flax oil, I can confirm, after a few years heavy usage, rape seed oil works fine to maintain the surface. On the highest heats I still don’t get food catching. My only complaint about this wok is the angle of the handle. It may be traditional and it looks aesthetically right, but when you have a heavy load in the wok, the angle puts too much strain on the wrist. One day I might pluck up the nerve to put it in a vice and see if I can bend it.

An excellent wok and well worth the money. It is very light but will last a lifetime and then some. If you are hesitating, then don't, just buy it.

Thanks to the team at Netherton Foundry not just for the brilliant product, but for the best customer experience I've had for a very long time. I couldn't recommend them highly enough (except maybe somewhere on the 'home' page for customer feedback!)

Great pan, got this as wedding present. Very light but heats and cooks fast.

An absolute beauty to use! I was apprehensive about the gritty coating, worried that food would stick, but it definitely wasn't so. It's as if the food floats on the surface. I also worried about the fishy smell of the flax oil when seasoning it, but the food certainly didn't pick it up. I have used woks for years, and this one is just stunning to work with! Completely in love with it!