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Sage · 01-16-2005, 08:35 PM

i got a wok for christmas- its on the smallish size. it came with a note about how to season your wok, but that was only for cast iron woks which this one was not (too light/ too shiny) i *think* it's spun steel. anyway, i didn't season it in any way. after i washed it the first time, the inside rusted a little bit (in splotchy spots) but the outside didn't. can i still use it? can i season it so the rust won't matter? is there any way to rub the rust out? or should i consider this a lesson (it was a $6 wok) and go get a nice one?

anyone know a good wok?

Willravel · 01-16-2005, 09:27 PM

I found this pretty helpful.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/CastIronRust.htm

splck · 01-17-2005, 08:20 AM

Just scrub it till the rust is gone and season it. Make sure you don't let water dry in it again and it should last a long time.

edmos1 · 01-17-2005, 04:07 PM

when cleaning please make sure you dry it on the stove, turn stove to high, and water will evaporate.

yellowchef · 01-17-2005, 04:20 PM

if its not a cast iron one, scrub all the rust out and from now on dry it by hand when you wash it.. dont just let it dry

rockzilla · 01-18-2005, 07:30 AM

Yep, what everybody else said. And don't worry about it being a cheap wok, a good $6 wok is better than any overpriced name brand junk. You just have to know how to take care of it.

Sage · 01-18-2005, 05:11 PM

so.. seasoning is just rubbing it with oil then setting it on a high burner till the oil smokes, and making sure i rub it with oil after i use it and clean it every time? EVOO of course, cause it won't go rancid!

splck · 01-18-2005, 05:26 PM

I don't know if your type of wok can be seasoned or if you even need to. After I use my cheap wok, I wash it like any old pot and then dry it so no rust starts. Heating it up on the stove till all the water is gone is a good way to dry it. I suppose you could give it a wipe of oil before putting it away, but I don't.

01-16-2005, 08:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sage hoarding all the big girl panties since 2005 Location: North side	Rusty but still useable? i got a wok for christmas- its on the smallish size. it came with a note about how to season your wok, but that was only for cast iron woks which this one was not (too light/ too shiny) i think it's spun steel. anyway, i didn't season it in any way. after i washed it the first time, the inside rusted a little bit (in splotchy spots) but the outside didn't. can i still use it? can i season it so the rust won't matter? is there any way to rub the rust out? or should i consider this a lesson (it was a $6 wok) and go get a nice one? anyone know a good wok? __________________ Sage knows our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's She answers hard acrostics, has a pretty taste for paradox She quotes in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus In conics she can floor peculiarities parabolous -C'hi

01-17-2005, 08:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
splck it's jam Location: Lowerainland BC	Just scrub it till the rust is gone and season it. Make sure you don't let water dry in it again and it should last a long time. __________________ nice line eh?

01-18-2005, 05:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sage hoarding all the big girl panties since 2005 Location: North side	so.. seasoning is just rubbing it with oil then setting it on a high burner till the oil smokes, and making sure i rub it with oil after i use it and clean it every time? EVOO of course, cause it won't go rancid! __________________ Sage knows our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's She answers hard acrostics, has a pretty taste for paradox She quotes in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus In conics she can floor peculiarities parabolous -C'hi

01-18-2005, 05:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
splck it's jam Location: Lowerainland BC	I don't know if your type of wok can be seasoned or if you even need to. After I use my cheap wok, I wash it like any old pot and then dry it so no rust starts. Heating it up on the stove till all the water is gone is a good way to dry it. I suppose you could give it a wipe of oil before putting it away, but I don't. __________________ nice line eh?

01-16-2005, 09:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	I found this pretty helpful. http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/CastIronRust.htm

01-17-2005, 04:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
edmos1 Daddy Location: Right next door to Hell	when cleaning please make sure you dry it on the stove, turn stove to high, and water will evaporate.

01-17-2005, 04:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
yellowchef Addict Location: Shalimar, FL	if its not a cast iron one, scrub all the rust out and from now on dry it by hand when you wash it.. dont just let it dry

01-18-2005, 07:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
rockzilla Junkie Location: The Kitchen	Yep, what everybody else said. And don't worry about it being a cheap wok, a good $6 wok is better than any overpriced name brand junk. You just have to know how to take care of it.