This stainless-steel wok, which resembles a salad bowl with an elegant high-arched serving lid for a cover, is a must for creating tasty stir-fries and sautés. The wok heats quickly when placed atop a burner, and its rounded profile allows chefs to seamlessly stir and mix vegetables, meats, and other ingredients as easily as when tossing a salad. The deep bowl also excels as a deep fryer when cooking shrimp and eggplant for a crispy tempura recipe. The wok is made of polished 18/10 stainless steel, a highly conductive material that gives sautés and stir-fries the high temperatures they need. Even better, the stainless surface never needs seasoning--unlike woks made of most other materials--and it won't rust. Once cooking is finished, chefs can easily carry the wok to the table for serving thanks to the pair of cast stainless HollowCore handles, which provide a stylish and comfortable grip. The domed lid, which rises high over the wok's rims and features a HollowCore handle of its own, seals in heat and moisture during sautés. The lid also aids during the serving process, keeping food warm while adding a touch of showmanship to a recipe. The wok is even versatile enough to handle oven-cooking, resisting temperatures as high as 500 degrees F. As with all Anolon stainless-steel cookware, the wok is dishwasher-safe and carries a limited lifetime warranty.
