# Wok talk (help me buy a wok)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 10, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wok-talk-help-me-buy-a-wok/437082 "2008-02-10T22:01:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wok-talk-help-me-buy-a-wok/437082/21 "2008-02-12T03:26:21Z")

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Have you considered just calling the Wok Shop on the phone, describing your cooking situation, and asking what they recommend you order? When I was in their shop buying a wok, I had no clue what I wanted, but they asked me a series of questions and knew exactly what to sell me. (It was one of their less expensive ones, too.)

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[QUOTE=StinkyBurrito]  
I wish I would have gotten the metal handled kind so I could season it in the oven.  
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I wouldn’t recommend that. Oil flows downward; the sides won’t be properly seasoned if you do it in the oven.

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