Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

All the reviews said this was heavy and huge. I didn't find any nice cast iron woks in a smaller size, so I went with this one, anticipating a monster wok! It's not a terrible size. I kinda like it. I love that this is an American made product. Lodge has a great reputation. I have a electric flat top stove and purchased this because it says it can be used on electric. It takes a bit to heat up and I put it on a bigger burner to help keep the sides hot. It worked pretty well, although may have gone a little better if my kids hadn't chosen dinner time to distract me on my first attempt at cooking with a wok. I'm a novice at stir fry, but have been using cast iron daily for years. It's been a while since I've purchased a new cast iron pan (because they never need replacing. One of my pans is actually my MIL old fry pan.) So the preseasoning is new for me. It seemed to flake off in my scrambled eggs this morning. It still was as nonstick as my other pans on the second batch of scrambled eggs though. Seems like a solid quality piece by Lodge. I really feel this wok would be a rockstar on a gas stove, but worked fairly well on my electric. To clean it, I just poured in a bit of water, used a nylon scraper, dumped out the water, and wiped dry with a wash cloth. Put on the burner to finish drying and wipe with a bit of oil. I don't feel like this pan is too much heavier than my other cast iron pans and if heated properly befor cooking (I wait 6 min) it is fairly nonstick without using teflon and will never need replacing. For those of you with a rust issue, scrub your pan well, dry thoroughly (use heat), and wipe with oil. Your pan will be good as new! Picture is my attempt at stir fry. Turned out amazing!