debuyer vs. unnamed brand

[rmarisco]

ok i just broke down and bought a debuyer small pan. $20 on clearance at tuesday morning (hurry - there might be one left for you!)

so here's my question - i was just in cost plus and they had a nice pan, which they were calling a wok, for under $20. (looked more like a country saute pan - flatter bottom than wok, and shorter sides. it was made in china and had a nice, large, wooden handle.) is there a reason this would not be as good a pan as a debuyer? it felt heavy, was carbon steel, and was a reasonable price. the quality LOOKED good.... i'm wondering if it might be worth trying

[Sid Post]

De Buyer has a good reputation earned over the decades for a reason. My first De Buyer pan made me a believer and I have been a long time Lodge Cast Iron owner/user and a late adopter of Le Crueset and Staub enameled cast iron.

[Chemicalkinetics]

< flatter bottom than wok, and shorter sides. it was made in china and had a nice, large, wooden handle.) is there a reason this would not be as good a pan as a debuyer?>

Carbon steel cookware does not vary too much. This is a carbon steel pan/wok, right? If the pan feel solid, and the handle is well attached, then I don't see any problem. While DeBuyer is a famous carbon steel cookware maker, it is not known for making woks.

[kaleokahu]

Hi, rmarisco:

Woks are things unto themselves, and I'm not sure the comparison of a brand (a great brand not famous for woks) and a particular shape and style of cooking is very meaningful.

That being said, deBuyer is a great maker, and does make woks. This one, in particular, looks good and thick to me: http://www.ablekitchen.com/supplies/E...

On the other hand, very thin, no-name woks work pretty well.

Aloha,
Kaleo

[petek]

I had no idea deBuyer made woks! Whodathunk?
Wish I had me a gas stove....... :(

[kaleokahu]

Hey, Pete:

Yeah, they even make one in copper bimetal. http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com/e...

To anyone whose impulse is to diss the idea or design, have you used one?

Aloha,
Kaleo