Nuwave PIC Flex Compact, Portable, Powerful Induction Cooktop With 9-inch Duralon Healthy Ceramic Non-Stick Fry Pan

Wow, just Wow !! This is the biggest upgrade in Chinese cooking with electricity in my experience. WOK HEI (the breath of the Wok) easily achieved. Veggies quickly charred w/o 'mushing' them up with that special flavor of char. Season the Wok pan properly and it acts as a stick-free surface making it magically easy to turn foods to expose all to the heat at the base. I have yet to try the full 575 degrees, but have no doubt it can. Heat is very rapid, easy to change temps on the fly. Even deep fat frying, the oil quickly recovers when food is added. NOW, I had a little manufacturing issue with the original pan and even though I could still use the Wok I reached out to Nuwave. Holy Smokes, I was blessed to reach Perla.s as my contact!! She stayed on top of my concern and guided me through steps to confirm the situation (via pics/vid) and came right back with...."we will gladly replace the entire unit"....and the new one was here in three days! I have owned Nuwave PICs for 10+ years and have always been satisfied with them, but this was waay 'over the top' excellent customer service and product support. Thanks Perla.s

In an age of cheap throw-away crap, it is rare to find an item that warrants an "Exceeds Expectations" rating. But this Induction Wok certainly does! I use it at least once per week, and everything I have tried with it has come out terrific. It is not as easy to clean as, say, a Teflon skillet, but the quality of food it produces makes that extra scrub-work it takes to keep it ready as a very small price to pay for such a top notch cooking and then eating experience. As advertised, there is practically NO time needed to warm up to cooking temperature. Just make your temp and time selections, and BOOM it seems ready to go to work right that second, practically. If the price puts you off, make the leap anyway. Splurge on yourself in order to get a true quality item. Don't cheap out on this one. I don't think that you will regret the purchase.

I have Wanted/Needed a wok ever since I was little and had Chinese Stir-fry for the first time and then learned how it was prepared... Induction cooking was invented by Frigidaire in 1933 and the first induction cooktop was made by Westinghouse in 1971, Kenmore made a number of stoves in the mid 80's and there were a also several companies making European models up until more recently, and then NuWave brought it to the masses with portable units in 1993. This wonder-wok heats so very quickly and I love the wide range of temp control. Seasoning the pan was a breeze, and cleanup is super easy (You TOTALLY need a classic bamboo wok brush). My stove is an under-sized almost RV stove after they remodeled everyone's apartments, so I appreciate the idea to put a pan under the wok.. The fellow did it for other reasons, but it does indeed add stability I've steamed with it, made stir-fry, and fried tempura with it now. I've never had anything heat the oil so fast, let alone be totally stable with temps.. Oh!!! and It's amazing how fast it stops cooking when you press pause or turn it off.. Thank You Nikola Tesla for all your wonderful inventions that have given us all so very much.. Right down to this amazing wok.. This thing took a bit of getting used to since I've never used induction before, but I swear by it now. I love the fact it uses a NORMAL pan instead of specialty cookware like the old days when induction was new, and the cookware was truly cost prohibitive. Thank You NuWave!!! I LOVIT!! Namaste...

It’s a lot of fun and works well after two years of use. I like the precision temperatures and I like how it heats up fast The Included Wok is awesome. It Really is naturally nonstick. For someone who is used to cooking on a flat bottom walk designed for standard cooktops, using a real wok with a curved surface is great. I haven’t done any wok hei . I can see that it can. The little front panel came unglued and then I lost it. I’ve also managed to lose the lid, which was very nice. Other lids work.

I bought this wok three years ago and we use it multiple times a week, so this review is after around 350+ uses. It works perfect. I followed the instructions, seasoned the wok, use wood and steel utensils, and it is a work horse. Once you get used to induction heat control, you can really take control of your cooking. My favorite is to add steamed ramen, garlic, onion, protein, avacado oil and a quick stir fry. It's better than anything you can order out. Highly recommended!

We just received this wok and decided to give it an initial test run. I used to cook in woks over high BTU flames on my gas cooktop, then I moved houses to one that is all electric. I sorely missed wok cooking and the excellent flavors and texture it provides. This wok looked to be the best chance of giving that excellent heat (575F for this wok) required for searing meats and keeping vegetables crisp but cooked. I wasn't sure if 575F would be hot enough but at least is had a chance. Induction cooking can definitely do it. I decided to run the wok up to 575F for its first run to see if I really could achieve that extreme heat. Honestly, I was a bit nervous; the base is pretty much all plastic, but Nuwave makes the claim, so it should work and be SAFE as they make very clear on their product description (auto-shutoff). I also made sure I had my overhead vent above the wok and the vent fan was set to its highest setting. As the wok heated up, it changed colors as expected and smoked a bit burning off some of the manufacturing residue. It was looking quite good and the overhead vent was pulling the heat out. I was feeling excited at the prospect of being able to use a wok again. But, then... I'm not sure the temperature the wok had reach, but I started to see smoke again. This time it was much more smoke and it was coming from the base! It was smoking a LOT and the unit display went completely blank (and never recovered). I became extremely concerned about a fire, though no flames were yet seen, however the fans in the base of the unit were no longer running. So, I had a very hot wok on an overheated, smoking base with no base ventilation (no fans). My concern was a house fire at this point. I quickly removed the wok and set it aside. Then I took the base outside before anything became worse. Outside temp was 45F. The base continue to smoke for about 15 minutes to a half hour. As the unit cooled down, the base began to crack severely. This was an extremely dangerous situation and I'm very glad everyone in the house is safe. Other 1-star reviews mention this fact of units burning out and also cracking. You are playing Russian-roulette with this device. No wok is worth a house fire. This became a very scary situation in a very quick span of time. Now, we are dealing with toxic plastic burn-off. The house is completely open and we are "freezing" trying to air out the house for several hours. Don't endanger your family with this device. My advice, don't risk it. Electronics and PLASTICS are difficult to keep cool when so close to a 575F metal wok. So, sad. I was hoping to experience the joy of cooking in a wok again.

Heating base broke after a year, but a warranty replacement was quickly sent

Setup is easy, as it is 3 parts (base with cord, Lid, Wok) The wok is pre treated carbonized Steel. Usability is simple, as a little oil, turn the left knob to the desired temperature, and press the right knob. If you adjust the temp up or down it automatically cools or heats. Heating is quite fast, so make sure your ingredients are ready. (Melt coconut oil to starting to stir fry in a minute or 2), If frozen ingredients it does recover the heat fairly quick. I use the lid while thawing in the pan and stir frying. Heated area is the middle to about 1/4the way up, anything above that just gets spread heat from the pan, top is cool, so great for holding items as the sides are not to steep It's quite stable, but you can't toss with the pan, or the unit will been saying the pan is too far away. So you more or less stir fry with 2 utensils instead. Does a great job of keeping theiddle temp for frying, boiling off, etc. Cleanup is a breeze, just wash with a scrub daddy. If anything is burned on just add water and heat to a boil, it comes up easily. Maintenance: after washing fully dry it off put it on the burner and dry it, then wipe with oil and let it smoke a second to preseason. (This part is important as all carbonized Steel like cast iron will rust of left wet. The pan also works on portable wok flame burner as well. Quirks, if you use preheat till it stops, I could not figure out how to get it to heat again. You can't lift the pan or it will turn off Er1 after 10 seconds. It is not quite cooking, you hear the whir of the rotating magnet mechanism under the bowl shape plastic holder. Like most induction that area only has residual heat from the pan, but it does not get hot enough to not be able to touch it, more like a very warm. The pan though gets hot.

Fantastic wok, even though it’s USA voltage

Arrives in box, well packed. Includes basic round bottom carbon steel wok, glass lid that also will fit 13-14" pans, a deep fry rest rack for things like tempura, a wok stand that lets you rest the round wok on a counter. basic instructions with some recipes. A flat bottom carbon steel wok that fits deep into the bowl of the base unit will also work. You can crank the base up to an alleged 575F in 5F increments. I suspect the bottom middle gets hotter. Not a professional temp tester but the laser temp taker went higher at one point. There are some youtube videos that review/use this. See Jon Kung - who has the best opinion on it that I found and is a professional wokker who uses this unit hard. The base has been splattered with fry oil and other cooking debris. It cleans up easily with a bit of wiping and soap. The glass lining of the base bowl is going to acquire a bit of mark up from the wok but going by Mr Kung's usage, I'm going to trust it will last awhile. Hardest part of using this is doing the wok's heat seasoning. You may or may not use the included basic wok. It's thin walled and you can't oven season the wok because the silicone handle cover seems to be permanently attached to the metal handle. Pity. You can season by turning the wok within the base bowl, it's just more laborious. There is an overheat safety setting. Turning the unit off and on again, clears this. There are separate knobs for power, wattage and timing. I am not certain why there's a timer but it's also the start button aside from the preheat function. If your base power kicks off, check the timer which may have been activated. Depending on your health, the base is easy to move around. Bit bulky to store, dependent on your kitchen and if you keep wok peripherals with it. A bit pricey but if you want to wok with only electrical power available, this portable unit is likely your best bet. Can certainly go trailer camping or no-kitchen event with it.

Buttons wore off very fast and as of today ( 5 months after purchase) it is just not working! I cannot return it because after purchase I go one month to return it, very disappointed.

Base is surprisingly light but appears to be solid. Heats up in a matter of seconds. I haven’t tried it all the way to 575 more out of fear than anything else 🤣 but it was definitely increasing in temperature as I raised the level. Pan is carbon steel with a silicone handle so I believe it can be seasoned in the oven for ease since silicone is good to temps over 400F. Haven’t tried cooking in it yet but looking forward to it! Only problem (and it’s a me problem!) is that the base raises the pan by several inches making it a bit too high on the counter for me to cook comfortably and safely (I’m 5’2”) but I have a little step stool. Very excited to try this out!

Quite new to Wok cooking, but I have no complaint so far. Wok and induction cookware are very nice. Lid is useless so far and I hate useless lid hanging around... I wish the induction cookware was sold separatly.