Lodge wok found at tag sale!

Does it look kind of like this?

Go Dogs wrote:
I LOVE finding treasures like that! Good eye!

I found lots of treasures!
Two pieces of Hull pottery and one piece of another kind, paid $3 total, ave retail is around $400 total
The $3 lodge pan retails for around $75
A milk glass basket for $2 that retails for $40
And 8 Limoges china dinner plates for. $8 total that retail for around $38 each.

Ok I found one on thefind.com for $78

Here's a pic of it on this blog site, apparently it's discontinued.
http://ramblingsoncastiron.blogspot.com/2010/10/lodge-stir-fry-skillet-discontinued.html

robsouth wrote:
I don't think I ever heard of a cast iron wok. I don't think "wok cooking" and cast iron should be in the same sentence. Woks need to be Stainless or such so that heat can dissipate quickly and that heat can be re-introduced quickly with varying temps across the pan from bottom to sides. Plus, you need to be able to move the wok around a lot during the cooking process for mixing stir fry items etc. Seems cast iron would be very heavy for that maneuver. HMMM. Still an interesting find.

One of the blog posts I read about cast iron woks is that they retain heat better and get the stir fried items cooked more properly than other lighter weight woks (like my electric wok). The down side is they're so heavy that you can't grab them by the handle and shake the pan, you have to rely totally on tools.
I was thinking more of fajitas than Chinese when I saw it, and since the Stok grill has come out with a cast iron wok to fit in their insert system, I thought I might try it. But then I found this, and $3 is no loss if I don't Ike it. And it will fit into the Stok insert opening.
I just haven't found any reference to this style Lodge so I'm wondering if its an older version, and what they retail for.

camperpaul wrote:
Post a photo.

I'm embarrassed to tell you I don't know how!

Poppy & Nana wrote:
Interesting WOK info

This one is not it- this one has two loop handles.

I owned a Lodge cast iron wok several years ago. I didn't have much luck with it. Though it was seasoned every time I used it the seasoning was destroyed by the sauce. I may still have it in the basement. But I think there are better alternatives. For $3 try it. If it doesn't work for you it's only $3.

Lee..
This is funny. I'm not a lodge fan because the surfaces are rough, not like Griswold but it's a three buck investment. That's 1-1/2 cost of a lottery ticket that you know you will be a loser. No matter the odds, you will win a cooker, more than the lottery. Handles yes or not, maybe it would turn out to be a collectors piece. You may get $3.25 out of it. Yeah, I'm pokin' fun but for three bucks I'd jump on it. It may be your favorite cooker or may get 3 bucks for scrap. As a cast iron cooker fan, I'd go for it.. All in fun Lee, happy woking. ..:)

Homemade wok
Check out this old thread!

I don't think I ever heard of a cast iron wok. I don't think "wok cooking" and cast iron should be in the same sentence. Woks need to be Stainless or such so that heat can dissipate quickly and that heat can be re-introduced quickly with varying temps across the pan from bottom to sides. Plus, you need to be able to move the wok around a lot during the cooking process for mixing stir fry items etc. Seems cast iron would be very heavy for that maneuver. HMMM. Still an interesting find.