A 36cm covered wok with the depth, capacity, and lid for serious Asian-style cooking. The 36cm diameter and high sloped sides give you the volume to handle full family stir-fries, deep-frying batches, steaming whole fish, simmering curries, and braised dishes that need both surface area for searing and depth for liquid. The included stainless steel lid extends the wok beyond stir-fry into steaming, braising, and slow simmer work.
The flat-base design is what makes this useful in a Western kitchen. Traditional round-bottom woks need a wok ring or a gas burner specifically built for them, and won't work on induction or smooth electric cooktops. The flat base sits stable on any cooktop and works with induction — without losing the deep sloped-wall shape that makes wok cooking different from frying in a regular pan.
The depth matters for the techniques the wok is built for. Stir-fry needs the sloped walls to push food up and out of the hot zone at the base while keeping ingredients in the pan. Deep-frying needs the height to hold enough oil for proper submersion without splatter. Steaming needs the lid clearance for a bamboo steamer or steamer rack to sit inside. The 22.8cm height handles all three without compromise.
The ScratchDefense nonstick suits wok work specifically because of how aggressive the technique is. Metal wok spatulas, constant high-heat searing, and the sticky residue from sauces destroy regular nonstick coatings within months. Circulon's three-layer ScratchDefense is tested to 350,000 scrapes without scratching — built to handle the way woks actually get used.
The induction-suitable steel base bonded with two layers of aluminium gives proper edge-to-edge heat distribution at the base. Important for wok cooking where the hot zone needs to be consistent across the bottom of the pan. Works on gas, electric, induction, and ceramic.
The stainless steel lid (rather than glass) handles the higher heat that wok cooking produces, and lets you transfer the whole vessel to the oven for finishing. Oven safe to 200°C. Cast silicone handles stay cool and give a secure grip — important when the wok is full and being tossed during a stir-fry.
Made without PFOA. Backed by Circulon's limited lifetime warranty.