Review on 🍳 Aroma Housewares AEW-306 Electric Wok - Easy Clean Nonstick, Tempered Glass Lid, Cooking Chopsticks & Racks, Ideal for Steaming & Tempura - Professional Model, Black by Ryan Maruffo

My wife and I had never owned a wok before but decided on an electric wok based on other reviewers who said the best stovetop was not enough is heated. Aroma's relatively low cost made it an affordable opportunity to try yourself at work. We are so glad we did. The size of this wok is perfect for us. We fed four adults a portion of grilled Terriaki salmon, seconds included. When we are alone we have enough to chill one more meal. Our dishes heat up very well in the microwave. We could put more food in the wok, but a few pre-heated (microwave, frozen) packets of vegetables go great with the meat. This device fully heats up in about 5 minutes. The indicator light goes out when the temperature you have selected is reached. We cook most meat at 7 or 8, but we used 9 for pork because I like it darker. We marinate the meat before we put it in. We usually use more peanut butter than recommended to cook the meat quickly and fully in 2 minutes. It didn't affect the taste in any way. After two minutes add the preheated vegetables. Drizzle with more sauce (soy plus teraki sweet and sour, Jack Daniel's skewers, whatever we're marinating) and sprinkle often with cilantro (its lemony flavor is especially good with shrimp and salmon chunks). The fragrance cools down after about 15 minutes. It is very easy to clean with a slightly soapy and damp paper towel. We didn't find it necessary to put it in a sink for immersion cleaning. We don't use the lid because we don't steam anything, but it's thick glass and has vent holes just in case. The power cord and controller are integrated into one unit and feature a compressible lever that allows them to be attached and detached from the wok. After releasing the lever, we push it a little further, otherwise the block cannot be pushed in completely. You can easily feel it. Given the price, we were amazed at the quality of the materials. Who can say how long the hob coating will last - with this aroma or with more expensive brands? At this price point and how much fun we're having at the moment, we'll be sure to replace it when the time comes, with any make or model that gets the job done.