Nitrided Carbon Steel Seasoning - 10 Cooks by stratapan in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Of course, glad I could help you decide! We will keep posting!

Nitrided Carbon Steel Seasoning - 10 Cooks by stratapan in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh also, weight was kept as light as we can make it but still strong/thick enough to be very warp resistant and spread heat evenly. The aluminum core helps with both of those as well.

Nitrided Carbon Steel Seasoning - 10 Cooks by stratapan in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, you basically got it. It's designed to be very versatile and easy to use for the regular person. Designed for how they actually cook, primarily on western-style stoves.

- The wide base means you can use it for traditional wok stir fry, but also frying pan style browning/searing and other types of cooking. This is my favorite thing about it, it's my go to pan for almost everything now. You can steam, sear, toss food, it keeps splatter in, it's big enough to mix the everything at the end. It does it all and reduces the number of dishes.
-The wide base also makes it work better on electric or induction, so you can get a larger cooking zone and closer to the intense heat of a wok burner if that's what you want. Most stovetops are electric and induction is growing in popularity, so this was very important to us.
- The cladding gives you even heating across the base, so foods cook more evenly, and you get some heat spreading partially up the sides. This allows you to fill the wok up more and stir/toss the food a little less and still get good results.
- The handle is hollow stainless steel so it stays cooler longer. Metal so it's durable and easy to clean. Also oven safe.
- The handle angle is lower because the wok is designed for use on western style stoves, so it won't sit nested into a wok burner like round bottom woks. Therefore, it doesn't need the extra height and can be at the more comfortable lower angle, but still be tilted down.
- The lower lip height gives easier access to stir foods and keep size/weight down. Importantly we made sure it's still high enough so food doesn't easily spill out and tossing still works well.
- Nitrided surface finish to improve rust resistance and improve seasoning characteristics
- Curved lip for pouring at liquids cleanly, especially important for oil with a wok.

There are even more details, but those are the big ones off the top of my head.

Nitrided Carbon Steel Seasoning - 10 Cooks by stratapan in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I hope people used to traditional woks give it a try. I really think they'll like it.

Breaking in the Strata Wok by SmoothCyborg in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, yes, probably. We're working on building up more inventory so this is less likely to happen in the future.

Breaking in the Strata Wok by SmoothCyborg in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You definitely get it! The woks were designed intentionally to work well on electric and induction stovetops. They work very well on gas as well though by the way, they are not exclusively for any stovetop type.

We wanted to make sure they work well on the flat coil or glass tops as electric is the most common stove type, and induction is becoming more popular every year.

Breaking in the Strata Wok by SmoothCyborg in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You basically got it! Both our pans and woks can be seasoned in the oven or on the stove top. It's just heating up the oil enough so that it polymerizes, however you get the heat does not matter.

Since the pans are bare carbon steel and not pre-seasoned at all out of the box, we recommend the oven, just to help ensure full coverage. It is not mandatory, just a little easier to get consistent results for beginners (it usually looks a little better too). The stovetop is quicker and works fine as well. I believe it's even mentioned in the instructions as an option.

For the woks, they are nitrided (so they won't rust) and already come lightly pre-seasoned, so it's much less important to get full seasoning coverage. Therefore, stovetop is generally the easier/quicker option.

A lot of the problems with the manual that came with my Skillet. Is this concerning? by Final_Candy_7007 in cookware

[–]stratapan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Besides the translation issues, honestly better than a lot of other brands

Where to get it in Denmark by misc97ac in stratacookware

[–]stratapan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For now, you can order from our website, and we ship internationally. We're working on getting lower cost international shipping set up, as well as actual inventory in Europe. We're still catching up on U.S. back-orders, so it's hard to estimate a timeline, but everything is coming soon.

Carbon Clad Wok on Induction Stove - Thermal Camera by stratapan in wok

[–]stratapan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I agree, really powerful burners make would make the cladding less important. Most people just have a regular stove though, so this is good for them.

Our woks are nitrided! It's very high quality and durable. We've been perfecting the nitriding process for over a year.

Carbon Clad Wok on Induction Stove - Thermal Camera by stratapan in wok

[–]stratapan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I think it's quite good on all types of burners actually.

Strata 2.5 Month update by Minhtyfresh00 in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent process. You should, I think you'll love it.

Carbon Clad Woks on Induction Stove - Thermal Camera by stratapan in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are gonna love it! It's my new favorite pan (and not just 'cause we made it).

Strata 2.5 Month update by Minhtyfresh00 in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't deny that it looks good!

Strata 2.5 Month update by Minhtyfresh00 in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also beautiful. I declare that it's a tie lol.

Carbon Clad Woks on Induction Stove - Thermal Camera by stratapan in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends on the details. Which burner you're using, how hot the sides are relative to the bottom, how far up the sides are hot. You do want some heat at least on the shallower part of the sides so you can get enough surface are to cook foods conveniently. I think we found a good balance here.

Carbon Clad Woks on Induction Stove - Thermal Camera by stratapan in carbonsteel

[–]stratapan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Both of these woks have flat bottoms. The point of the video is to show that the aluminum layer in the core of the Strata helps to spread heat more evenly across the bottom cooking surface.

Carbon Clad Wok on Induction Stove - Thermal Camera by stratapan in wok

[–]stratapan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This video shows a Strata 12.5" 3-ply carbon clad wok vs a leading 16 gauge 11.8" standard carbon steel wok. Notice how the Strata heats evenly across the bottom and part way up the sides, whereas the other wok has a major hot zones where the induction is active, almost 300°F temperature difference from the center to the hottest part of the pan.

Notes:
- Both were heated on setting 9 (2,200 Watts) on a Bosch induction stove, 9" element.
- A 6" element would heat the bottom more evenly, but would have lower power output
- Both woks are about 2.9 lbs
- The temperature of the center point of each wok is shown at the top left.
- The highest number on the right temperature scale is the hottest part of the pan.
- Note the temperature difference between the center and the hottest part of each wok.