Which is better, cast iron wok or fine iron wok?

What's the difference between cast iron wok and wrought iron wok? Let's take a look at Bian Xiao's sharing today.

1, in terms of materials

Wrought iron refers to relatively pure iron extracted from pig iron. The carbon content is less than 0.02%. After various heat treatments, the carbon content decreases and the hardness increases. Cooked iron pots are generally made by hand or forged with black skin, and the pot will become thinner;

Pig iron generally refers to iron alloy with carbon content of 2-4.3%. Raw iron pots are usually made of castings and have a hard texture.

2. Performance.

Cooked wok is light and thin, which can directly transfer the temperature of fire to food. Because of its fast heat transfer and cooking speed, it is very suitable for fast cooking;

The raw iron pan has uniform heat transfer. When the temperature of the fire exceeds 200℃, the raw iron pot will control the temperature of food at 230℃ by releasing certain heat energy. Disadvantages: slow heat transfer, thick pot ring, rough particles and easy cracking.

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Which is better, cast iron wok or fine iron wok?

Fine iron pot, commonly known as cooked iron pot, tin pot and stretching pot, is a kind of pot. The cut rolled steel plate is put into a fixed mold for forging to form a blank of the pot.

Compared with cast iron wok, refined iron wok has more uniform heat transfer and is not easy to stick to the wok. At the same time, because of the excellent material of the fine iron pot, the pot can be made very thin and the temperature in the pot can be higher. In addition, the surface of the refined iron pan is smooth and easy to clean. Raw iron pots contain some impurities, which are easily oxidized to form other oxides, affecting the effect of iron supplementation. So it's best to use a fine iron pot.

How to distinguish refined iron pan from cast iron pan?

1. Look at the iron: the fracture of gray iron is dark gray with coarse grains. The cast iron pot will have small burrs and pits of different sizes, and the surface of the refined iron pot will be smooth and burr-free.

2. Listen to the sound: tap the outer surface of the pot with your hand. If the hair is black and dumb, it is high-quality cast iron. If the sound is loud and pleasant, it will be a fine iron pot after a long time.

3, look at the thickness: the pot body of the thin iron pot is consistent with the bottom of the pot, and the cast iron pot is thicker along the bottom of the thin pot.