Commercial Grade Wok Shovel & Ladle Set, Wood Handle (#2 (18"L))

What's not to like? These are beautiful to the point of being works of art. The weld, polish, overall quality, and heavy grade of steel is perfect for a life-long tool. The balance is excellent; these tools are meant to be used! One tip about the wooden plug handles: give them a wipe-down with food-grade mineral oil from time to time, like should be done with any good wooden bowl or cooking spoon or stirrer. This prevents swelling and shrinking and eventual loosening or splitting. It also makes it much easier to clean the wooden grip from hand and food staining. I've got wooden bowls that have lasted decades in wonderful condition despite being used for soups and stews all that time. Regular wiping down with mineral oil is the secret. (Wood makes the best handle grips and eating ware because it is both insulating and pathogenic. Germs don't survive on wood like they do on plastic ware, and holding a hot bowl of food feels comfortable on the hand, thanks to the natural insulation of the wood container. Water is the enemy of wood, and a good mineral oil coating soaked into the wood pores is the answer to handles, containers, and tools.

These are well made; they are not wimpy in any way. My wood handles came tight fitting and were not loose as some have complained about. To that I say they are wood and it does shrink when it dries out and does expand when wet. If you have a problem do like another guy did use a rivet to retain the handle. That is a wimpy complaint to me. I like how robust they are and feel they will last a long time. I also found the shovel to have a slightly sharper edge than I like so I will use some No. 400 wet or dry sand paper to get the edge that I like and I will be happy!!!!

These are huge!!I I got the 17 inch ones... I ordered the 14"..wanted 12" they are freakin' Awesome these will live well beyond your years. Holey cow these are like military ... you couldnt break them if you tried.. sad thing is they're huge. I ordered smaller ones.. I'm single.. I don't have a commercial wok... however these would not break in a commercial situation ever... they are made to last an eternity... therefor I will honor them.. and use them and go +Oh my Jesus Christ these things are real!!!

Mine keep coming apart but eventually I'll have to find some kind of adhesive to keep the wood handle connected to the metal part. These are heavy duty so I'm not displeased with the purchase, would love suggestions on what fixative to use to bond the wood to the stell handle. They are wonderful to use with my wok.

The utensils themselves are sturdy and functional. The handle is terrible; a 3" wooden thing. I need to find a wood dowel and make my own. The wood part of the handle needs to be a good 4" longer so that you don't have 2-3 fingers on the metal part of the utensil. Made in China.

Unlike what other purchasers have experienced, the wooden handles on my examples were firmly inserted and attached. The finish of the metal is excellent as I saw very little defects, very highly polished.I suspect that there has been quality control issues in the past which the manufacture intends to correct.There’s even now a sticker that says that the handles are inserted into the metal shafts without any nails/screws so that they can be replaced when worn. When these wooden handles get cracked or split I intend to make some new ones out of Hickory that’s just a given with these type of imported kitchen tools.

DO NOT PURCHASE!!! We bought these even though other reviews mentioned the problem with the wooden handles falling off. Sure enough, the first set came MISSING one of the handles, not even in the box. We returned them and asked for a replacement pair. They came intact but the wooden handles literally fell off in our hands. YIKES! The stainless steel tools seemed to be premium. I hope the company can figure out this manufacturing defect because wooden handles would be nice and look good. Until then, JUST BUY THE SOLID STAINLESS STEEL WOK SHOVEL AND LADLE.

These fit the curve of the wok perfectly and are light and long enough to keep the heat off the hands