KIWAME PREMIUM Chinese Wok, 11.8 inch, Made in Japan

Using Your Kiwame Frying Pan Before first use... “Oil Acclimatization”

KIWAME Frying Pans do not feature an anti-rust coating because they are already extremely rust-resistant. First, please carefully wash the inside and outside of the frying pan with a neutral detergent, and rinse well. Once you have finished acclimatizing the frying pan to oil, you can use it immediately. Also, there is no need to season (pre-burn) the frying pan before acclimatizing it to oil.

Before anything else, please take care to acclimatize your Kiwame frying pan to oil.

1. Pour in enough oil to fill up about 1/3 of your frying pan’s capacity and heat it on low for about 5 minutes.
2. Turn off the heat and return it to its oil pot or other suitable container.
3. Use paper towels to spread the oil that remains in the pan fully around its inner surface.

Before every use... “Oil Return”

Professional and skilled amateur chefs always conduct “oil returns” on their frying pans before using them. Oil returns helps ensure your cooking will not be burnt and come out delicious.

1. Warm up your frying pan on medium heat.
2. Add a sufficient amount of oil (about a ladle’s worth) of oil to the frying pan and let it acclimatize to the frying pan’s surface.
3. Once the oil has heated up and sufficiently acclimatized to the frying pan’s surface, return it to its oil pot. This is the process known as “oil return”. Once this is done, add the appropriate amount of oil for the dish you will be using your frying pan to prepare and begin cooking.

*The goal is to unify the entire frying pan’s surface temperature and get the surface to fully acclimatize to oil. Doing this lets you use your frying pan to its fullest.

When Finished

Iron pots and pans are not storage containers. When finished cooking, please move any leftovers to an appropriate container.

1. Use a scrub brush or bamboo whisk while the frying pan is still hot to wash it with hot water. (Please do not wash it in a dishwasher.)
2. When done, rinse it off and wipe it dry before putting it away.

When washing your iron frying pan with dish soap, please be aware that it is easy to mistakenly remove the “acclimatized oil membrane” along with oil stains, so please use it as described above.

Post-Stewing, Steaming, and Boiling Maintenance

When using your frying pan for stewing, steaming, or boiling, the hot water used may remove parts of the pan’s acclimatized oil membrane. To avoid this, please wash and dry the pan thoroughly after use and be sure to lightly reapply oil afterwards.

Caring for Your Frying Pan

If you burn what you’re cooking...

Adding hot water and bring it to a boil will soften the burned food and make it easier to remove. Then use a scrub brush or bamboo whisk to remove any final remnants.

If your frying pan becomes stained...

*Please make sure to use a gas stove for this process

1. Set a burner on your gas stove to maximum heat, then use it to try and burn the stains off the frying pan directly, until they stop producing smoke.
2. Once the frying pan cools down, use a metal scrub brush or metal spatula to scrape away the stains from both sides of the frying pan.
3. After polishing the entire frying pan with a hard nylon scrub brush or metal scrub brush and cleaner, rinse it with water, then wipe it dry. Next, heat the empty frying pan on medium for about 5 minutes, then when it cools down repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 for oil acclimatization.