This was a mother's day present for my wife that I got for her. Now this is the real deal as far as an authentic wok is concerned. It came straight from China & has a rustic appereance. I just finally seasoned it for her today & I will warn you, you should maybe follow the seasoning instructions to the letter because I added some extra stuff to the seasoning recipe & almost affixiated myself. O.K., I don't know that my life was in danger however I was coughing, had to open windows, shut off range & had to go outside for 10 minutes till the smoke cleared. But I'm happy I got it done, because the wife's a very good cook & I can't wait for her to get down on some wok cooking.