Cleaning a non stick wok.

[Tigerpit]

Mine's a few years old and has a crusty, flaky bottom. I don't want to scrub too hard as I'll damage the non stick finish, but I'm sorely tempted to give it a good old scrape with a metal fish slice. Help!

It's mainly the fault of homemade egg friend rice, which I always manage to weld to the bottom of the pan. An overnight soak and scrape with a wooden spatula gets rid of the worse, but I'm still left with a crusty, flaky bottom that I assume is burned on food. As soon as I use the wok again, that stuff adds itself to what's cooking...it's revolting.

Or should I just chuck it out and buy a new one? In which case, how do I stop it happening again?

friend rice??? FRIED!!!

Try using some bio washing powder and water bring to a boil.

Have you tried boiling water in it then scraping?
I’d chuck and buy a wok you need to season rather then a non stick one personally though!

I think you're probably right Spenlo
I thought a non-stick one would be a good thing, and to be fair, it was great for a number of years, I expect it's just coming to the end of its life.

I got it clean-ish last night but will try the washing powder thing, thanks Orangettes I use non bio so will have to beg a wee spoon or two off a neighbour.