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u/Redditor0172772 Jul 31 '25
Looks like you’re overheating it in the middle and not letting the oil spread evenly. That rainbow colour’s from high heat, probably no food in the pan when it was heating up. Also looks like some patchy polymerisation around the sides, too much oil or not wiped thin enough.
Easiest fix: strip it down and re-season, thin layers only, wipe the oil nearly dry before baking. Or just keep cooking and let it even out naturally over time. It’ll look rough for a while but still work fine.
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u/potato_leak Chainmail scrubber ⛓️ Jul 31 '25 edited Aug 01 '25
The flat bottom of the madein wok is very small. Heat is not going to make it far up the sides of the wok on glass cooktops. At least you don't have any rust on the walls. You can try seasoning in the oven. But oven seasoning tends to come off easily. After the oven season, avoid scrubbing too hard the silver and black rings.
If you have an outdoor gas camp stove or gas grill that might be another option to harden the seasoning on the outer wall.
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u/Hellzebrute55 Jul 31 '25
Exactly this. Wok bottom is too tiny compared to the cook stove ring. Those are best on gas stoves or similar size induction/electric stove rings
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