This wok is available in 2 options: Unseasoned or Pre-seasoned. Pre-seasoned wok is a build-to-order product, and it’s made upon order. As of now, it takes 5-7 months to arrive after the order is placed. Please ensure you understand the situation before placing orders. Please note that the order cannot be canceled once it’s placed. Yamada woks are known for a top quality highly evaluated by professionals for its elaborately hammered surface, which is made one by one and totally distinctive from that of pressed woks. Use & Care Unseasoned woks are regularly stocked. Before first use, make sure to heat the wok to burn off the coating and wash it with detergent when it gets cool. Then, stir-frying vegetable scraps is recommended in order to make the wok ready. For more details, check “Pre-Seasoning” Section on Have an all-around Japanese wok in your kitchen! Pre-seasoned woks are build-to-order products. Instead of anti-rust coating, the woks are finished with cooking oil. Since they are made upon each order, it will take 5-10 weeks before the shipment. You don’t need to heat the wok to burn off the coating before first use, but wash it with detergent. Then, stir-frying vegetable scraps is recommended in order to make the wok ready. For more details, check “Seasoning” Section on Have an all-around Japanese wok in your kitchen! For more details, check YAMADA Hammered Iron Flat Bottom Wok (1.2mm Thickness) Background Yamada Kogyosho, Y.K. was founded in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan in 1957. Yamada is a family-owned craft factory run over three generations and they are the only manufacturer of hammered woks in Japan.