On Jun 14, 10:11*am, Manda Ruby > wrote:
> I own the one with helper handle as shown in (1).
>
> (1)http://www.wokshop.com/HTML/products...eel-wood-handl....
>
> I think that the one below - shown in (2)- would be better for storage
> purpose (and may be even for wasking) but I don't want to give this
> design at (2) a priority at the expense of moving out of the storage
> area to the stove top.
>
> (2)http://www.wokshop.com/HTML/products...d-handles.html
>
> So, what's your opinion on these two shown above because I am ordering
> from a store in San Francisco paying shipping fees cus the local Asian
> stores don't have carbon steel type and local other stores only have a
> 12" with one handle. *BTW, this store in SF also has nice lid/cover,
> i.e. heavy gauge (she'd couldn't tell me a number on gauge) that is
> made in US.

Depends on when you would use a handle. Do you picture yourself
flipping food in the air? Then you might want a long handle.The only
time I use a handle is when I'm scraping food out to serve. Mine (a
Taylor and Ng from the 70s) just has two steel handles, anyways, so I
use a potholder.