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“The Lions’ Den”
Mobile cooking system without electricity: DeWok in the taste test
in the DeWok The scope of delivery included a small wok pan with a separate handle, a cooking rack, a safety burner, a wooden spoon and the matching gel
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Steve Müller is a big fan of Asian cuisine. After experiencing the healthy culture of indulgence at first hand, he developed a mobile cooking system: DeWok not only works without electricity, but should also enable cooking that is rich in vitamins and nutrients. We dared to try it on ourselves.
For several years Steve Müller lived in Asia for professional reasons, where he got to know and love healthy cooking with a wok. The thought matured in him that everyone should enjoy the Asian food culture – but there was a catch: “Traditional cooking with a wok is very complex – I wanted to invent something that would make it easier and without electricity works. Everyone can: r easily prepare healthy and tasty dishes anytime, anywhere, without having to be a wok professional. ” Driven by this idea, the 41-year-old engineer developed a mobile cooking system: DeWok.
DeWok: That’s behind it
The portable cooking system is available as a double set for up to four people or as a single set for up to two people. We tested the latter: The scope of delivery included a small wok pan, a cooking rack, a safety burner (including extinguishing lid), a cooking spoon and a suitable fuel gel with bio-ethanol. According to the manufacturer, you don’t need electricity for commissioning, so DeWok can be used anywhere – not just at home, but also in the garden, when camping or on the beach. But what exactly should you prepare in it? Steve Müller is convinced that his invention can be used for cooking and steaming, frying and “wokkening”. It doesn’t matter whether you want to prepare Asian vegetables or meat, raclette or scrambled eggs. But what exactly is the peculiarity? “The structure and the selection of materials are specially coordinated and thanks to the perfect temperature distribution in the pan you should be able to cook rich in vitamins and nutrients”, is the official explanation.
The wok is delivered in two parts: the handle has to be screwed onto the pan
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Practical test: this is how DeWok works
Before DeWok could be put into operation, the burner had to be filled halfway with fuel gel – after all, the system works without a power connection. Then it was placed in the middle under the cooking frame and the fuel gel it contained was ignited with a match. Only then could the pan be placed in the recess in the natural stone plate and heated. The instructions recommended using sunflower, peanut or rapeseed oil to fry fresh ingredients. We stuck to that. For the practical test, we seared various stir-fried vegetables with rice in a pan and seasoned them with a teriyaki sauce (which we prepared separately). And this is what the result looked like:
The vegetable rice pan was easy to prepare in the wok
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Conclusion: Was DeWok able to convince?
Basically, DeWok works like any other pan. However, it took much longer until the heat was evenly distributed in the wok – which is not surprising considering the small flame under the pan. However, the short cooking times promised by the manufacturer could not be adhered to. Which in itself wouldn’t be tragic if you weren’t very hungry. However, if it has to be done quickly, cooking with DeWok will be a real test of patience. In addition, the pan should be enough for two hungry mouths. However, our test showed that the content could barely fill one person. Here, too, you have to plan more time or prepare your meal in several servings one after the other, similar to raclette.
And what is our conclusion? All in all, the invention isn’t particularly innovative, but it’s not bad either. The materials and the design look very high quality, which certainly explains the not very cheap price. The question is whether you really need DeWok for on the go. We would probably continue to rely on a gas stove that works just as without electricity and can be used outdoors.
DeWok gets prominent support
Steve Müller is currently not only looking for an investor, but also for a strategic partner: “Even if I work all day, I’m just reaching my limits. I’m not a person who pulls the handbrake, I want to move on go forward. To do this, I need a partner who supports me and his team. ” For the expansion of his company he is hoping for a cash injection of 100,000 euros – for 12.5 percent of his company shares. He gets support with his pitch from TV star chef Christian Lohse, who is already an avowed fan of DeWok is.
Tonight at 8:15 p.m. on Vox you can see whether the lions are also enthusiastic about the mobile cooking system.
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