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Questions tagged [wok]

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Determining a wok's material

I bought a wok at a Goodwill a little while ago and haven't really used it for much yet. I don't know how to determine what material it's actually made out of. I suspect it's just got a teflon coating on it, since it's fairly light and both the…
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What is this silvery spot at the bottom of my wok after first use?

I just used my wok for the first time to make some chicken fried rice, usual ingredients. What is this silvery spot? I cleaned before using and everything, but this spot, whatever it is, won’t come out. Have I ruined my wok?
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Home outdoor cooking apparatus for high heat cooking (wok, stir fry)

I am a chef over in Western Australia and love to cook outdoors in my spare time as we certainly have the weather for it. For Asian cooking (stir fried, in a wok) I'm looking for equipment, but there seems to be no proper market in this field for…
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Is this wok nonstick?

I bought was what I thought was a carbon steel wok, but after realizing that it's black color means it isn't a "classic" carbon steel wok, I am trying to find out what it is made out of :) I am pretty sure that it is this product, which says it is a…
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Can you use woks on an electric induction cooktop in an apartment?

Can I use woks on my electric induction cooktop at home? My guess is NO. Because woks are designed for Chinese restaurant gas ranges with tremendous BTU, and woks must rest inside the range and the flame envelops the wok. If I use a wok on…
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How to tell if wok is non-stick?

Someone gave me a wok. It's black and I scraped through the black coating so the metal is showing. I assume a regular wok (without non-stick coating) wouldn't have a black coating that could be scraped through? Also I intend to use this wok like a…
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Can You Wash a Wok?

I purchased a carbon steel wok recently. It says "hand wash" is recommended but no instructions are given on it. The wok I purchased goes through a seasoning process just like a cast iron pan. Once I am done cooking with a cast iron pan, I simply…
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Can a wok be used with home gas stoves?

I'm getting my friends a wok as a wedding gift and I'm concerned that it will be unusable on their ordinary gas stove. Can woks be used with everyday gas stoves? If not, what is the extra equipment needed to use a wok at home?
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My son has scratched my wok. Now it's rusting. Can it be restored or should I throw it away?

It says Made in Japan. It's heavy and matte black. Can't post the pic due to size limitations.
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Hard anodized wok without scratch-resistant coating?

After many years our current wok is dying. It did not have the non-stick coating, and we continue to not want non-stick coating on our wok. But every time I search for "hard anodized wok without non-stick coating" I get 10,000 listings for hard…
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What type of wok apparatus is depicted in this home?

The following looks like a standalone burner, not just a wok ring. What is it called? What would the power output be like? Where can I find more information?
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old electric Farberware wok

I don't know how old it is, but I inherited it from my mother-in-law and she always bought good quality stuff, so it could be 40 years old, but it is still in great shape. I am trying to learn some Chinese cooking and I have a recipe that calls for…
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Small holes in wok

There are a bunch of small holes in my wok. Any idea how it formed or where it came from? Do i need to replace my wok or reseason it?
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first time season a wok - did I mess up?

So I bought my first wok, I was trying to season it at my parents house because I have electric stove at home. I guess I messed up it, for some reason it took longer than I expected (like 1.5 hours). When I got home I tried to cook something in it,…
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Using Wok for first time?

I've been given a wok recently in preparation for university, and wanted to practice cooking with it before I left, and read in the instructions that I had to season it first. I started by washing the wok in hot soapy water for a few minutes with a…
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