When I was 11, my Irish American stepdad came home with a $10 wok and a used paperback Chinese cookbook. Chinese food was a treat reserved for the rare occasions when we ate out at local ...

Cooking food with an Asian-style wok is a healthy alternative to using a traditional frying pan. The wok is a beautifully constructed and versatile piece of cookware that should have a place in every ...

As someone who is new to wok cooking, it’s not a cooking method for the faint of heart. It requires extensive wrist strength, a tolerance for intense heat, and an intuitive understanding of the ...

Need a pan that can deep fry, sear, braise, and steam? The wok might be the pan you're looking for. When you think of a wok, you might imagine a large, dark bowl engulfed in flames—and while that's ...

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In a restaurant kitchen, it’s all about economy of motion on the line — whether chopping an onion or giving an insouciant flick of a sauté pan to give the ingredients a parabolic toss, cooks are ...