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Is this Wok ruined or just needs to be seasoned?
That's not coppery, that's rust. Your roommate didn't clean and dry it after use, evidently. Steel rusts. Naughty roommate, don't do that to pots that are not yours...and get scrubbing!
The link ...
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Is this Wok ruined or just needs to be seasoned?
This is rust. Seeing as it looks like the wok is still wet a while after it was washed up, this is not surprising.
Carbon steel, like cast iron, will rust quickly if left wet and so always needs to be ...
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Can an induction hob heat a wok as much as a gas burner?
TL;DR: you can make this work, but it will require adaptation, and you need to get a high-powered burner
Despite not being Asian, I cook in my woks a lot. When I shopped for a new stove, I chose to ...
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Would a small solid block of metal on an electric stove transfer enough heat to a round bottom wok?
This sounds ill-advised, not just because it's inefficient but also because it's potentially dangerous.
The choice of metal matters here since different metals have different properties when it comes ...
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Would a small solid block of metal on an electric stove transfer enough heat to a round bottom wok?
It would need really very good contact with both the wok and the electric ring. That would be hard to machine.
For rings that radiate (i.e. ones that glow), they'll reduce the radiant heat reaching ...
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Wok slides around in ring
yes there is a fix…just add food to the wok. In most cases the added weight of the food will balance the weight of the handle. I don’t really find the position an issue, it just means that the ...
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How to cook multiple batches in a wok without things burning
I would say that if things are sticking to your wok, you probably have not used it enough and have not built up enough seasoning on it. Or you are not using enough oil, or cooking with dare I say it, ...
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