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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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Did I just ruin a new carbon steel wok with bar keepers friend?
Definitely not ruined. When I had to completely redo the seasoning on my wok a few months ago I had something similar happen. The issue I determined was just that the wok was staying wet too long. ...
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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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Did I just ruin a new carbon steel wok with bar keepers friend?
If it keeps rusting every time you wet it… stop wetting it.
Get it dry as rapidly as you can by not only wiping it round with several paper towels, but get it on some heat as well.
Once it's dry, one ...
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Did I just ruin a new carbon steel wok with bar keepers friend?
It is not ruined...pretty hard to do that...If you've got some rust at this point, just scrub it off. Dry well, and immediately wipe it with a paper towel that has some oil on it. Heat your wok and ...
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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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