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 ...

A chef using a wok to cook a stir-fry tosses the contents in the air - Simonkr/Getty Images Getting a new wok is an exciting moment in a home cook's life, because it either means you're expanding your ...

Ok, so I have messed up another nonstick skillet. It seems that the surface coating never lasted more than a week. I am using wooden spatula and cleaned it with the soft side of the sponge. Yet ...

In use for several thousand years, few cooking vessels are more versatile than the wok. You likely first think of the pan as the best way to stir fry vegetables, proteins, or noodles; a task it ...

Woks aren’t unitaskers. Beyond stir-frying, you can make soups, steamed meats or vegetables, and boil pasta in the pan. Over at The Splendid Table, Chef Ming Tsai shares the many virtues of the wok ...

If your idea of fun with a wok takes place in a Chinese restaurant or the food court at the mall, you’re missing out. Never thought of having all that drama in your own kitchen — with flames curling ...

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