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 ...

With induction cooking, you're only getting heat on the small part of the wok that touches the cooktop, and this also means you can't toss your food in the same way, as removing it from the cooktop ...

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 ...

In his second cookbook “The Wok: Recipes and Techniques,” Kenji López-Alt crowns the wok as the most versatile pan in the kitchen. With the majority of people around the world cooking with woks at ...

Although you can produce a jim-dandy stir-fry in a regular saute pan, there’s nothing like the rounded bowl of a proper wok to facilitate that way-cool, arcing vegetable toss. Plus, cooking implements ...

Chandra Ram led the digital food strategy for Food & Wine. She has more than 15 years of experience writing and editing food content and developing recipes. A former restaurant cook and server, she ...

Got the stir-fry stupids? So do we all, at one time or another. As in: What types of meat are best? How long do I really need to marinate? When exactly do I need to add the sauce? What happens when ...

Because it is an induction cooktop, when the wok is removed from the base, it will automatically shut off. Additionally, it cannot start up without the wok in place. There are no open flames, so it is ...

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 ...

After nearly 20 years, Eleanor Hoh’s Wok Star series remains strong. If you’ve never been, think of it as a masterclass in Asian stir-fry, where you’ll learn one-dish cooking techniques while sipping ...