Hot commodity: The best woks make cooking for a crowd easy! (Kristin Granero/Yahoo) The cavernous, sloped design of a wok makes it easy to flip and stir food with abandon; its high walls create ...
Need a pan that can deep fry, sear, braise, and steam? The wok might be the pan you're looking for. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca ...
Carbon steel is the best material for a wok. It is durable, has excellent heat distribution properties, and weighs less than cast iron. However, this solution may not be perfect for everyone. Chefs ...
Induction stoves have their benefits such as the stovetop not getting hot. However, there are some types of cookware they ...
For how incredible a wok is, it’s not very high on people’s list when stocking their pots and pans. Especially in the west, the pure bliss of cooking – not set-it-and-forget-it cooking, but active, ...
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 ...
When it comes to whipping up a high-protein meal that’ll help you hit your macros, the humble wok is an unsung hero. These bowl-shaped Asian pans get very hot, very fast, meaning you can cook up a ...
The Lunar New Year is right around the corner. This spring holiday, celebrated in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and other Asian cultures that observe a lunisolar calendar, falls on different dates in ...
When recreating your favorite dish from your local Chinese or Thai restaurant, it’s essential to have a wok. These versatile kitchen tools are found in every Asian kitchen and can braise, deep fry, ...
The first thing you notice walking up to a dai pai dong, one of Hong Kong’s signature open-air street food stalls, is the smoke. Aromatic plumes billow out from aluminum-covered vent hoods as chefs ...
“Our challenge for this project has been how to scale up a handmade process, and not lose the artisan craftsmanship,” says Robert Thomas of Robert Thomas Iron Design, who has been tasked with creating ...