What’s A Wok?
September 28th, 2007The difficulties for Americans using a wok are that the wok was not created for the burners on American stoves. Because the wok is round bottomed, it is very dangerous, and may slide off of the stove. You can purchase round bottom woks with two metal handles; this allows you to hold it in place with an oven mitt while cooking.
The disadvantage is that you must remove the wok before adding additional ingredients; this changes the heat which should remain constant. A ring may be purchased to sit over the top of the burner; however this raises the wok up off of the flame, which reduces the
intensity of the heat.