Wok Guilt

[robin_d_laws]

I have wok guilt

Comments

[lakos]

On those round-bottle woks, you can get little holder-things that will hold them over the range, though I'm not sure it would work well for an electric range.

Conversely, you find a place to build a fire and cook outside, though that's a lot of effort and probably breaks some set of city/county ordinances. ;)

[arcaedia]

If it's an electric range with the raised heating elements and not the smooth top, the holders (AKA wok rings - see http://www.wokshop.com/HTML/products/woks/woks_handhammered.html) work alright but will scratch the new ceramic tops. I admit, however, that I upgraded from the round-bottom wok that I used for a few years to a flat bottom one from The Wok Shop in San Fransisco and have found it much better for my purposes.

[markm]

ebay/craig's list would be better than landfill, no?

[j_v_lynch]

or Freecycle.

[snarg]

Or the Salvation Army thrift store.

[cleireac]

I would support this....

Captain Hank Harwell,
The Salvation Army
Lufkin Texas

(ok, I'll go back an lurk now....)

[thebitterguy]

Why is the round bottomed model dangerous?

[thebitterguy]

Well, yeah, I assumed that round bottomed model included "with a wok ring", and wondered if there was some other reason.

[goobermunch]

Probably because you're heating up a big honkin' hunk of metal that lacks a certain stability (as it has a round bottom) inviting spills and accompanying burns.

--G

[memento_mori]

This is easy-peasy if you have a patio/garage/what-have-you. Get one of those turkey fryers (which suck for frying turkeys, go figure!) with a propane gas base and use the base with a wok ring stand and you'll be all set.

You can also use a wok burner, basically the same darn thing. BTUs!!!

[sadrx]

At first, I was a little surprised at your apprehension for "shanking a bunch of lobsters," but then I remembered, oh yeah, not everyone grew up in Nova Scotia. It just seems so easy to me -- boiled, BBQed, what-have-you.