How to Buy a Wok: What We Recommend
If you’re new to Chinese cooking, you’ve probably asked yourself: what kind of wok should I buy? Stainless steel? Cast iron? Non-stick? Don’t worry! We’re here to help you with a comprehensive guide to buying the right wok (it’s what we use!) so you can cook our recipes and get the best possible results.
How to Season a Wok & Daily Wok Care
We’ll walk you through the detailed first-time seasoning process you should apply to your new wok. For ongoing care, we’ll show you how to maintain it for years to come. We’ll also go over some key misconceptions about wok care. Follow this advice, and your carbon steel wok will form a beautiful seasoned patina that any Chinese cook would be proud of.
How to Prevent Food from Sticking to a Wok!
We’ve all dealt with terrible messes from food sticking to a wok. A pan-fried fish ending up skinless, a crusty coating of rice or noodles impossible to scrub off, or bits of meat that just won’t come loose. Frustrating. In this post, we’ll share the ONLY technique you need to keep food from sticking without special equipment or ingredients!
How to Make Stir-fry: The Right Way
Though cooking a stir-fry dish takes minutes, there’s more to stir-fry technique than meets the eye. In this post, we’re sharing our need-to-know tips on how to make Asian stir-fry dishes in your wok the right way, no matter what ingredients you’re using.
Hi, hoping you can help. Not realising that carbon steel needed to be seasoned, we started using our new carbon steel d.line wok right away like a usual non stick wok. After a couple of stir frys, I have found this site and realised that the wok we have requires seasoning. The colour of the wok has darkened, it almost looks burnt. Is it too late for this wok? Can I start the seasoning process and save this wok? Thanks in advance, Anthony
You’ve “accidentally” seasoned your wok. Yes, the color is supposed to change, and it will dark substantially. Read the guide, and go ahead with the steps.
Hi Anthony, you can start over with seasoning like we describe in the post, but I kinda think you have already started the gradual seasoning process. :)