The wok has been used in Chinese and Asian cuisine for over 2000 years. It is a type of cooking utensil that has a real fascination in the Western world. It can be made of stainless steel cast iron or carbon steel although carbon steel woks are most often used for cooking traditional dishes.
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Everything You Need to Know About Buying a Wok (With Recommended Brands)
The wok can have a round or flat bottom (depending on the type of stove). The round bottom wok is the traditional one but flat bottom woks were introduced in the West to fit standard gas stoves.
With the traditional round bottom shape it is easier to pick up all the food on the bottom and toss it around. The wok can be used for many cooking techniques such as stir-frying steaming pan-frying deep-frying poaching boiling roasting searing stewing making soup or smoking.
If the wok is thick it will take longer to heat up. However once a thick wok is heated it retains heat much longer and distributes it more evenly. However if the wok is too thick it will be difficult to balance. Look for a wok that is 1.5-2 millimeters thick.
