Let's Cooking: TNL!

[Hot Like Wasabi]

Speaking of Woks, does any one have a recommended store to pick up kitchen utensils and what not? Target is not cutting it.

[Thief Silver]

Also: Unless you're doing it all the time you're not going to gain any flavor from the wok, since you're not used to it and don't know how to really work it. All you're getting is "authenticity", and even that is tarnished from ineptitude.

So don't even try to learn how to use it, good advice.

However the knowledge about the Electric range not really providing enough is good to know.

My dad used an Electric Wok for his Sweet and Sour Chicken and Tomato Beef and they always tasted quite fine, though my dad's a pretty good cook whereas I'm out of practice. Maybe an Electric wok would be good then.

[Razor Ramon]

Another day with a cast-iron skillet!

Salt and paper towel weren't working. I caved and started using a brush and even a brillo pad! Sadly all of the oil didn't come off. Is that okay to leave there?

[Josh]

Noob. Did you read that link I gave you or not?

[Josh]

protip: all the oil isn't supposed to come off.

[Razor Ramon]

I did read it but it didn't clean the pan as well as I had hoped. The brush works pretty well I just need some coarse salt as an abrasive. I just finished setting the oil. I have an inkling my roommate is going to do something dumb like use it. He'll then be wearing it.

[FirstBlood]

bottom line: don't clean it with soap. a brush is fine.

[icarusfall]

So don't even try to learn how to use it, good advice.

However the knowledge about the Electric range not really providing enough is good to know.

My dad used an Electric Wok for his Sweet and Sour Chicken and Tomato Beef and they always tasted quite fine, though my dad's a pretty good cook whereas I'm out of practice. Maybe an Electric wok would be good then.

That's right. Don't even try. It's a waste of your time. You're not going to be using it enough to get any appreciable improvement in your cooking.

I'm telling you, just use a frying pan on high heat. It's going to turn out the same.

I'm not talking out my ass here, I worked at PF Chang's for 2 years using a wok for every dish. Using a wok at home is stupid.

[Razor Ramon]

Thief, this is where you decide what direction you will take in life.

Are you the man who will listen to those with experience telling you not to do something? To just give up because someone else who knows the trade (and used to scrub dog's assholes clean) told you to? Or are you going to go out on a limb anyway? Will you find out on your own because you believe experiencing it yourself will make you grow as a person?

Time to choose.

[icarusfall]

Go ahead and waste your time and money - I don't really care, I'm just trying tell you how things work.