When I was 11, my Irish American stepdad came home with a $10 wok and a used paperback Chinese cookbook. Chinese food was a treat reserved for the rare occasions when we ate out at local ...

I love my induction cooktop but there's one major problem compared to gas grills: it can't do justice to traditional wok cooking. It didn't really ever occur to me that my wok would be an issue, but ...

After nearly 20 years, Eleanor Hoh’s Wok Star series remains strong. If you’ve never been, think of it as a masterclass in Asian stir-fry, where you’ll learn one-dish cooking techniques while sipping ...

Chandra Ram led the digital food strategy for Food & Wine. She has more than 15 years of experience writing and editing food content and developing recipes. A former restaurant cook and server, she ...

Oh, you CIA graduates in your crisp white jackets, you’ll never know what it’s like to be Chef Zhou Guang Zan. Imagine standing over a jet engine as it blasts more than 30,000 BTUs. Your task is to ...

If anyone is stir-frying to the sky's edge, it's Grace Young. The author of the new guide to mastering stir-frying takes the title of her book from a Chinese expression, "One wok runs to the sky's ...

Jet Tila gives us the six commandments of wok cooking. Jet recommends using a flat-bottomed carbon-steel wok. To season the wok heat it well, add kosher salt, rub the interior with the salt until the ...

For how incredible a wok is, it’s not very high on people’s list when stocking their pots and pans. Especially in the west, the pure bliss of cooking – not set-it-and-forget-it cooking, but active, ...