hello hi everyone! Wesley here. Today once again (as you might notice) we’re not in the kitchen, but in my studio, cause we are instead adding onto our series dedicated to the fundamentals of wok cooking. More specifically, we’ll be getting to a topic that a LOT of folks have been asking for, which is a (hopefully) brief guide to wok cooking on a home range, and how and why it’s so different from cooking in a normal frying pan. For those following along, a few months back we also did a quick guide to pantry essentials which seemed to be really helpful for folks building their pantry for the first time, but I also know we fully glossed over everything related to the actual cooking process because…it was already a 17 minute long video.
So! In this video we’re finally gonna touch on some of the most asked questions that have come up over the years, which is “how do I chose a good wok? How do I season it properly? How do I cook in it properly?” and finally most importantly “why are all of my stir fries mushy?” I’ll start by mentioning that the answer to a lot of these questions is really just gonna be related more broadly to good cooking fundamentals in general. That said though, I do also think that there are a number of wok-specific techniques that are pretty unique to Asian cooking and (at least to me) stand out quite a bit from euro-centric cooking, especially with regards to high heat cooking, stir frying, and just generally how to cook in a giant frying pan shaped like a big ass bowl with a handle.
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0:00 Hello Hi Everyone
2:20 Wok Types
5:22 Gas Range Wok Cooking
7:50 Electric Range Wok Cooking
9:35 Wok Burners
10:56 Wok Burner Cooking
13:49 Let's Eat!
14:41 Thanks For Watching!