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 ...

Ok, so I have messed up another nonstick skillet. It seems that the surface coating never lasted more than a week. I am using wooden spatula and cleaned it with the soft side of the sponge. Yet ...

A chef using a wok to cook a stir-fry tosses the contents in the air - Simonkr/Getty Images Getting a new wok is an exciting moment in a home cook's life, because it either means you're expanding your ...

Got the stir-fry stupids? So do we all, at one time or another. As in: What types of meat are best? How long do I really need to marinate? When exactly do I need to add the sauce? What happens when ...

Need a pan that can deep fry, sear, braise, and steam? The wok might be the pan you're looking for. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca ...

Stir-fry and salsa aren’t traditional companions on the plate, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be a little common ground. As a wok cooking teacher, I’m constantly looking for new ways to use my wok, ...

A good wok should last you a lifetime. My favourite is a well-worn hand-me-down from my Chinese takeaway chef parents, bought in Hong Kong decades ago.

Getting a new wok is an exciting moment in a home cook's life, because it either means you're expanding your culinary tools of the trade, or you've used your old one until it can no longer do its job ...