How To Use A Wok On An Electric Stove: GoArticles.com

How To Use A Wok On An Electric Stove: GoArticles.com: "The diameter of actual heating surface would be tiny due to reduced surface contact with the flat heating element. Cooking time would be increased and the amount of stir frying would take longer just because of the reduced cooking area."

Thats why you need a flat bottomed wok for most modern kitchens. This will increase the cooking area a bit more than on a regular rounded wok on a traditional gas burner setup, as used in Asian kitchens. So, you may have to stir fry a little faster due to the greater cooking area, however its no major problem on a regular sized wok. In fact a flat bottomed wok can now be used to cook more Western style meals such as steaks and chops, where a flat surface is required. However, when cooking steaks and pork chops or similar items, you would now use the wok as a regular flat frying pan. The heat would have to be turned down because you would no longer be stir frying using high temperatures.

The nice thing about this, is that when you've finished cooking the meat, you could quickly clean or rinse the wok and then put it back on the stove and use a high heat and stir fry your vegetables in a couple of minutes.

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