On Dec 17, 1:43*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:18:35 -0600, "Pete C." >
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> >> On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:25:55 -0600, wrote:
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> >> >I'm not much of a cook at all.... but one thing I do
> >> >like is fried potatoes and stir fry type dishes
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> >> >I have a nice skillet (probably too small) though.....
> >> >but have wondered if maybe a wok is the better "tool"
> >> >for me?
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> >> >Can someone give this neophyte cook some advice on the
> >> >advantages of wok vs BIG skillet?
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> >> Big skillet wins... raw spuds is not something lends itself to stir
> >> frying. *I see no point to a wok unless one cooks very teeny
> >> quantities or has a huge BTU gas burner. *The vast majority of folks
> >> who wok at home are just fooling themselves (ie. masturbating).
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> >I agree, unless you have a high BTU burner (or cook over a wood or
> >charcoal fire) you don't have enough heat input for a wok to function
> >properly and you may as well use an ordinary large skillet.
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> Were I seriously into stir frying on my ordinary gas stove I'd have
> this:http://debuyer.com/product.php?id=71...=bleu1&start=2
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> http://www.amazon.com/Buyer-Mineral-...dp/B002L874UI/...

Hmm... Should I spend $70 for a frypan, or $35 for a wok with cover
and gas ring?

http://www.taylorandng.com/index.php...c-wok-set.html