On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:22:51 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

>On 12/18/2010 8:51 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>> Woks certainly do warp with temperature change, because of how they
>> are fabricated they are loaded with stress so actually woks warp a lot
>> more than conventional pots... only since wok geometry ain't flat to
>> begin with you don't notice, but their curvature changes substantially
>> from round to elliptical. However flat bottom woks warp very
>> noticeably, their bottoms 'oil can'.
>
>My guess is that you're just guessing about a wok being loaded with
>stress and that the curvature changes substantially. Do you have any
>data on all this or is this a case of you just knowing it truly with all
>your heart? OTOH, I can use a wok in high temperature cooking and not
>have to worry about dumping water in a hot pan so from a practical
>standpoint whether or not the pan is loaded with stress or that the pan
>changes shape in some way doesn't really matter making your post either
>false or irrelevant.
>
>I wouldn't touch a flat bottom "wok" - those things would warp!

Why does it matter if a wok warps, or any pot for that matter... it
doesn't... can cook as well in an old coffee tin as a $200 pot.