On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:00:42 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> 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.

gosh, is there anything you can't do?

blake