On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 2:09:32 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 14:52:47 -0800 (PST), dsi1 <dsi1yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 2:55:14 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> >> On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 16:44:27 -0800 (PST), dsi1 <dsi10yahoo.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 7:26:04 AM UTC-10, notbob wrote:
> >> >> I got one fer Christmas! Yay!!
> >> >>
> >> >> I got an 11" de Buyer carbon steel skillet. ATK sez they are the best
> >> >> thing since sliced bread and even have a U2B video extolling their
> >> >> virtues:
> >> >>
> >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWNl-uJD0Uo
> >> >>
> >> >> While I've successfully seasoned my pan and a lotta food slips/slides
> >> >> around successfully, eggs still stick and are NOT like a "puck in air
> >> >> hockey". I suspect that 'browned' seasoned finish takes more than a
> >> >> few weeks to acquire.
> >> >>
> >> >> If you can flip foods ina skillet, look for curved sides. Mine has
> >> >> straight sides and is a little more difficult to flip (not impossible
> >> >> and not an affectation!).
> >> >>
> >> >> I keep y'all posted. BTW, I'm having steak fer dinner.
> >> >>
> >> >> nb
> >> >
> >> >My favorite pan is a carbon steel pan - a wok. The new CS pans are mostly a fad. The wok has been around for over 500 years. OTOH, they are an improvement over cast iron pans. They probably aren't a durable though. They will, however, outlast you.
> >>
> >> That makes no sense whatever! 'New' carbon steel is no different to
> >> 'old' carbon steel, a carbon steel wok is merely one style of pan made
> >> from carbon steel. I don't think carbon steel woks have been around
> >> 500 years, or anything close to it. YMMV
> >
> >I speak of the new pan, not the material. I don't know what the old woks were made of. They could have been made of clay for all I know. The new pans are not really new, they are merely presented as new and that's a good thing.
>
> I've had my wok at least 25 years, it's carbon steel, as I think all
> woks bought in Chinese shops here were back in the day.

It's probably the most important cooking pan in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-2QBYKI8LU