"Aria" > wrote in message
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> I am moving to a house with an electric stove. I do lots of wok cooking.
> Would it be better to buy a flat bottomed wok or an electric one. Does
> anyone have an experience with either one of these. I have read
conflicting
> advice. I found an electric wok with 1600 watts of power. I don't know if
> this is in any way similar to the heat that is generated on a gas stove.
> Thanks.
>
>

Flat bottomed for sure. If you place it directly on the element you can
actually do some decent wok cooking because the thermal mass of the element
contributes to the heat retention . I have never seen an electric one with
nearly enough oomph.


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