When I was 11, my Irish American stepdad came home with a $10 wok and a used paperback Chinese cookbook. Chinese food was a treat reserved for the rare occasions when we ate out at local ...

It's easy to take things you grew up with for granted. For me, having grown up in a Chinese takeout, that's wok hei. Since my parents closed up shop years ago, I've been searching for a way to ...

Chandra Ram led the digital food strategy for Food & Wine. She has more than 15 years of experience writing and editing food content and developing recipes. A former restaurant cook and server, she ...

Make your own stir-fry at home with one of these top woks CR technician Li Wang tests one of the woks in one of our appliance labs. By Mary H.J. Farrell There’s nothing like a quick stir-fry when you ...

As someone who is new to wok cooking, it’s not a cooking method for the faint of heart. It requires extensive wrist strength, a tolerance for intense heat, and an intuitive understanding of the ...

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NEWVILLE ─ Wiley McNeal is not your typical chef. Of course, this is not your typical test kitchen either. Cooking outdoors under the lean-to of his barn, he’s surrounded by farm equipment and his ...

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