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 ...

Wok cooking in action, with ingredients being tossed and smoke rising from the wok. - Simonkr/Getty Images Admittedly, cooking with a properly seasoned wok can have a slight learning curve. Something ...

Oh, you CIA graduates in your crisp white jackets, you’ll never know what it’s like to be Chef Zhou Guang Zan. Imagine standing over a jet engine as it blasts more than 30,000 BTUs. Your task is 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 ...

Need a pan that can deep fry, sear, braise, and steam? The wok might be the pan you're looking for. When you think of a wok, you might imagine a large, dark bowl engulfed in flames—and while that's ...