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 ...

Need a pan that can deep fry, sear, braise, and steam? The wok might be the pan you're looking for. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca ...

When it comes to versatile cooking, the best woks are game changers in the kitchen. These conical vessels are renowned for being superb for stir frying, but this resourceful pan can do so much more ...

In Chinese cooking, achieving the elusive wok hei flavor can be challenging, especially for home cooks. It’s not a seasoning that comes in a bottle, and it can’t be extracted from a spice. Literally ...

A wok’s sloped walls create two differently heated cooking zones, allowing food to be seared in the center or cooked more gently on the sides. A wok’s sloped walls create two differently heated ...

Robby and Al Dente are robotic cooking machines designed to make any dish a chef would prepare in a wok or pan, including fried rice, pasta and risotto. While the machines are designed to prepare food ...