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 ...

Not sure which oil to use for the most flavorful results when making meals with a wok? Chowhound spoke with an expert who can ...

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 ...

They use a super-sized wok and stacks of skillets to prepare all of those dishes. One of the benefits of cooking at such a high heat is that you need only a little bit of oil, he said. "Put a small ...

In a restaurant kitchen, it’s all about economy of motion on the line — whether chopping an onion or giving an insouciant flick of a sauté pan to give the ingredients a parabolic toss, cooks are ...

Growing up, I quickly learned that my Chinese grandma expressed her love with food. There was a language barrier between us, but the second I stepped into her house, she was pushing White Rabbit ...

A large, shiny, and well-worn wok is a staple in Chinese restaurants and homes around the world. The iconic round, high-sided skillet has a history that extends to the Han dynasty, which reigned from ...