On Mon, 31 May 2010 13:54:11 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2010-05-31, isw > wrote:
>
>> It simply cannot. Do the numbers. (Convert BTU to watts; compare).
>
>Hard to calculate. The most an electric wok can deliver is 1500W.
>Electric stoves, more often wired for 220V, can deliver more wattage.
>Problem is, a wok on an electric stove is heated by radiation, while
>an electric wok is heated by direct conduction. Lotta BTUs lost on
>the stove. In the end, a gas burner works better all around.

I don't own a wok, I do all my stir frying in a large carbon steel
skillet on my gas stove, the skillet would work well on an electric
stove too.... the large flat bottom gives much better heat transfer
with the typical stove top burner than with any wok.