In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> Steve wrote:
>
> > I have an electric stove, wondering if I'd be just as well off with an
> > electric wok rather than a stovetop model. Are the wattages high
> > enough on electric woks?
>
>
> If you're talking about the "stand-alone" woks i.e. appliances that have
> their own heating elements/thermostats and power cables and can
> [allegedly] be used on the counter-top, they're not as good as other
> woks, IMHO.
>
> I have one of those stand-alone electric woks - a Kenwood, which IIRC is
> made in the USA. The heat therefrom goes up to "more than hot enough"

It's not how hot you can get it when it's empty -- it's how hot you can
*keep it* after you toss the meat in; the steam carries away a HUGE
amount of heat. And that's where an electric wok simply cannot keep up
with a gas one.

Isaac