On 7/17/2010 6:08 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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> "Steve" > wrote in message
> ...
>>> I've used a regular wok and a fire ring on an electric stove with no
>>> problem. Since I like to cook at high heat, I wasn't expecting it to
>>> work but it did. Just make sure your burner gets pretty hot and you do
>>> your frying in parts.
>>
>> Does this eliminate woks with nonstick coatings? Most of them say you
>> should use low-med heat, never high. That seems to contradict the
>> whole point of using a wok...
>
> If it has non-stick coating, it is not a wok, It is a strange cooking
> device of poor quality and limited use.

However if it is made of steel, and if you do not have a bird, you can
remove any wooden or plastic bits, run it through a self-cleaning oven,
brush out any powder that's left after the Teflon goes away, put the
wooden or plastic bits back, and _now_ it's a wok.