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Default Can you WOK on an electric coil stovetop?

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:00:49 -0600, "Mr. G D Geen" >
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>Andy wrote:
>> Do I need a flat bottomed wok or what? How hot does a wok need to get to do
>> stir-frying?
>>
>> Andy

>Someone else mentioned having a glass top stove here. Any of you have
>any experience with a wok/ring on a glass top stove. I was thinking of
>getting my parents a wok but I am not really fond of the "electric" wok
>if you know what I mean. If they work fine on the glass top surface I
>would like to get them for Christmas this year. -G


Buy them a real wok and a gas turkey frier.

The fire element of the kit throws off enough heat in 10 min. to turn
a high carbon wok red!

I shit you not!