On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:56:41 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> wrote:

>"VegA" > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:49:21 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>"VegA" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:16:01 -0600, Omelet >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In article >,
>>>>> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>> > jay said...
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >> On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:33:53 -0600, Andy wrote:
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>> Do I need a flat bottomed wok or what? How hot does a wok need to
>>>>>> >>> get
>>>>>> >>> to do stir-frying?
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Andy
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> I don't like flat bottoms period! Guangdong
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Get a traditionally shaped one and put it directly on the burner.
>>>>>> >> The
>>>>>> >> ring can help to stabilize it but you don't really need it. Turn
>>>>>> >> on
>>>>>> >> the burner with wok in place.. and go smoke one.. then come back in
>>>>>> >> and cook.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > I LIKE this guy for some reason!
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Thanks,
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Andy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The only problem with a round bottom and no ring/collar is that the
>>>>>> thing's
>>>>>> going to be a bit unstable, sort of like you, Andy. Then, you'll be
>>>>>> posting
>>>>>> messages here, asking if you should go to the hospital for 3rd degree
>>>>>> burns.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Use the ring.
>>>>>
>>>>><lol>
>>>>>
>>>>>Mom used to cook with a regular wok on an electric burner all the
>>>>>time...
>>>>>We had to quit tho' when we got the glass top.
>>>>>
>>>>>One of her last Christmas gifts was an electric wok that she'd
>>>>>requested.
>>>>>She never did get to use it. :-(
>>>>
>>>> Electric woks should be banned.
>>>>
>>>> Wok cooking is high consistant heat.
>>>>
>>>> Your stove, electric or gas, can NOT get as hot as a chinese stove.
>>>> Sure you can still use your wok on either. I have and still doo.
>>>> Chinese resturants have 10 inch gas pipes just for their wok stoves.
>>>
>>>10 inch pipes? Do you mean burners?
>>>
>> Special ansel system and everything. Built in faucet system and
>> everything.
>>
>> No. I mean pipes.
>>
>> Fire departments hate them. Some places you can't go over 4 in. pipes.
>> So they cheat and have the burner jets opened up.
>
>Gas pipes coming into buildings aren't even close to 10 inches in diameter.
>What purpose would be served by feeding them into a much fatter pipe?
>

Fatter gas?