Need a new wok

Mitch Mitch@ said:

Should I get a round bottom with a ring, or a flat bottom?

You got an electric or gas?

Quoted message said:

Is carbon steel the way to go?

Yes.

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Mitch Mitch@... said:

Should I get a round bottom with a ring, or a flat bottom?
Is carbon steel the way to go?

I have an electric stove and much prefer a flat bottomed cast iron wok
for that. With gas, I'd go for round bottom with ring, and carbon
steel.

Jessica

Mitch Mitch@... said:

Should I get a round bottom with a ring, or a flat bottom?
Is carbon steel the way to go?

All things considered, flat bottom is the most convenient. No ring
needed or wanted, especially with an electric stove. And steel,
hammered or forged, is preferred., Though the thin Chinese cast iron
is okay, don't even look at anything with a nonstick surface. Here's
an inspirational page I've linked to before from Grace Young's "The
Breath of a Wok."

http://www.graceyoung.com/excerptsBreath.html

She mentions her 14" flat-bottomed, carbon steel wok a little more
than half way down the page. -aem