Anyone here cook with a Wok?

If you have an electric stove, forget it.
If you have a gas stove, get one of those wok stabilizer rings, remove the burner grate, and put the ring around the burner. You want the flames as close as possible to the wok, or it won't get hot enough.

Sesame oil (the toasted kind, dark colored, sold in small bottles) is a flavoring, not a cooking lubricant. You drizzle a little of it on dishes near the end of cooking or just before serving.

I usually wok w/peanut or grape seed oil.

Best wok tip is to prep every damn thing, down to the salt & soy sauce, so you don't lose a second when adding items. And have the diners ready to eat, as the perfect seared/crisp textures don't last for very long.

Edited for spelling.

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If you have an electric stove, forget it.
If you have a gas stove, get one of those wok stabilizer rings, remove the burner grate, and put the ring around the burner. You want the flames as close as possible to the wok, or it won't get hot enough.

Sesame oil (the toasted kind, dark colored, sold in small bottles) is a flavoring, not a cooking lubricant. You drizzle a little of it on dishes near the end of cooking or just before serving.

I usually wok w/peanut or grape seed oil.

Best wok tip is to prep every damn thing, down to the salt & soy sauce, so you don't lose a second when adding items. And have the diners ready to eat, as the perfect seared/crisp textures don't last for very long

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All good advice.

I'll add..... don't crowd the pot.
You want really high heat and you want to keep it high.

I cook on a disc cooker pretty often. A lot of people think its a wok when they see it.

Its been a great addition

They are great for popcorn.

Use your turkey fryer/Crawfish boil burner. Average wok station puts out 500k - 700k BTUs. You're never achieving that on a residential range.

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If you happen to have a chimney starter for a grill you can use that for some hot, concentrated heat. I have done it before and it worked really well. Food Lab did a write-up on it.

Prep EVERYTHING before starting.

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i read that ... haven't tried it yet - kind of forgot about it - but think i'll do that tomorrow ... people advocate buying a grill attachment and using the charcoal/grill set up, but a wider chimney starter would work better, i would think ... and probably a bit easier ...