Woks on electric stove: Does anyone have advice on how to use a wok on an electric stove?
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You must use a wok ring no matter what kind of stove you have. We got the cheap one here on amazon and have used it almost every day for over a year...The key is to use aluminum foil to cover the holes so no heat escapes. It is hard on your stove and makes a blackened circle but who cares about that when good food is coming off it. You may kill a heating element but they are cheap...we have replaced 1 in a year and who knows if it was the wok ring or not...imho totally worth it.
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Never used it with a wok. The case is a little on the flimsy side. The stove has to be perfectly seated in the case for it to close. Stove itself is good. They could have spent a few pennies more designing the case and making it a tad sturdier.
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I have found them better for my purposes. They work on an electric stove wonderfully, and once treated are great for omelets, stir fry, cooking steakes, chops, etc. The 10" is my go to pan over even my non-stick almost every time. A wok will work better for a few thing. For electric stoves, I find these better than the flat bottom wok I purchased.
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Somehow I missed the not for electric stove use as that is what I have. My electric range is the smooth glass top style but I have used my Greek coffee pot on with no problems. You just need to lift the pot from the heat when it starts to overflow. I would do the same method if I was using a hotplate.
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Yes. I was concerned with the bottom being flat enough to use even on an electric glass top. However, this brand has been very good and does not hop around as some other flat bottom carbon steel woks would. The flat bottom wok is more versatile than the round bottom version which would not conduct enough heat even with a wok ring on an electric stove.
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sure, mine is a induction stove but i agree with stephen's. it is slow to warm up. why dont you look for an electric wok. i am going to get one of those. these type woks need a little work to maintain it.
1353021
I have an electrical stove and it works well with it. If you have any problems with eveness of cooking, place a griddle or large frying pan over the eye and then place the takoyaki pan on that. That will solve any problems with the center of the cooking eye being cooler than the heating coils.
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I've had no problems; however, I have a glass top electric stove and the elements are quite large. A friend who has a regular sized gas stove found that she had to keep her eye on meats and do a lot of moving around to get even browning. In the long run, she felt it was worth the extra effort to use only one pot.
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This should not be used on an electric stove. For an electric stove, you need a flat bottom wok. It can damage the burner and the wok may not heat up as fast. If you search for "Flat bottom wok" on Amazon there are be plenty of alternatives, including this 14" carbon steel flat bottom wok also sold by the Wok Shop (http://www.amazon.com/Carbon-Steel-Wok-Handles-bottom/dp/B00394VE5Y/).
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Okay. I had stir frying in mind & haven't been that happy w/ recent incarnations of cast iron (vs. my grandmother's stuff which I don't own.) I had one carbon steel wok that INSTANTLY rusted when I followed manufacturer's first-time use instructions so I feel like an idiot but I keep trying to find the solution. Thanks for your input.
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Yes, but it won't work as well as gas. Wok's are designed for gas stoves. It will work but cooking times will be slower
2230000
I am assuming you have a gas stove , if so it should be ok as it sits down in the prongs over the burner. also IMHO a round bottom wok is better for cooking more things
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I heated our wok up with the stove top, just to maybe 110 degrees warm to the touch not hot. Then removed it from the heat and rubbed in some sxtra virgin olive oil with a soft rag, let it air dry, and wiped it clean when cool.. I didn'e wash it after that until after the first use...
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Yes it does work on an electric stove, you just have to adjust the temp a bit so it doesn't get too hot.
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Yes, we use it on our gas stove. Just use a ring underneath the wok to keep it balanced.
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This wok or any real round bottom wok will not really cook food properly on an electric cooktop. There won't be enough surface area contacting the heat on an electric cooktop to cook food right. And if a person attempted to use a round bottom wok on an electric cooktop without using the separate heat ring (used on gas cooktops) the wok would be very unstable and unsafe. The best type of wok for electric cooktops are the flat bottom ones. Harder to find, but they will at least cook food much better and be a lot safer. Hope this helps. If I were you I would return this wok and search for a flat bottomed one for electric.
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Did you ever receive an answer to your question about using an aebleskiver on a glass top electric stove? I have the same question. Thanks!