Brighten up festive left-overs by going stir-fry crazy with the best woks around.IF turkey sandwiches leave you cold, why not rustle up rustle up Verb Informal to prepare or find at short notice: Bob rustled up a meal a stir- fry? Only it's not as simple as buying any old wok. They may all look the same, but there are differences. We turn up the gas, look out the chopsticks and wok our way through New Year. Ken Hom's 5 piece Wok Set Asda, pounds 17.99 This set comprises of the wok itself, matching lid, wooden spatula spatula /spat·u·la/ (spach´u-lah) [L.] 1. a wide, flat, blunt, usually flexible instrument of little thickness, used for spreading material on a smooth surface. 2. a spatulate structure. , wooden spoon and recipe book. It is completely non-stick, which meant we needed very little oil during cooking. The down-side of the non-stick, however, is that you are advised not to cook at very high temperatures as it can damage the surface. A nice wok to cook with nonetheless and good value for money too. Rating 7/10 Chinese Style Wok Marks & Spencer, pounds 23 This is a large and solid wok with an easy-cook and easy clean non-stick surface. Everything cooked well in it but we did find that the stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. grab handle heated up during cooking. Because of its thickness it seemed more like a very deep frying deep frying: see cooking. pan than a wok - which would suit some people but may furrow furrow /fur·row/ (fur´o) a groove or sulcus. atrioventricular furrow the transverse groove marking off the atria of the heart from the ventricles. a few brows `out East'. Rating: 6/10 Balmoral Imperial Wok Argos, pounds 17.95 Completely stainless steel without any non-stick coating at all we expected this wok to be a bit of a tester to cook with - but we were pleasantly surprised. Granted you need more oil than with non-stick but both the veggies Veggies of Nottingham, also known as Veggies Catering Campaign, is a campaigning group based in Nottingham, England, promoting ethicalbum alternatives to mainstream fast food. and the meat cooked well. Slightly more of a chore to clean but great value for money and it comes with a 10 year guarantee - so a definite endurer! Rating: 7/10 Typhoon typhoon: see hurricane. Professional Sainsburys, pounds 19.99 We found this wok deep and sturdy and great fun to cook with. The large rubberwood handles mean you can really throw your ingredients around- very satisfying! This one is also non-stick but double coated so you can stir-fry at temperatures up to 280 degrees. An all round good buy and seemed fairly durable too. Rating: 8/10 |
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