But using a wok designed for a residential range can get you satisfying results nonetheless. While restaurants use round-bottom woks set in a ring above a gas burner, most of the woks you’ll ...

The round bottom of a proper wok is the key to a decent stir fry, but it also makes it hard to use on traditional Western stoves. That’s why many woks end up in a dark kitchen cabinet ...

Traditional woks. These have a round bottom and sloped sides that flare out dramatically. The curved bottom and flared sides ...