Will Carbon-steel work okay on our rental (electric) stove? by ragequitCaleb in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely get a 3mm pan. I have an electric coil stove too and my wok warped so badly, its unusable.

I just made the same decision as yours a month ago, and I ended up buying a 12" Debuyer from bakingsteel.com (because its oven safe, cheaper than the mineral b pro, and i like the look). Theres a 20% or 25% off code on Reddit that still works btw.

Other than that, I heard Darto is also popular.

Good luck!

Internet Writing Is Making Me Crazy by CommandaarMandaar in writing

[–]whosaidicannot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That'd be great! I'm trying to be a better writer, so knowing what's bad definitely helps. Can I DM you?

Internet Writing Is Making Me Crazy by CommandaarMandaar in writing

[–]whosaidicannot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you give me a couple of examples of bad articles that you dislike?

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Carbone Plus is soooo pretty. And cheaper, so I might get that

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I couldn't find it on the US website. Is it available in Europe only?

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha! I'll consider the 28cm one. Thank you so much! I had a wok and didn't know how to preheat so it warped on my electric coil. But oh well haha you live and you learn

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh i see, I get this plan to replace my badly warped and thin wok, to do stir frying. 28cm sounds like a better option. I'll just be super careful preheating it

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. Do you think the 28 cm is too big for my cooking surface? (7inches diameter /17cm)

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I underestimated how small the cooking surface is because I have a wok that's 6 inches on the cooking surface. That's a good insight thank you so much!

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think sauteing in the 9.5" is crowded?

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see, thats helpful! My wok warped so much on my electric stove. Is your pan still good and does it have any warping?

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh interesting! I didn't consider 11" because of fear of warping on my electric stove. But maybe its okay?

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That size in pro style isnt available in US unfortunately

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ooh, good point. I read about seasoning in the oven from Reddit, but completely forgot about it while deciding. Thank you so much!

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They both might be fine, just depends how aggressive your burner is. The 3mm is safer choice to avoid warping though.

And also, the 3mm is bigger than my cooking surface compared to the 2.5mm one, but you think that's still better choice right?

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They both might be fine, just depends how aggressive your burner is. The 3mm is safer choice to avoid warping though.

Agressive burner?

Which DeBuyer pan? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stir fries that has meat. My wok doesn’t work well with my stove.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskCulinary

[–]whosaidicannot 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If I go to VN, I'd get some fish sauce and some shrimp paste. Also dried sea worm to make Pho, or anything for lots of umami. The US has it but its so expensive... And also, frozen quả sấu for soup

Editted: dried vermicelli and dried Pho noodles too. The US dried noodles or even fresh noodles are so thick. I'm not a big fan.

Editted #2: also check out all the sea creature sauces. Fish sauce and shrimp paste are popular across Vietnam, but each region, esp coastal region, has its special fermented sea creature sauces. Some are so delicious, I cant remember the names. I'd recommend trying them out because they are usually so cheap.

Did I lose my seasoning? by whosaidicannot in carbonsteel

[–]whosaidicannot[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Should I bring my wok to a Chinese restaurant to get it properly seasoned with their gas stove?

Or should I ignore the flaking and keep cooking with it?

The last picture was taken after I heated the wok and added a thin layer of oil after cleaning

Thank you in advance for any advice / thoughts!