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Unconventional kitchen utensil you can't live without? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by dhcmrlchtdj__@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What are your unconventional kitchen tools/utensils you were skeptical of at first but feel you can’t live without?

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[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Unconventional in what sense? For westerners? A wok probably

I used to hate wok because it is so big to wash, but then I started understanding its versatility. I still hate washing it tho.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel this. I use my wok for everything. Would like to upgrade to a carbon steel one.

[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

aren't woks usually carbon steel? what's yours?

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IKEA. It's stainless steel with non-stick. It's the only non-stick thing I have, and I'm desperate to be rid of it.

Having a non-stick wok is incredibly frustrating because it doesn't handle high temperatures, and a lot of recipes I'd like to do require high temperatures. Like good luck trying to make chili oil in this thing, I have to use a regular stainless steel pot for that - which works fine. I like making Cantonese style scrambled eggs which isn't really possible in a pot and it doesn't come out right in the wok since you can't heat it enough, meaning the egg doesn't set fast enough.

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Wok is pretty standard here in the UK.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

A giant metal wok spatula is an absolute must-have also.