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Moonside wrote
Reply to cabbage appreciation post by hollyhoppet
I agree with everything
hollyhoppet OP wrote
Reply to comment by musou in hot sauce take by hollyhoppet
ok actually sri racha sounds really great for yakisoba
musou wrote
Reply to hot sauce take by hollyhoppet
i keep a bottle of it in my fridge pretty much exclusively for putting on yakisoba and pad thai.
anand wrote
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thank you for saying what needed to be said
Presidential_Afro wrote
Reply to hot sauce take by hollyhoppet
hot hot sauce take
hitto wrote
Reply to hot sauce take by hollyhoppet
sriracha is the ketchup of hot sauces.
hollyhoppet OP wrote
Reply to comment by voxpoplar in my wok's seasoning has matured so well so quickly by hollyhoppet
Seasoning is a treatment you do to and maintain on cast-iron and carbon steel pans (most woks are carbon steel). A thin layer of oil is applied to the pan and polymerized to it using very high heat. This creates a naturally non-stick, rust-resistant coating.
Woks are traditionally seasoned by heating up on a stove to veeeery hot tempreatures and applying oil, and stir-frying with scallions, ginger, and (if you can get some) chinese chives. After doing this about three or four times the wok is pretty decently seasoned. Subsequent frying in the wok will mature the seasoning, making it stay on better.
A really well-seasoned pan will also impart a good flavor to the meal you cook in it, and this imparted flavor will develop in depth over time as well.
A few things need to be done to make sure a seasoning in a pan isn't ruined. Metal tools shouldn't be used until the seasoning has developed considerably. The pan should only be washed with hot water, never any soap, as the seasoning is porous and will take in the soap.
My wok has already gotten to the point where the seasoning is wonderfully non-stick and I'm very happy about it. Carbon steel is porous and that helps somehow too but I'm not exactly sure how exactly that works.
Compare the picture in my other comment with the ones here to see kind of the difference of an untreated wok versus one that's been seasoned.
voxpoplar wrote
ok I'm honestly clueless here what do you actually mean when you say you're seasoning the wok
hollyhoppet OP wrote
mm_ wrote
love your wok posting
hollyhoppet OP wrote
Reply to comment by cute_spider_ni_srsly in A pizza is just a savory cookie cmv by hollyhoppet
lmbo
cute_spider_ni_srsly wrote
Reply to A pizza is just a savory cookie cmv by hollyhoppet
What is a pizza?
throws another wine glass full of blood on the floor
A miserable little pile of savory cookie.
devtesla wrote
Reply to A pizza is just a savory cookie cmv by hollyhoppet
a cookie is just a sweet pizza
oolong wrote
Reply to first stri-fry on my new wok by hollyhoppet
yum!!
musou wrote
Reply to first stri-fry on my new wok by hollyhoppet
looks delicious!
hollyhoppet OP wrote
Reply to comment by Presidential_Afro in got a new wok last night, gonna season it today! by hollyhoppet
thanks for your great advice
hollyhoppet OP wrote
Seasoning went well i've got a nice starting patina going. Should take a picture later once it cools down
Presidential_Afro wrote
Reply to comment by hollyhoppet in got a new wok last night, gonna season it today! by hollyhoppet
the trick is to not put your hair in the wok
thanks for watching pls like and subscribe and donate to my patreon for more wok tips
hollyhoppet OP wrote
may hair is gonna smell awful by the time i'm done though ;_;
twovests wrote
Reply to meatball update by hollyhoppet
nice!
mankyfax wrote
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congrat meatball
devtesla wrote
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That's the power of posting
cute_spider_ni_srsly wrote
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woah i did NOT SEE THAT COMING.
Emily wrote
Reply to cabbage appreciation post by hollyhoppet
cabbage good