1. wok - Noun
2. wok - Verb
wok (plural woks)
A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.
a wok being used for cooking
wok (third-person singular simple present woks, present participle wokking or woking, simple past and past participle wokked or woked)
To prepare oriental cuisine using a wok.
A good wok has wok hei; a direct translation is 2wok thermal radiation”, or more metaphorically “breath of the wok”, which is how well it transfers heat from the wok metal to the food. Source: Internet
A wok cleaning brush made of bamboo. Source: Internet
A wok can, however, benefit from the slow steady heating of electric stoves when used for slower cooking methods such as stewing, braising, and steaming, and immersion cooking techniques such as frying and boiling. Source: Internet
A round bottom wok enables the traditional round spatula or ladle to pick all the food up at the bottom of the wok and toss it around easily; this is difficult with a flat bottom. Source: Internet
As they necessarily lack the carbonizing or seasoning of the classic steel or iron wok, non-stick woks do not impart the distinctive taste or sensation of "wok hei." Source: Internet
A flat-bottomed wok may also work better on an electric stove. Source: Internet