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What is the best oil to use for seasoning a new wok?

I know it can be hard to admit, but for some there is one dish (sometimes simple) that just eludes you. What is that one dish that took longer than necessary to get right? For me it was a simple omelette. For some reason, I just could not get it. It was always a heat issue. For whatever...

So, I know when converting from LP to NG, the office size has to be enlarged due to the power operating pressure to increase volume. My question, when switching, assuming proper sizes office and good flame, do you really lose much for BTUs with NG vs propane?

So, twice a year my wife's congregation does a pot luck get together and I bring something smoked every event. I want to do a smoked brisket chili. However, I don't quite have the time to smoke a brisket. I have a brisket flat. I know that for brisket to become tender, it needs to be brought...

Have any of you cooked outside with a wok outside in folder weather? I am talking below freezing. Obviously my flat top 10 year old range doesn't make enough heat to really use a wok, so outside it is. And I live in Iowa, so colder temps are coming. Anyone have any tips?

So, I love in sort of BFE Iowa and have very few ethnic restaurants outside of Mexican. Well, the wife and I have tried a couple Vietnamese places recently. With both dishes, on a side plate with veggies, there were some sliced carrots. They tasted like they were pickled but were sweet. I...

So, this spring, I am going to be building a wok cooker. I am planning on using a 50,000 BTU turkey fryer burner for a heat source. I am good with fabrication and plan on using a round bottom carbon steel 14" wok. My main question, how close to the burner do I want the wok to sit when in the...

Good morning. New guy from Iowa. I don't cook professionally and my only jobs in restaurants were as a dishwasher and that was over 20 years ago. Either way, I love to cook and enjoy cooking (most weekends) for a group of friends that come over on Sat evenings for tabletop RPGs. Mostly, I...