Thursday, February 21, 2008

Essentials of a Chinese kitchen



This is one of the presents I received for Christmas - a super-duper Hood Range by Pacific. It is absolutely one of the must-haves if you cook Chinese as one very well knows, the smells can go all over the house. This one sucks up a wok lid and holds it there for as long as the machine is running! And to top it off, it self-cleans!! What more can a wife asks for?
Another gift for Christmas is this Le Creuset cast-iron wok. I LOVE the colour but the verdict is still out about how good it is versus a real Chinese wok. I have to let it heat up a while before I put my ingredients in to saute. It could explain why because it is so heavy. But, the truth is, you can't really have good "wok hei" on this stove.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

great start mum!

Unknown said...

Bravo! Beautifully done! Absolutely love your blog!
Simply two of the best investments in the kitchen. The Le Creuset enamel cast iron wok is so beautiful. Though it does not take high heat, but no sweat, foods can be cooked slowly and can retain more nuitrition value and kept warm for a longer period!

The Bakery Box said...

nice picture, send some food my way ;-)

Into My Kitchen said...

Thank-you all for your nice comments about this page. Look for more interesting stuff as we have Stacey Yoong, mu niece in Seattle who will contribute some healthy cooking!