The kitchen is in two sections, with one dedicated to grilled food and the other more of the normal Thai kitchen with woks and pots. |
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Goats' carcasses hung from racks in front, and black metal pots shaped like deep woks were set above charcoal fires. |
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I had a flash of my uncles working the woks in a hellishly hot summer kitchen. |
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I peer into a stand of smoking hot woks, thinking I still have room for more, then suddenly I make out the crystallised wings and shells of dragonflies and beetles. |
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My first memories of Peking duck are at age 14 when I washed woks at a Peking duck restaurant in my hometown of Hong Kong. |
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The internationally renowned chef at Manchester's acclaimed Chinese restaurant is a dab hand at dealing with woks of boiling oil, and knows all about safety in the kitchen. |
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Thin woks do not distribute the heat properly and lose it quickly, leading to food sticking and burning. |
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And the Western love of electric gadgets and convenience has fueled a steady niche market for electric rice cookers and electric woks. |
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Many of us have woks and stir-fries and noodles are part of everyday eating these days. |
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Consumers are urged to stop using the woks and return them to the store where they purchased them. |
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Electric woks with nonstick surfaces simplified the stir-fry process greatly. |
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But if woks and Chinese cooking generally confuses you, why not learn from the 'master' in Ken Hom's Hot Wok, a new BBC book featuring over 150 one-pan wonders. |
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Woks were rusty, cleaning equipment dirty, ceiling paint chipping and the food elevator was covered in blood and dried food. |
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A SALMONELLA outbreak at Kirkby takeaway Woks Cooking has been linked to German eggs and poor hygiene. |
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