Spider strainers’ (a.k.a skimmers) origins lie in East Asia, where they’re commonly used in wok cooking, allowing the user to deftly and quickly toss or scoop food.

Whether you’re buying a wok for the first time or you’re a seasoned wok user, Consumer Reports offers tips on how to choose and use your wok.

How to cook with a wok. Here are a few bonus tips on how to use your newly seasoned wok. • A flat-bottomed wok works well on standard American stoves; carbon steel is great for gas burners, ...

“Using a wok and fire is already complicated enough. When you make it too difficult, the audience is just gonna be like, ‘I’m gonna stick to a pan, my microwave or air fryer,’” he says.

You can’t use metal utensils because of the non-stick coating, which did a brilliant job – food was scraped easily from the wok, and it was super easy to clean. While we gave it a hand wash ...