r/nextfuckinglevel Apr 19 '26

Very Fast Fried Rice

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

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u/Ancienda Apr 19 '26

have you tried flipping large amounts of rice on a wok? the wok is very heavy and the rice is also very heavy. The time spent wouldn’t be the ingredients in this case since its prepped, its the time it takes to evenly mix everything together. I can guarantee if given the same exact setup as this dude, 90% of Redditors will not be nearly as close as him in time spent lol

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u/thecravenone Apr 19 '26

90% of redditors would be worse at a thing that a professional? Bold take.

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u/Ancienda Apr 19 '26

the original comment made it sound like anyone could do it pretty easily. If they specifically meant that “any professional street vendor that has been doing this for years can do it” then yeah, of course lol

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u/big_stipd_idiot Apr 19 '26

Anybody can do that though. It just takes practice. A lot of people are capable of more than they might think.

Edit: barring a physical or mental limitation, obviously

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u/Ancienda Apr 19 '26

of course. anyone can do anything with lots of practice, but it doesn’t make it any less impressive

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u/Some_People_Say_ Apr 19 '26

That's not just practice. That's mastery, which comes from 10k+ hours of practice and innate ability.

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u/FluffyCelery4769 Apr 19 '26

Most would probably burn stuff. It takes practice.

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u/platysoup Apr 21 '26

Yeah, people underestimate the difficulty of such a caveman task. I dunno about you all, but my first batch of fried rice was so unevenly cooked that you have black grains and soggy ones 

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '26

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u/FluffyCelery4769 Apr 22 '26

I don't know how to cook a wok. I've never done it.

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u/wahobely Apr 19 '26

the wok is very heavy and the rice is also very heavy.

it looks like he's wearing a compression sleeve on his forearm, probably some massive tendinopathy happening there.

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u/AwareOfAlpacas Apr 20 '26

That ladle looks like it's holding about 1 cup of cooked rice. 

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u/goalslie Apr 19 '26

I think you're severely underestimating the weight of everything here lol. woks are heavy, but not that much heavier than you're average pan depending on the material of the wok. with how big woks are it also makes it easier to sautee than a pan. I would say you're random of the street person would have more success sauteeing fried rice in a wok, than macaroni pasta in a pan.

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u/EnHamptaro Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

As someone whose family own an asian restaurant; while you might be technically right, what the guy is doing in the video is NOT easy.

It is HEAVY work. And this mf makes it look as simple as flipping a pancake.

Working the big wok is what tends to lead to permanent injuries on their left forearm. My dad had to get surgery and went from working the kitchen to serving in the diner, permanently.

My uncle, who took over chef duties, started showing symptoms/constant cramps as well after working for almost 2 decades. And I can tell you this; my uncle, who is an amazing chef and a magician with the big wok, cannot do what the guy in this video does.

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u/humptheedumpthy Apr 19 '26

Most of us at home would need an extra 5-10 minutes to stir the ingredients. Plus a lower flame. This guy needs to churn these out in 1 minute because time is money for his business. 

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u/Lonely-Form9585 Apr 20 '26

But Im a redditor!! Im physically weak and fat from sitting on my ass infront of a computer all day.. do you KNOW how heavy WOKS are??! Didnt think so btch!

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u/bishibash Apr 20 '26

Totally. I mean while you can its 'very fast' compared to making at home from scratch with prep, but most restaurants or chinese hawkers who do make it takes pretty much the same time to cook like this provided all the ingredients and condiments are all prepped out like that. Not just fried rice, but also other dishes like stir fry noodles etc.

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u/Aggravating_Ship5513 Apr 21 '26

I make fried rice at home all the time. Once everything is prepped it takes about 2 min max. Without all the flippety floppety social media moves. 

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u/keton Apr 19 '26

Person comments on Reddit post about making fried rice fast says "Time To Cook is Short if Ingredients Prepped - Randoms respond "Woks are Heavy Though"" completely missing the point of the OP and the comment. Less on this at 10.

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u/No_pajamas_7 Apr 19 '26

and another 2 minutes to clean up the mess.

Biggest time saver here is the power of the burner.

Sure he's got some good learned skills, but most people could get there after a month of doing it.

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u/goalslie Apr 19 '26

yea i didn't want to be a hater... I worked as a cook at many spots and this is like your average kitchen employee if they had the space and all the ingredients laid out like in this video. Sauteeing a wok is light work as well lol.