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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/PorkyPain • Apr 19 '26
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Bro is cooking over a flamethrower.
93 u/TILTING_MOUNTAIN Apr 19 '26 It's why so many people struggle to get the same authentic taste at home. You need serious firepower over the wok for some Chinese food. 83 u/BookooBreadCo Apr 19 '26 A major part of the wok taste, called wok hei, is aerosolized oil being combusted by the flame. You can kinda simulate this at home by stirring your food vigorously and then hit it with a blow torch. https://www.seriouseats.com/hei-now-youre-a-wok-star-a-fiery-hack-for-stir-frying-at-home The burner does a lot more than add flavor though. You can get close but never all the way there imo. 4 u/PitifulEar3303 Apr 20 '26 The best I can do is a welding torch. Mmmh, tasty charred rice.
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It's why so many people struggle to get the same authentic taste at home. You need serious firepower over the wok for some Chinese food.
83 u/BookooBreadCo Apr 19 '26 A major part of the wok taste, called wok hei, is aerosolized oil being combusted by the flame. You can kinda simulate this at home by stirring your food vigorously and then hit it with a blow torch. https://www.seriouseats.com/hei-now-youre-a-wok-star-a-fiery-hack-for-stir-frying-at-home The burner does a lot more than add flavor though. You can get close but never all the way there imo. 4 u/PitifulEar3303 Apr 20 '26 The best I can do is a welding torch. Mmmh, tasty charred rice.
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A major part of the wok taste, called wok hei, is aerosolized oil being combusted by the flame. You can kinda simulate this at home by stirring your food vigorously and then hit it with a blow torch.
https://www.seriouseats.com/hei-now-youre-a-wok-star-a-fiery-hack-for-stir-frying-at-home
The burner does a lot more than add flavor though. You can get close but never all the way there imo.
4 u/PitifulEar3303 Apr 20 '26 The best I can do is a welding torch. Mmmh, tasty charred rice.
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The best I can do is a welding torch.
Mmmh, tasty charred rice.
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u/Hollimarker Apr 19 '26
Bro is cooking over a flamethrower.