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From: mike@amdcad.UUCP (Mike Parker)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Electric Range Damage from Wok
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Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 21:52:42 EST
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> I gave my wife a wok for Christmas that we use on our GE electric
> range. According to the instructions, it may be used successfully
> on either gas or electric.
> 
> The problems we noticed after using it about ten times were that
> the top of the range would become very hot, to the extent that the
> porcelain finish about 4 inches from the heater element chipped off
> in unsightly areas. This has really disappointed us.  The excess
> heat has also melted a hole in the aluminum shield that rests
> beneath the heating element.
> 
> Is this typical? Are we doing something wrong?  Is there something
> we can do to improve conditions, i.e. transfer more of the heat to
> the wok, less to the oven surface and aluminum shield?
> 

Sounds like a round bottom wok with a wok ring. Most manufacturers
now admit that these damage electric stoves. Get a flat bottom wok.

Mike @ AMDCAD