One thing I told my friend's sons when they entered college: buy a wok - you can use it for most cooking and you won't have to buy a bunch of other pots, pans, or skillets (except I did advise them to buy a cast iron skillet if they found one at a thrift store).
I also gave them each a second hand but good condition Weber.
MAK 2 Star pellet
Big Green Egg
Fuego gasser
Pitboss ceramic griddle
Eastman Outdoors wok burner
Ooni 16 pizza oven
Cast iron chimenea with pizza steel
Breeo smokeless fire pit, with Titan rotisserie and Titan Santa Maria style adjustable grate
Oklahoma Joe Bronco
Have not done pasta, but I continue to learn how versatile woks are. Commissioned left and right handed wooden wok spatulas from a local retired physician who is a true craftsman. And picked up one of the wok burners Kenji recommended in his Wok book. The burner also works great for a paella pan. Following a tip from I think Kenji, removed the deflector from a burner on indoor gas range. Round bottom wok sits on grate perfectly. Now I plan to get another 14 inch wok with a helper handle opposite main handle, for better balance sitting on stove.
Kamado Joe Big Joe III
Pit Barrel Cooker
Camp Chef Flat Top 900
Weber Performer 22
PowerFlamer Propane 160
Meater +
Thermoworks Smoke
Thermoworks Thermapen
Temp Spike
Without a doubt, the Wok is king daddio for pasta. Kenji Lopez-Alt has many pasta dishes in his cookbook, "The Wok." I really enjoyed that video, except for how often he talked about the ingredients "making love" to each other, lol. Thanks, Uncle Bob!
Smokin-It 3D
Weber Kettle with an SNS
Masterbuilt kettle that I call the $30 wonder grill
Bullet by Bull Grills gasser
Anova WiFi sous vide machine
Thermoworks Thermapen and Chef Alarm
Yeah man I’ve been making the simple Roman pasta dishes lately. I’ve been so focused on Asian noodles over the last year or so, that it makes a great change. Total comfort food.
You don't need to spend a lotta money on a wok. If your spending over $50 your being taken for a sales ride. Simple carbon steel, a decent one with a flat bottom. If you decide to spend more I have some solar panels you might be interested or an AC tune-up. The one I bought cost $24.96.
58limited , interesting that when I arrived at my brother's to tak care of him I found a plethora of aluminum non-stick pots and pans, all that should have been retired years ago. There was this one Lodge 10"er that has been gettin a workout. A few days ago there was an addition, this new carbon steel wok. Even that was a pain to purchase. I went to Wally World and everything was non-stick with or without pfds. With all that is available from a health standpoint, the world appears to be non-stick crazy. Now all I have to do is get one large metal spoon and a spatula. Everything here is plastic, flimsy plastic and quite a collection at that. My war on plastic continues.
My wok is also my goto cookware for deep frying. With a straight sided dutch oven the level of the oil goes up in direct proportion to the amount of food in it increasing the splatter and chance of boil over. Since the wok is slanty the level of the oil doesn't go up as quickly when you add food.
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
is available from a health standpoint, the world appears to be non-stick crazy. Now all I have to do is get one large metal spoon and a spatula. Everything here is plastic, flimsy plastic and quite a collection at that. My war on plastic continues.
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