383K views · Mar 10, 2021 · 3:01 · 3 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2022–2023
Chef Jon Kung explains why he cooks almost exclusively on induction, citing fast heating, cleanliness and precise temperature control. He shows a rounded induction wok burner.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN points to it in gas-versus-induction threads as a professional chef making the positive case, including for wok cooking.
“Jon Kung makes the positive case for an induction wok better than I can”HN comment, 2023
“Chef Jon Kung posted a video talking about cooking on induction that features a rounded induction cooktop for woks”
Chef on induction cooking with a rounded wok cooktop
Chef Jon Kung posted a video talking about cooking on induction that features a rounded induction cooktop for woks: this video
“I only recently became aware of this after watching this video of a chef who uses induction cooking in a small kitchen”
Chef using induction in a small kitchen
It's true that most induction cooktops/ranges aren't great for woks, but in principle the induction surface doesn't have to be flat -- it can be a concave shape to match the wok. In fact these exist -- if you search for "induction wok burners" you can see some pictures. (I only recently became aware of this after watching this video of a chef who uses induction cooking in a small kitchen: this video ) Perhaps in the future there will be cooktops that include a wok depression on the surface, similar to how some gas stoves today include a built-in wok ring.
“Jon Kung makes the positive case for an induction wok better than I can”
Positive case for stir frying on induction wok
> Doing a decent stir fry is all but impossible on either induction or standard electric. Not really. Jon Kung makes the positive case for an induction wok better than I can: this video . The usage of the wok precedes the gas burner by.. maybe 1500 years? Cooking on an electric range is just something to get used to.
“See also Jon Kung, a professional chef”
Professional chef cooking woks on induction
> […] specially anything with a wok, just doesn’t work with induction. J. Kenji López-Alt, who recently literally wrote the/a book on wok cooking, would disagree: * link See also Jon Kung, a professional chef (at least before going YT full-time): * this video A video from Yale Appliances (Boston, MA) who sell both gas and electric: * link
