Best wok for an aga?

[Pookythebear]

Just that!

We bought an aga wok but we still can’t seem to get a good sizzling heat despite leaving at as long as possible on the boiling plate before adding the ingredients. I know the aga probably wasn't built for this kind of cooking but I am surprised how sloooooowww it all is. Has anyone found a similar problem cooking stir fries on the Aga? And if so, did you manage to overcome it? Considering a le cruset wok as our casserole dishes seem to give a really good heat when browning off meat, but I don’t want to throw away money on something that’s maybe just not going to work that well either.

Tia

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Hi
Yes- Agas are not meant for stir frying! As soon as you open the lids, the heat drops.

A way to work round this would be to heat up the wok on the top oven floor first - but remember to use a cloth ...(fingers are still tingling when I think about it)

Also- make sure the pan is absolutely flat on the hob surface. I’ve spent several evenings waiting for a pan to boil only to find a tiny bit of carbon under the pan.

Another option is to use bake-o-glide on the hob and stir fry the food directly. Heat up any sauce separately... perhaps not authentic eastern cuisine

I just use a massive frying pan that’s stainless steel. Probably isn’t authentic but works well enough. Also you need to make sure the Aga isn’t turned down at all. I have a gas fired Aga.

I did noodles tonight
fairly crap
good idea about warming in the ove. first
i just use a tefl wok

Thanks all, popping it on the floor of the top oven sounds a good idea, will give that a go, see how that improves things. With cloth - ouch!

Buy an electric wok, you can get them hot enough on an Aga

My boiling plate is really hot and does stir fries really quickly! I have the gas turned up to 7 all the time - do you have yours turned down?

Sorry, I have no Aga experience but just thought I would suggest a plug in induction hob might be useful. They only cost around £30 and would be useful for your stir fries and other times when you need to get something cooked quickly.