Summary: Chowhound Jed Kolko, a Chinese-food autodidact, lays out the process: Wash out your wok, put it over high heat till it smokes, oil it, and heat it again. You're looking for the shine that suggests a nonstick surface.
Summary: Chowhound Jed Kolko, a Chinese-food autodidact, lays out the process: Wash out your wok, put it over high heat till it smokes, oil it, and heat it again. You're looking for the shine that suggests a nonstick surface.