tinyfish Posted July 15, 2015 Report Posted July 15, 2015 Does anyone wok cook in their 23" KK. I was thinking of trying to do a wok cook on the charcoal basket handles. If someone has done this what size wok fits. Any other suggestions or opinions are welcome...
MacKenzie Posted July 15, 2015 Report Posted July 15, 2015 tinyfish, I have seen people fill up a Weber chimney and sit that in a grill and set the wok on top of the chimney but I have no personal experience with the method.
wilburpan Posted July 15, 2015 Report Posted July 15, 2015 I’m not a big fan of the idea of using a kamado as a heat source for wok cooking. You want a hot heat source that is concentrated at the lower part of the wok that you can turn up and down as needed. Getting enough heat is an important part of stir frying, but you also will want to be able to apply low heat to foods as well. (At least that’s how traditional Chinese cuisine works.) A kamado doesn’t really fulfill either criteria very well, unless you were to use a large wok on a mini-sized kamado, and you were willing to control the heat by lifting the wok off the grill when needed. From that point, a turkey fryer would be much better.
tinyfish Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Posted July 16, 2015 On my XL BGE I have purchased a wok set up and its cool to be woking outside. You are able to do the high heat cooking because the wok sits just above the charcoal but no low heat adjustment.
ckreef Posted July 16, 2015 Report Posted July 16, 2015 I’m not a big fan of the idea of using a kamado as a heat source for wok cooking. You want a hot heat source that is concentrated at the lower part of the wok that you can turn up and down as needed. Getting enough heat is an important part of stir frying, but you also will want to be able to apply low heat to foods as well. (At least that’s how traditional Chinese cuisine works.) A kamado doesn’t really fulfill either criteria very well, unless you were to use a large wok on a mini-sized kamado, and you were willing to control the heat by lifting the wok off the grill when needed. From that point, a turkey fryer would be much better. I have to agree with you on this. I have an outdoor, propane Wok that is similar to a turkey fryer but has flip up (sm) arms to hold a Wok properly. If I remember correctly it is a 80,000 btu burner so it can get crazy hot and with a turn of the valve gets really low too. Also woks need to be carbon steel or SS - NOT CI. CI holds heat to well. You need the ability to remove the Wok from the heat source for an almost instant cool down which is only achieved with carbon steel (the best) or SS (a decent alternative)
bryan Posted July 16, 2015 Report Posted July 16, 2015 tinyfish, I have seen people fill up a Weber chimney and sit that in a grill and set the wok on top of the chimney but I have no personal experience with the method. I have done this. (not on KK) The intense heat needed is not only great but fast. I had a welder make me a unit from scrap pipe with holes for rebar and vents.
