How should you burn in a wok?

Did you recently buy a new wok pan made of steel - good choice! But beware: these wok pans require a bit more maintenance than some others.

An aluminum pan often already has a non-stick coating. With a steel wok pan, you have to add a natural non-stick coating yourself. You can do this by searing the wok. From Cookinglife we like to tell you how you can create a natural non-stick layer so you can get the best out of your wok. Besides applying the non-stick coating, maintenance is also important. Read how to properly burn in and clean a wok on this page.

How does burning in a wok work?

Before you begin to burn in your wok pan, we recommend that you clean the wok first. Wash the wok by hand with a mild detergent and warm water. Then dry the wok well with a tea towel. That way, you'll start with a clean pan!
Add a small amount of neutral oil (sunflower, flaxseed, canola oil) to the wok pan and place it on a heat source that is not too hot. Note: Do not use olive oil! Wait for the oil to smoke, turn off the heat source and let the wok cool. Using a paper towel, smear the remaining oil through the wok pan. The pan will now darken a bit. Repeat this process several times until the wok gets a nice even dark brown coating.

Voilà, the wok is ready to use! The more often you prepare something in your wok, the better the pan will do its job.

How do you clean a burnt-in wok?

After burning the wok you naturally want you Save non -stick coating. With the incorrect cleaning of the pan you can also easily remove your non -stick coating. That is why it is important to clean the wok pan in such a way that you retain the non -stick coating, but you can remove the baking remains. The burned -in wok not in the dishwasher. Use also no detergent, this damages the natural non -stick coating. Wash the pan with warm water and by hand. Clean a very dirty pan by heating a little bit of water with a lot of salt: this releases any baking remains. Dry the pan with a clean tea towel.
If you notice that the natural non -stick coating is not evenly distributed, you can easily remove the layer again. Use washing -up liquid and a scouring sponge to scrub the layer. Then repeat the fire process again.