When I was 11, my Irish American stepdad came home with a $10 wok and a used paperback Chinese cookbook. Chinese food was a treat reserved for the rare occasions when we ate out at local ...

Need a pan that can deep fry, sear, braise, and steam? The wok might be the pan you're looking for. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca ...

Owning a cast iron skillet may make your cooking just a little more satisfying. It holds heat well, moves easily from stovetop to oven, and gives foods like cornbread, potatoes, vegetables, and seared ...

The trickiest part in our tests was seasoning the wok — a necessary first step for any unseasoned carbon-steel pan and an ongoing process that’s achieved through cooking with the pan. But just as ...

In college, my mother gave me one of her old cast-iron skillets for my first apartment. Grateful for the freebie, I didn’t ask any questions—I assumed I could use it like any other skillet. Of course, ...