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Amazing Ways and Places Wok Stars Use Their Wok Star Kits!

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I LOVE all the amazing ways and places Wok Stars use their WOK STAR KITS! Being a Wok Star encompasses more than just cooking, it’s about creating memories and helping people become less reliant on recipes and most importantly, creating a fun way to cook and eat healthier. If you treat cooking like a ‘Healthy Hobby” instead of a “diet”, then it’ll be something you WANT to do rather than HAVE to do, right?

I’m so happy Wok Stars and I continue to be in touch and keep up with their successes. These are only some of hundreds of fabulous comments I get from Wok Stars. If you’re a Wok Star, do email me.

My WOK STAR KIT and gas stove is a traveling kitchen, you can cook anywhere…

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Amazing WAYS Wok Stars use their Wok Star Kits…

YOU’VE PUT THE FUN BACK INTO COOKING!
Dr. Eric, OBGYN. “Wok so much…can’t tell you enough how much you have changed my eating habits and inspired so much enjoyment for cooking. :)”  He now finds cooking a relaxing time to decompress after work.

EASY & HEALTHY FOR TEENAGERS!
Chris B, software engineer. We definitely like the wok the more we use it. 4 of us cook, we throw whatever we want into the wok and stir it up for 1 dish. Takes 5 mins to make lunch or dinner. Trying to make it easier for teenagers instead of the typical unhealthy diet. He’s even gifted my WOK STAR KIT to a couple who loved his style of cooking so much.  

WOK WILL TRAVEL!
Henri A, designer & event planner.  “This handy dandy cast iron wok has its own suitcase and I never leave home without it! Camping…Beach…Hiking…or let me cook for you at your house!…It is the single most important piece for cooking for me! Thank you Eleanor for introducing me and for giving me the simplest and most impactful way to make flavorful memories! I am a Wok Star!” 

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Amazing PLACES Wok Stars use their Wok Star Kits…

COOKING WHILE RVing
Alex M, Photographer, transforms vintage trucks, furniture and leather into amazing man caves and beverage trucks. “Just because you’re RVing, doesn’t mean you can’t cook a badass meal!” 

CAMPING IN PARKS
Stefan, trainer & digital guru. He and his wife went camping and cooked in their WOK STAR KIT in parks.

MOUNTAINS, NO PROBLEM
Stephanie P, my ex-class assistant, Cruise Guide for Alaska environment & bicycling. She was such an enthusiastic WOK STAR, always eager to cook anywhere. This was taken in Sierra Nevada mountains. 

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How to Prepare New Wok Star Cast Iron Wok!

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Just to be CLEAR. If you purchased my WOK STAR KIT, your new cast iron wok is ALREADY SEASONED!

Wok Star Kit to help you succeed
Wok Star Kit with everything for your success!

However, first you need to remove the top layer put on to prevent rust on its month trip from China. This will REVEAL your already SEASONED wok under that layer! Ta da…

Fun fact: at the time of taping the process, I didn’t realize the woks were SEASONED under the layer of rust inhibitor, so after frying the onions, I immediately saw the beautiful sheen of the SEASONED WOK, yay! The sales rep didn’t know the rust inhibitor would be added and insisted she had sent the seasoned woks like my sample.

There’s two short videos I posted on Instagram showing how I did the 3 Step Process AND there’s written instructions below as well.

It’s ESSENTIAL YOU DO THE FOLLOWING PRIOR TO USING…

A 3 STEP PROCESS…

  1. WASH 
  2. DRY
  3. FRY 

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Stainless steel scrubber which came with your wok (only time you use it)

Dish soap

Rubber gloves

Avocado oil (high heat 520F)

1 onion chopped. Onions, scallions, chives, ginger all help to eliminate taste of metal and any discoloration. Use a combination or an onion will do.

Paper towels

HERE’S 3 STEP PROCESS

Step 1: WASH

Use full strength dish soap and squeeze onto stainless steel scrubber.  Put your back into scrubbing your wok till there’s no discoloration coming off when you swipe the wok surface with your finger. Rinse off soap with hot water. 

Step 2: DRY

Use several paper towels and wipe dry completely. Next, put wok on stove and use medium heat to dry completely. When you see the first whisp of smoke, switch off heat and let wok cool. 

Step 3: FRY

Squirt Avocado oil onto a paper towel and wipe the entire inside of wok in quick strokes. Zing heat on HIGH. 

Add 3 rounds of avocado oil from squeeze bottle, add in chopped onion. Use your lovely spatula and push onions up the sides and all round the wok. 

Fry till wok is nice and black and onions are thoroughly browned. If wok looks dry, squirt more oil in and keep frying. Throw out onions. Use paper towel to wipe off any residual onion and oil.

You’re ready to start your WOK STAR JOURNEY!  

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Let’s Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Wok Star’s Picadillo

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For all my Hispanic friends, I wanted to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with you. So many of you have taken my cooking class or purchased my WOK STAR KIT over the years. I want to thank you all for believing in my WOK STAR project from day one. Your love of Asian food has helped bring Asian fusion to new heights! So, here’s my version of Picadillo using what I had, the Wok Star Way and it came out DELICIOSO!

I’m so excited I found a way to repost from my Instagram because I can include posts, videos, Reels and add to my blog more frequently. Go ahead and click the blue button, VIEW PROFILE so you’ll see my full Instagram account even if you don’t have an Instagram account.

This Picadillo dish brings back very fond memories of the time Associated Press food editor, J.M. Hirsch who commissioned me to make my version with title,  “Asian techniques meet Hispanic ingredients”, you can see it here. It was syndicated and published all over the world, thanks Jason.

Would love to hear what Hispanic dishes you like making in your wok in comments below?

Enjoy Hispanic Heritage Month, everyone!