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Iwatani Gas Stove, Best for Home Wok Cooking!

July 10, 2020 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Love Chinese food but never succeeded in getting it to taste like your favorite Chinese restaurant? 

Tried various permutations of woks and stoves and still never figured where you’re going wrong?

IT’S NOT YOU!

There are many reasons why you’ve not been successful in wok cooking at home. HIGH HEAT is one of them, I’ve resolved that with this portable Iwatani VA-30 gas stove, the other three are good ingredients, the right technique and the right wok, that’s why I put together a WOK STAR KIT.

As a cooking teacher and entrepreneur, it’s important to recommend tools that function efficiently and help to solve problems. I remember growing up in Hong Kong, everyone in Asia uses a gas stove for wok cooking, so this was an AHA moment and it will be for those of you who’ve tried every permutation to fry up your favorite Asian dishes at home and not succeeded.

You don’t need a 40,000 BTU gas stove for home cooking, that’s an overkill. If you have a residential gas stove at home, make sure it’s at least 10K or else you won’t be successful. Check this post how to figure out the best burner to fit your wok.

This Iwatani portable gas stove together with my WOK STAR KIT has basically transformed wok cooking at home.

Advantages of this Wok Gas Stove:

FOCUSED HEAT – 2 3/4″ diameter burner where heat is needed most.

TASTY FOOD – high heat gives your food FLAVOR, TEXTURE & COLOR.

TRAVELING KITCHEN – together with my WOK STAR KIT, this stove has its own carry case. It is perfect for boating, RVs, tailgate parties, picnics, entertaining friends poolside or just out on your balcony.

CONTROL – switching to high or low heat is instant.

FIT – snug fit with my 15” lightweight, round bottom, thin walled cast iron wok.

SAFE – good for indoor use, caterers and restaurants use them.

STURDY – steel casing and compact. 

WINDGUARD – prevent flames blowing out when you use it outdoors. 

PRACTICAL – cheaper than piping in gas, it’s light to move around. A stir fry takes very little time, so you will get many meals from one refill. Gas cartridges last about 1 hour and cost about $2-$4.

CONVENIENT – leave out on your counter or on top of electric stove so you’ll use it for cooking everything. Has rubber feet so it won’t scratch your electric stove. You’ll have BEST OF BOTH heat sources, gas for wok cooking, electric for flat pan cooking.

LIFESAVER – during hurricanes and power outages, you’ll rely on this stove to make coffee, lunch & dinners.

Always, always get backup gas cartridges so you don’t run out of gas in your Wok Star moment!

I am an Amazon affiliate, I will get a commission if you use this link to order gas cartridges and I hope you will. 

Here’s a short video how to install a gas cartridge in this stove and a longer, detailed version on Youtube. 

Enjoy! Happy to answer questions in comments below.

How to install gas cartridge in Iwatani VA-30

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Cooking with Wok Star Video, Sid's Lobster Stir Fry

June 9, 2014 By Eleanor Hoh 7 Comments

CALLING ALL WOK STARS!

We’re so excited to share our first video showcasing Wok Stars! Yes, YOU!

For our premier Wok Star video launch, we’re featuring Sid, a famous photographer with 12 Addy’s, wow!   He’s wokking up fresh lobster with Chinese broccoli and noodle stir fry. 

WokStarSid-Zara
Sid goofing around with Zara setting up for the shoot.

We didn’t know how famous till we started digging into his story. And I’ve slept under one his shell photography on RCL’s cruise ships!  It was so much fun shooting in his Wynwood studio!  I took some “behind the scenes’ photos of Sid’s beautiful photography (doesn’t do it justice of course) and his amazing studio and of course, the oh so juicy lobster stir fry. Sid specially caught fresh lobster for this shoot, how sweet, it was so fresh and tasty!

If you’re interested in having Sid make your product beautiful, visit his website or his blog and you’ll discover he’s a huge foodie and loves a good tipple! At his BBQs, he grills gourmet sausages and surprise treats and his annual Crawfish Parties are legendary.  What a swell guy to hang with.

Thanks Wok Star Sid! 


So if you’re up for it, email me wokstar at eleanorhoh dot com.  You’ll get a nice surprise swag bag full of goodies for being in our Wok Star video!

You must own my Wok Star Kit and portable gas stove setup to be featured.

  Check back for more Wok Stars!  Next up OBGYN, Dr. Eric then interior designer, Carolina.

Zara Castany, a film grad and a Wok Star is my producer/director and editor.  We’re trying to figure out how to feature her in one of these! Guess, we’ll have to switch positions.

 
 

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