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Wok Seasoning Question

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Boileregger
Boileregger Posts: 614
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Just got my first ever wok from the wok shop.

They have a seasoning video here
https://www.wokshop.com/newstore/wok-seasoning/

They say to put it in the oven but I want to use the egg to keep the heat and smell out of the house.

So since I'm using the egg do you think I should go direct, raised direct, or indirect for the oven portion, or does it matter?
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,349
    edited August 2016
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    There are lots of YouTube videos showing how pro Chinese chefs season a new wok. Check one out.

    I'd just create a really hot fir and get the wok right down in there and let it burn off the "stuff" that is on a fresh wok.

    Watch the videos - it cool to see how some Chinese cooks just blast the hell out of a new wok and then wash it and then oil it up. Here's one of my favorites: 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGXGJD2xTzQ
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    It matters.  Go indirect and treat your egg as an oven.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
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    Boileregger said:
    Just got my first ever wok from the wok shop.

    They have a seasoning video here
    https://www.wokshop.com/newstore/wok-seasoning/

    They say to put it in the oven but I want to use the egg to keep the heat and smell out of the house.

    So since I'm using the egg do you think I should go direct, raised direct, or indirect for the oven portion, or does it matter?
    Your oven is essentially indirect, right?  So. Do that. Only in the BGE 
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