Archive for January, 2010


I have an electric oven and grill and whenever i use my grill it smokes and really smells. It makes my house smell for days after. Have tried Mr Muscle, oven pride, elbow grease.

most electric ovens have a self cleaning cycle. do you not have that?
you close the door then flip the switch that locks the door so it can’t be opened until the oven cools down after about 3 hours of cleaning. set the two knobs for self cleaning and watch it do it’s own thing. self cleaning ovens are nothing more than the oven heating up to 800 degrees for 3 hours to burn off ALL the gunk that remains in there over a period of time. no spraying or anything. afterward though you have to remove the ashes that are produced from the heating process. can’t be simpler.
good luck to ya


I have a favorite Chinese Recipe I want to try and the provider said one of the secrets of chinese cooking is using a Wok that will cook at around 900 degrees to sear the food quickly.

I have an electric stove top at home…any ideas how to get that temperature using a wok? Is there a ‘Wok Grill’ set that would allow me to reach that temperature or something like convection, etc?

Also does anyone know how hot a typical gas outdoor grill gets? Maybe I could use that?

You will not get that type of temperature from a home stove.
The best you can do is to heat your wok, add oil and fry in small batches.
Even your grill outside will not reach a 900 degree temperature.
Chinese restaurants have special burners that allow the higher temperatures the are able to get.
Just do your stir fry in small batches.
Use peanut oil it is able to handle the higher temperature better than other oils.


my husband and I are planning to buy an Outdoor ElecElectric Grill for our own use, but there are just so many brands and features out there… can anyone give me some tips on this? Thankx

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