Today I pur­chased a new wok.

This is not some­thing I planned to do. I’ve been happy with the one I have, dispite the grimy rivets, beat-up handle and warped, burned bottom. Like an old blanket, it’s just some­thing I’m com­fort­able with.

My wife isn’t. She doesn’t like the way it tilts when resting on the burner. She is put off by the fact that, even when cleaned, the cooking sur­face sheds a little bit of rust (espe­cially when not pro­tected by a light coating of oil). She doesn’t like the cheap lid.

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