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  <published_at>Mon Sep 22 15:58:00 -0700 2008</published_at>
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	<h1>Seasoning a Wok</h1>


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Chowhound Jed Kolko, a Chinese-food autodidact, lays out the process: Wash out your wok, put it over high heat till it smokes, oil it, and heat it again. You&#8217;re looking for the shine that suggests a nonstick surface. 
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