A well-loved wok is a thing of beauty. Frequent cooking builds up a glossy, natural nonstick coating, and gentle cleaning removes excess grease, but doesn't disturb those precious layers of seasoning.

Rust can be a fact of life if you leave your grill outside, but you can make short work of it with these cleaning hacks. You may want to use the gentlest method first and work your way down the list ...

"This is a teenage wok," declared Grace Young, glancing up from the mottled surface of the pan cradled in her hands. The wok's splotchy complexion -- not the shiny cast iron of infancy or the ...