Excelent!

That looks so yummy.

I’ve seen those wooden covers before (? Mandy at Souped up recipes). I’ve been curios about how these covers handle steam and condensation. Are the stained, lacquered or treated in any way? Safe inert material? Plywood?

How nice for you to buy him a culinary gift. Sweet. I know you appreciate his efforts at cooking and cleaning. You have it good ;)

@petalique they just say ” sustainable wood”. It is fragrant and lightweight. There are no instructions for cleaning or maintaining it.

Edit: it is called Chinese Fir and is very fragrant, sustainable and you oil it like a cutting board periodically. Love it!

I am going to message them . Have good reviews and 30 day return.

I have mineral oil for Boos wood island tops. Will rub it with that unless something else suggested by them.

DH definitely deserves the best. ❤️

Nice! I had the same question as petalique. I did an image search and one site (not Etsy) had this:

• Material: Crafted from natural solid wood (such as fir or cedar) with a burnt or carbonized finish for added moisture and heat resistance.

Thanks for the info chloebud and trail. I found this:

▪️ https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wooden+wok+lid

Recipe for your DH’s ”Special Sauce?” yum looking!

Get it from Etsy instead as Azon takes a big % cut.

If you look at the threads posted with the bottle pictures I said approx what the sauce contains. I will try and cut/ paste for you. ❤️

@petalique

DH said 2tsp of the thick sweet soy sauce and 1 tsp regular soysauce and a big splash Black vinegar very small amounts of Chinese cooking wine, oyster sauce , sesame oil and a sprinkle of sugar . Thin with veg or chicken stock. Cornstarch slurry in a separate bowl add as needed

He scoffs ( yes he uses that word lol) at measuring. c

Thanks so much. It is ~4:30 AM Sat and I am trying to figure out what ”thick sweet soy sauce” is. But I am foggy lately.

I seldom use measuring spoons either. I might if I were making some very fussy pastry.

DH doesn’t measure either, I asked him for estimates as so many were asking about his sauces and the fact that he is not using salty comdiments.

If you look at the threads where I posted all the pictures of the various bottles DH uses you will see that the label says Sweet Soy Sauce. It isn’t at regular grocery stores but is available at Asian groceries and Azon. 🙏

Found your photos of all the bottles.

Edit:

Here is the link where @Still trailing gives a list and photos of her DH’s sauce ingredients, condiments and or recipes.

”Stirfry Tonight”

▪️https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6620268/stirfry-tonight#n=10

I have bookmarked both. I have not been to an Oriental grocery. It is another stop, but I will. We have several.

@petalique I am still trailing … Houzz/ Gardenweb messes with my name ! ( Ladderclimber sometimes shows up and an HU number …. sigh)

The stir-fry looks picture-perfect and simply delicious!

It's hard to judge how high the handle comes up from the angle of the pic, I'm curious how hard it is to grip with arthritic hands. And how hard it is to clean well.

The handle comes up 1” and there is an indentation running along the length that makes it easy to grip. It is very light.

There shouldn’t be a need to clean well. Using it for the brief minutes to thicken the sauce which also finishes the veggies shouldn’t cause excessive soiling.

DH just wiped it off with a damp cloth. They say not to put in dishwasher , of course, or ” soak” in dishwater . It can be lightly rubbed with food safe oil like mineral oil , Boos wooden conditioner.

It is perfect so far. They have a 30 day return so it will get used a lot during the next couple weeks. Will follow up then.

c