>be me>fell for the carbon steel wok meme>start cooking asian style stir frys at home>love the food>but family starts bashing me for the intense smell of aromatics, spices and some oil smoke>now the wok sits in a drawer and I stopped using itwhat do?
Man up or move out.
>>21797249moving out would be manning up, how the fuck old is OP anyway
>>21797262I'm 27, I have remote job and I haven't moved out of my family village. I hate the cities. and houses are expensive as fuck.
>>21797248>UGH WHAT IS THAT DELICIOUS SMELL?>ARE YOU FUCKING COOKING AGAIN, YOU PIECE OF SHIT?!>WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM STINKING UP THE HOUSE WITH THOSE DELICIOUS SMELLS>FUCK YOU I'M GONNA EAT CARDBOARD YOU FAGGOTThis is their mindset
Tell them cooking is a harmless and enriching activity and they're fucking low iq morons for not showing you some appreciation.
Open a window, point a fan to it and tell them to fuck off if they still complain after you make a reasonable effort to accommodate them while still enjoying your cookware.>what do?Grow a spine. If you fold like this every time they give you shit then no wonder they don't respect your preferences.
>>21797248Cheapest solution would be get a portable burner and do it outside. If that's not an option then just cook at a lower temperature so it doesn't smoke. If the aromatics are still a bother, use a sauce at the end.
>>21797274But anonnnnnn (insert extremely minor nitpicky complaint here that for some reason means you're not allowed to do basic things like cook a fucking meal)
>but family starts bashing me for...Do you pay bills in this house? If so, then either start asserting some authority or stop giving a fuck.
>>21797248Stop putting hipster/ethnic seasoning in your food just for the sake of being a pretentious piece of shit. Simple fix. They are telling you that you have no idea how seasoning works. Listen to them.
>>21797270You are giving OP way too much credit. Sounds like OP is just emptying the spice rack with zero knowledge of what seasonings/spices compliment each other. If the food was actually good nobody would have complained about the smell.
>>21797364>>21797361>>21797270The main complaint was the intense ginger / garlic smell. I also finished with a sauce with oyster and soy sauce. To me it was an amazing smell and very tasty dish. Maybe I did too much heat and oil smoke was the main issue. I don't know.
>>21797378Adding ginger and garlic at the end and cooking briefly could help. Adding at the beginning can definitely make things more aromatic and even unpleasant if it burns.
>>21797266You vhill move and pay zhe (((rent)))
>>21797383yeah, that's what I did. Chicken first, then browned some broccoli and carrot, then briefly minced ginger and garlic, then the sauce, waited until it thickened, and then dumped veggies and meat back in.
>>21797389That's a good step for reducing the smell. I would also use fish sauce more like a condiment than a seasoning since that's very easy to smell and 10x less offensive to people who can't stand it if it's cold from the fridge. Is it better this way? No. But it's a minor step down for less trouble.
>>21797399I will probably try using a regular non stick pan. It still should taste fine but maybe the smell will be less intense and there will be less oil smoke. I've seen asian chicks on jewtube using regular non stick pans for stir frys too.
>>21797266“Village”This board is for Americans. Please do not post here.
>>21797448plenty of villages in the US. I grew up in a village of like 250 people.
>>21797248>family starts bashing me for the intense smell of aromaticsget a new family, your current one is defective.
>>21797248my family chokes on fried chile aroma so i just close kitchen door and open window after cookingoh, and I keep my wok in my room above the bed, since it takes too much space in kitchen
>carbon steel wok >family starts bashing me >what do?Bash back.
>>21797270This. You family sucks OP. Keep the wok collecting dust and refuse to cook any asian food until they stop bitching like a bunch of children about the smell of cooking the food they (allegedly) enjoy. Explicitly tell them why you are no longer cooking stir fry.
>>21797389Different anon but would keeping jars of garlic and ginger, that you’ve minced, in the fridge help? I believe the volatile compounds mellow with time but I’m not sure how much it may reduce the flavor you want>>21797788If you stored it where you hang your clothes you could say you have a “wok in closet” ayyy
>>21797248>family
>>21797248Cook outside
It's typically the first thing guests to my home say>did you order Chinese>have you been cooking Chinese>it smells like Chinese food in here
how the fuck do you stay at home with your parents past 20? don't you want to not be around your parents 24/7? i couldn't wait to move out and i remember how awesome it was to cook my first meal in my own kitchen. it was an omelette btw
>>21797378Behead enemies of garlic
>>21797448Gay fucking elitist coastal faggot.
>>21797270>UGH WHAT IS THAT DELICIOUS SMELL?>ARE YOU FUCKING COOKING AGAIN, YOU PIECE OF SHIT?!>WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM STINKING UP THE HOUSE WITH THOSE DELICIOUS SMELLS>FUCK YOU I'M GONNA EAT CARDBOARD YOU FAGGOTThis is their mindset, this is pic of me
>>21798442You know you can cook for your family too?
>>21798442i know i moved out 4 months after i turned 18. didnt see my mom again until i was 31. my first meal was my gfs pussy. and then some vegan slop she would make like macaroni and nasty fake cheese with ketchup
This is a thing about Chinese food generally. You need massive heat and lots of oil, and it makes a big mess and smell.I've rented places from Chinese people and they've asked me not to cook Chinese food for this reason. Chinese people who move west often replace the stove in their new properties because they think the flame is too small. Chinese cooking is better suited to a garden, desu. That said I love me some stir fried stuff. My kitchen is coated in a fine layer of oil though
