How Hot Is a Wok

A Wester skillet will drop to around 480°F, while a wok, because of its lower amount of stored heat energy, will drop all the way down to nearly 400°F.

Do woks get hotter than pans?

First, neither one is hotter than the other in that both can raise the wok to the same temperature. Second, the huge difference is the temperature drop at introduction of ingredients. The pan temperature on the commercial burner essentially doesn’t change.

How hot do Chinese woks get?

SEAR ZONE: The bottom of a wok is the hottest part (it can exceed 750 degrees when set over a conventional gas burner) because it makes direct contact with the heat source. Food that passes through this part of the pan cooks rapidly and acquires flavorful browning.