(Bulgogi on rice - I substituted Korean pear with kiwi and I want to encourage you to Not to do so. It is OK but I didn’t like the feeling of chewing black kiwi seeds with the meat. Next time I am going to try Japanese nashi pear.)
This is what I have been doing lately. Testing my new Kitchen and comforting my nostalgia.
Don’t worry readers! You are not missing out any new recipes yet. I’ve been busy trying to catch up with my massive nostalgic appetite. I am also trying to get used to the electric stove. I wish mine was gas. What kind of burner do you have in your kitchen?
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When I lived in Hawaii, my stove was electric, this was what I learned how to cook on. Then, when I moved to Japan, I had to quickly learn how to use gas. Now, whenever I go back home to Hawaii, I get frustrated at how slow electric stoves are…good luck with your kitchen, Sue!
ah…. I really hate electric stove because it takes so long to heat up. And not being able to see the flame makes it even harder to control the temperature, right?
I hope you get used to it soon, Sue!
hi sue! i really love your blog. my husband is korean and i’m filipino. so your blog is extremely helpful to me. it’s here that i learned how to cook kimchi chigae and it’s one of my favorite korean dishes.
we live in los angeles and when we were looking for a 2 bedroom apartment, i wouldn’t take one with an electric stove because 1) i’ve never really had much experience cooking with electric stoves and 2) because of reason #1, i feel that electric stove temperatures are much harder to control. anyway, i wish you good blessings to your life in australia and with cooking in your new kitchen!
keep up with the good work!
Mine is a gas stove and I absolutely love it. For soups or stews, however, I prefer charcoal stove.
I used an electric stove when I was in England and it was just okay. Not as great compared to gas stove for stir-frying but still functional, nevertheless.
Never tried an electric stove. When I came to US and scouting around for rental apts, was quite worried when I see an electric stove in the kitchen. Then I landed myself in a rented apt with gas stove…phew!
Have you found any diff btw gas vs electric stove ?
Tigerfish - I found using the electric stove is like making bone soup (which requires a long time simmering). It requires some patience and doesn’t give a good signal if the stove is ready to cook. You wouldn’t like it.
I enjoy gas so much better then electric!
I was wondering if you could tell me (if you by chance know) the nutritional breakdown of gochu jang, denjang and also samjang. I am dieting and it drives me crazy that I cannot find these nutritional ingredients anywhere. =(
Glad you are settling in!
Oh, I can empathize!
I loved using a gas range in Korea. I had only ever used electric in the U.S. before moving there and the flame on the gas stove freaked me out a little, but I soon got used to it. Then moving back to the U.S. meant using electric again. It is so slow to heat up! Half the time I turn the burner on before I’m even ready to put something on it, just because it takes so long. Good luck! You will get used to it, even if you never love it.
Having owned a Korean Restaurant I can say that gas is best. At home, during the coldest days of winter, I am stuck with electric. On days that are warm enough and all through summer I use an outdoor charcoal/gas grill. While I can’t find ondau here, the charcoal comes close to giving me the flavor I had in Korea.