Authentic Asian cuisines are generally cooked using traditional vessels such as the Wok, clay pot, wooden steamers, and the cleaver. These cooking utensils have been in use since ancient times and are still used in restaurants and households. The utensils are designed in such a way, that the nutrients are preserved, such as to enhance the taste of the food. You can find these Asian cooking utensils in any downtown market and at a very reasonable rate as well. Let us now take a look at some of the commonly used utensils that are extensively used for cooking Asian cuisines.

Cooking with the Wok! - To begin with, we have the Wok and are one of the most essential cooking equipments for Asian cuisine. It is one among the oldest equipments and is still widely in use by many chefs. You can find the Wok in the kitchens of many Chinese households and are mostly made of Stainless steel. The Wok comes with two handles which are curved on the inside and are used for picking up the food or for deep frying. It finds many uses in the kitchen and is more like the modern tongs. To keep the Wok from rusting, it has to be oiled well and for better usage, there should be separate Woks for stir frying and deep frying. Now you can get wooden Woks as well in certain stores, but steel Wok is still preferred over the wooden ones.

The magical clay pot - Clay pots are extensively used in Asian cooking and are commonly found in many of the households. It is quite similar to the stew pot that is used for continental cooking but is made of clay and is cooked over a stove. The food cooked in the clay pot remains fresh and hot with its aroma intact till the dinner time. Clay pots come in different sizes and shapes. They are easy to make as well and is very cost effective. Cooking in clay pots will give an all together different flavor to food and so is the taste of the Asian cuisines.

The classic steamer! - Asian cooking is incomplete without a steamer. Most of the Asian cuisines are steamed well before stir frying or deep frying. By steaming, the flavors are locked and the nutrients are retained for a better eating experience. There are wooden steamers of different shapes and sizes and are designed in an attractive manner. The common steamer found in most households is made of bamboo and has a diameter of 6 inches. It has separate vertical compartments inside for cooking different types of food. It can be used as a serving vessel as well, where the steamed food can be directly served from the steamer. More than one type of food can be cooked at the same time with the flavors intact.

In general, Asian cooking is mostly prepared using these traditional equipments. It is very convenient for cooking and looks simple and elegant in style as well. You can still find them in many of the top notch restaurants to dish out some of the best Asian cuisines.