Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: a black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. Origin: [Gr.
The best oil for the wok is rice oil (because of its high smoke point, 490Â°F, 254Â°C). Peanut oil is not bad either and more commonly used. It is not healthy to heat any oil too far, so it's best to add the oil very shortly before adding products to the wok so the products can cool the oil during the stir frying.
The oil is the fuel for the light. The other version is a plastic disk about 2-1/4 in diameter with an indentation in the middle to hold the wick. With the plastic disk version the oil actually skims over the top of the disk in very narrow channel grooves until the oil reaches the wick in the middle.