many cooking methods -- from stir-frying to poaching to braising -- are used for Chinese recipes, almost all of which can be accomplished in a wok. Steaming is a favorite, especially when cooking the many delicious types of breads and buns. Smoking and roasting are less common but used -- grilling, too, in spite of its profligate expenditure of cooking fuel. And, of course, there's that favorite of health police, deep-frying.