when i use my wok, i do it in my charcoal grill. the reason is that on a stove top, it never gets hot enough. I found that the hotter the wok, the better the food, so i devised this method . works great and the neighbors get impressed
take the charcoal, make a nice mound and then use the wok as a press to make a nice little stand, take the wok out, kick the charcoal going and in 15 minutes set the wok onbaord and let it heat for like 3-5 minutes....when it is smoking hot, you are ready to go!