PowerFlamer Outdoor Long Leg High Pressure Propane Manual Ignition Wok Burner

One of my best purchases ever of food equipment. I can't believe the huge improvement compared to my old way of attempting to stir fry with a wok on my regular kitchen gas stove. I spent a lot of time looking/researching for wok burners (both non-commercial and commercial ) with the simple goal of finding anything that could achieve the wok "Hai" at a reasonable cost. I wanted it for home use (outside on my deck). In case you haven't heard what wok "Hai" is yet, it is that smoky flavor one gets in some good Asian restaurants (for example in dishes such as Thai "pad see ew" or Chinese "fried rice") (it is almost similar to a chargrilled flavor). I wanted to capture that flavor and taste it at home to lessen my exposure to restaurants during this pandemic, but could not achieve this on my home stove (until I got this wok burner).This wok burner is very solidly built and well designed (the tripod is fine, if you feel you need to secure it further you can get some stabilizer bars from the manufacturer (also can add weights). This wok burner could easily be used commercially outside by a street vendor, for example, as it is that solid and more than powerful enough and easily portable) and it is VERY easy to assemble from the box (just tighten 3 screws to secure the 3 legs). It also has a heat shield built into the top ring of the casting that protects from a lot of the heat (which is really useful. And, it is also easy to control the burner intensity as the knobs are within easy reach and one can rapidly switch the burner on or completely off and reignite it again as it has a pilot light going while you are cooking.I am still learning on the wok burner (done 4 stir fry's so far), but on my second try, I was able to achieve a wok "Hai" in a stir fry!!! In my first attempt, I did not use a high enough heat (because believe me this wok burner can achieve very high heat and very quickly). In my second attempt, I tried to stir fry some NY strip steak cut up into strips (with collard greens) and my wife said it was the best steak flavor she has tasted (I think it is because it had the wok "Hai" flavor of course!).In my experience so far, I would suggest going for the thinnest wok you can get for cooking.. My wok (William's Sonoma) is a 1.2mm thick carbon/steel. It is a good one for use with this burner, as the wok only weighs 3lbs 2 oz..But even at that thickness and lightness it can get heavy fast. I aslo saw one out there for sale that is only 1mm thickness and I may try that one too. But a 14" wok is actually quite a big thing, and once you put food in it it gets heavy very fast, so you have to learn to flip it with the food in it (or keep the ingredients moving in the wok with a wok spatula or utensil). After 2 or 3 flips your hand can get tired. Fortunately, it is not so bad, as it takes a little practice to learn to do it more efficiently and it gets easier to flip with every stir fry. For size, I placed my old 12.5" wok on with this burner and it was too small (only just reaches the edge of the burner ring).I noticed after I bought this wok burner Kenji on YouTube doing "Beef Chow Fun" where he uses this wok burner. (it was very useful!). I also see Kenji has just done a review of this wok in his YouTube video "The Best Wok Burners." which I also recommend.I hope you can get Hai too! But be safe doing itl!!

Overall rating of shipping, receiving, set up, and use of product, I give it a 4 star. We bought this unit for my husband for wok cooking outdoors. The shipment was quick, we received it the first day it was said to be here. The packaging was less than stellar and there were no instructions, BUT the set up was fairly self explanatory to my husband. He was a little skeptical of the legs on the unit because they are so slim, but he plans to make a concrete base for the legs for stability to solve that problem. Upon using said product, he has raved how impressed he is with it. It is everything he imagined it could be and more. He has experience with these burners. We also purchased a 16" Japanese wok for primary use on it and it fits perfectly. All food made with this combination so far has been amazing. The picture attached to this review is a partial view of our temporary set up and while in use with the wok mentioned above. Thanks for the great quality!

This is a pretty good product. Delivery was fast (much faster than expected) and the packaging was secure albeit a bit trashy. It was mostly comprised of newspaper and other random materials. The burner works very well and produces commercial level btu. Some reviewers are worried about the sturdiness of the legs but if set up and used properly, it shouldn't be an issue. Just be cautious! It is in no way as sturdy as a table but it gets the job done. The gas nob gives great control of the flames and it has the feel of a commercial wok stove (source: I've worked in chinese kitchens before). The gas tube will leak if you leave the propane gas valve on the "on" position without the gas burning. The job seems pretty hacky so care is needed to keep it maintained. Overall, it is great for the buck but if I had to do it again, I would NOT buy this product and look more carefully at other options from real manufacturers.Edit: 2 years into owning this now and I've had the regulator go bad twice already. The first time I thought it was my fault for leaving the propane valve on for too long. But now that it has happened a second time, I suspect that it is not good quality.