Reaowazo 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!!

Works as advertised. Pros: -Burns hot enough to make my glow orange. -Seller quickly replaced part which arrived broken. Cons: -Wok ring will scratch your wok up pretty badly depending how much tossing you do. -Legs are slightly wobbly, even with the screws tightened. I haven't noticed any unstability while cooking with it since I'm not too crazy about sliding and tossing with the wok, but if you have to move the wok you will definitely notice the wobbly legs. -Seller packages the product pretty sloppily. Old newspapers and cardboard. My product actually arrived with a broken piece but thwy were quick to replace it.

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.

I bought a steel wok several years ago to stir fry meals at home. Hoping our six-burner gas range with burners rated at 15,000 Btu would be enough heat to cook with my wok. However, I soon learned that more than a small portion of food in the wok cools it so much that food steams in its own liquid rather than searing, the process that locks in meat and vegetable's delicious flavor. If I patiently coked the ingredients, I could eventually make a meal. However, the stove was always a grease-splattered mess and the house smelled like a restaurant. Later I tried cooking using my outdoor barbeque, with the grates removed, both burners on full and the wok balanced on the burners. This solution was highly unsatisfactory because heat was in the wrong places and the wok was unstable. Enough disappointment. The wok spent the last year in the attic. This winter I decided to try making a stir fry recipe again after reading about the availability of high heat cookers made for home use. I bought the PowerFlamer hoping it would deliver on its promise of producing 160,000 Btus. The burner is easy to assemble-just securely tighten the six screws which hold the legs in place. I found the height to be perfect for easily stirring and shaking the wok's contents. Be sure to buy a wok spatula or scoop to help turn the food as it cooks. After cooking beef chow fun and several stir fry recipes, I am impressed with the product. While it is a no-frills design, it exactly meets my needs. No mess on my wife's range and the cooking odor is outside. Because of the intense heat produced I can't imagine anyone ever turning the propane full on. I made a reference mark on the gas knob with a Sharpie so I could set the heat level at a glance. For most of my cooking the gas knob is only rotated open about 10°. Both the pilot and main gas controls should be opened a small amount, say 10 or 20 degrees rotation. The burner instantly provides as much heat as you could possibly want and dinner is served a few minutes later.