How much propane does this burner go through? Homebrewers- how many batches on a tank?
1076943
On small tank at least five batches ,depends on what your frying. Its well worth the propane.
1076944
I've only made one batch so far with this burner, but from how much propane I used, I think you can get at least 4 or 5 batches per tank.
2105130
You must look at the sizing chart for minimum tank sizing. The propane tank must create gas vapor to run the generator. Tank sizing is critical. I do not think that you are able to run this unit on (2) 20# tanks.My propane installation uses a 320 gal tank to run the generator and other household appliances in a power outage.
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I would not recommend using a small bottle. I use a 20# bottle the kind most used with gas bbq grills. The output of the stove is 54k about 19,000 btu ea. burner on high. The gas stoves for home use are average 5,000 - 8,000 btu per burner. I get about 3 months of use with a 20# bottle. I use the stove almost daily for grilling, saute peppers, pasta, and all style egg prep. I use mostly cast Iron cookware. The stove cooks well on any setting and simmers great. I only wish the top grate was removable. It's a nice compact yet powerful stove for the price. Commercial restaurant table top 3 burners rate the same btu or greater and cost a lot more. Wish you happy cooking I would not recommend using a small bottle. I use a 20# bottle the kind most used with gas bbq grills. The output of the stove is 54k about 19,000 btu ea. burner on high. The gas stoves for home use are average 5,000 - 8,000 btu per burner. I get about 3 months of use with a 20# bottle. I use the stove almost daily for grilling, saute peppers, pasta, and all style egg prep. I use mostly cast Iron cookware. The stove cooks well on any setting and simmers great. I only wish the top grate was removable. It's a nice compact yet powerful stove for the price. Commercial restaurant table top 3... » Read More I would not recommend using a small bottle. I use a 20# bottle the kind most used with gas bbq grills. The output of the stove is 54k about 19,000 btu ea. burner on high. The gas stoves for home use are average 5,000 - 8,000 btu per burner. I get about 3 months of use with a 20# bottle. I use the stove almost daily for grilling, saute peppers, pasta, and all style egg prep. I use mostly cast Iron cookware. The stove cooks well on any setting and simmers great. I only wish the top grate was removable. It's a nice compact yet powerful stove for the price. Commercial restaurant table top 3 burners rate the same btu or greater and cost a lot more. Wish you happy cooking « Show Less
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When I cured my pot on the stove top I couldn't more than 5 gallons boiling. So I bought a bayou burner and use propane outside for full boils. I run off about 8 gallons or wort average though. Depending on if I do a 60 minute or 90 minute boil.
2035717
Hey, I just used this burner to brew beer last night and it took a little longer than a normal stove but it worked really well . I only boiled around 2.5 gallons or so for the brew (in one of those old black canning kettles) and it took around 1.5hrs to start boiling after I steeped some grains and added the malt extract. Im not sure it would do 5 gallons at once, but you dont need to boil 5 gallons if your just doing a single batch of extract beer. I would recommend doing the boil in 2.5-3 gallons (should be plenty, even if you are adding some specialty grains), and then topping it off with cold water when the boil is over (also speeds up the chilling process). Otherwise, if youre boiling outside I have heard rave reviews about those little propane set ups (esp 'the hurricane'). I wanted a burner in my downstairs 'kitchenette' (with minimal fire risk), so this seemed like a good option, and so far it is working out well. Good luck.
329097
The burner that I ordered works very well with high pressure propane (like in a gas bottle). "Plug-in gas" tubes in a house use lower pressure, so the orifice size will be wrong, and the regulator will also be wrong. My advice: don't do it.
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Lisa ,,, It will take any small standard propane tank. You can also connect a large 20 Gallon tank to it with a hose. I have had mine for a year now and it is working just fine with just basic cleaning now and then. I cook steaks burgers hot dog just fine and have made pan cakes and cooked eggs and bacon on it. No problem starting it with built in starter. Just turn on the gas wait a few seconds and hit the ignition button and it will ignite. you may have to hit the ignition button two or three times at times but that is not a prob. for me.
1985205
Here in Florida we grill quite often and I use one burner as often as I can. Even so, I can generally get through a calendar year on no more than a tank and maybe an additional half.
5121
15 Gallons is a huge Kettle. Stove top. No way. I use a jet burner from my propane tank on my deck. Maybe someone knows different about a stove top use. For me with my Gas Stove, no way.
1045588
Hi, we use ours daily for showers, dishes, dog washes, clothes washing etc. Heavy use uses one bbq propane tank in 2.5 months, and this is for 3 people. Be sure to change out your batteries every other bbq tank exchange. There are 2 D batteries for igniting to keep it totally electricity free. This unit remains one of the best purchases we've made. This unit performs time and time again without fail. VERY HAPPY with it.
1274480
Well. Obviously it will last as long as you run it to a degree. I have used my two for a season now. I thought I'd use it equally in the fall as the spring but I used them mostly in the fall and hardly any in the spring. I'd say I used about two tanks per heater for the fall with fairly heavy use. When you entertain on a patio burning both on full you'll burn more fuel but many times it's just my wife and I drinking coffee or reading for a spell with them turned back a bit. I do not harbor any sentiments that I've bought two gas hogs. No more than a gas grill.
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I bgt a camp chef 2 burner just for canning b cuz it has 15 k btu output of heat, this makes canning faster for me. My glass top stove takes 4 ever to heat up the canner & so difficult maintaining proper pressure. Its set up in my kitchen & I am a happy canner. A friend who is a master canner uses this method & told me about it. So easy just make sure your propane tank is full b 4 starting.
1302932
I took mine up last summer and didn't have any problems, I want to say my camp was was just over 10,000. I had a propane stove as well, this year I am replacing my propane with this one, it's just so light weight and small, and nothing lacking in performance.
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I have been using a turkey frier propane burner with this brew kettle without any issues. Although I have only been using about 7 gallons so far. I would imagine with more water you just may need to wait longer for the boil. The biggest thing I noticed is with the large diameter of the pot there is a greater surface area of the wort exposed so I had a lot more evaporation of water in the process.
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Hi, Good post you have here, and I'm almost ready to go out and buy this Cuisinart bbq grill. About the propane tank filling up thingy: you really don't need to guess anymore about how much gas is left in your tank. At Walmart, H. Depot, Harbor Freight, etc. you can get a small gauge hookup that you just quickly screw into your tank-to-grill hoses, and just keep tabs on the amount of gas you have left by looking at the glass gauge. I think it's around $15-19. Just thought I'd throw that in.
886701
That's how I use it. It's ok but not amazing as a replacement campfire. It uses a lot of propane, about half a tank per night.
1979377
Four burners. It has worked very well for me. I believe you can buy conversion kits to use propane (typically used with BBQs), but it might be more cost effective to purchase a cooktop made for propane.