Up until recently I had been using a small welding propane tank to brulee stuff: meringues, marshmallows, miscreants who damage library books....whatever came up.
But the problem was I couldn't tip it beyond 30 degrees from vertical: as a safety measure, it automatically cuts off the flame.
Eventually I got tired of holding up cupcakes and pies and bought a small 7" kitchen torch that runs on butane. That sucker--which, by the way, was not only locked up, but had an antitheft device added to the packaging--was $24 after the 20% BB&B coupon. I'm still trying to figure out what apocalyptic event will be triggered by someone stealing a 7" butane torch, but that's for a later discussion.
Of course, the object of my desire DID NOT come with propellant, so I bought that as well. It is a skinny 6" canister, about the size of the mace protection that Asheville airport stole from me and cost $7 for 1.48 oz of "ultra butane fuel."
I'm still not sure if it was the ULTRA that did it, but this annoyed me to no end. I couldn't figure out why until I remembered the Chinese portable cooking stove I had bought for work lunches. It also ran off butane, only those canisters, the size and weight of a large can of hairspray, cost $2 a can. For EIGHT OUNCES.
So I got a canister and tried out the mating connection to the torch. It works perfectly to refill the torch.
Ya. BB&B won't be seeing me anytime soon.
But the problem was I couldn't tip it beyond 30 degrees from vertical: as a safety measure, it automatically cuts off the flame.
Eventually I got tired of holding up cupcakes and pies and bought a small 7" kitchen torch that runs on butane. That sucker--which, by the way, was not only locked up, but had an antitheft device added to the packaging--was $24 after the 20% BB&B coupon. I'm still trying to figure out what apocalyptic event will be triggered by someone stealing a 7" butane torch, but that's for a later discussion.
Of course, the object of my desire DID NOT come with propellant, so I bought that as well. It is a skinny 6" canister, about the size of the mace protection that Asheville airport stole from me and cost $7 for 1.48 oz of "ultra butane fuel."
I'm still not sure if it was the ULTRA that did it, but this annoyed me to no end. I couldn't figure out why until I remembered the Chinese portable cooking stove I had bought for work lunches. It also ran off butane, only those canisters, the size and weight of a large can of hairspray, cost $2 a can. For EIGHT OUNCES.
So I got a canister and tried out the mating connection to the torch. It works perfectly to refill the torch.
Ya. BB&B won't be seeing me anytime soon.