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Q&A Can a 35K BTU home wok burner improve food taste, and mimic restaurant wok hei?

Many Cantonese restaurant chefs advise me to install a wok burner, even in my home, to procure wok hei 鑊氣. But "commercial wok burners blazes at over 100,000 BTU/hr!" "[A] wok burner can deliver...

1 answer  ·  posted 12mo ago by DNB‭  ·  last activity 12mo ago by dsr‭

Question cantonese-cuisine
#5: Post edited by user avatar DNB‭ · 2023-05-13T21:03:43Z (12 months ago)
  • Many chefs at sundry Cantonese restaurants advise me to install a [wok burner](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/112617), **_even at home_**, to mimic [wok hei 鑊氣](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/5157) from their ["professional wok burner (which would likely require expensive ventilation upgrades for use indoors)"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/13816) . But [" commercial wok burners blazes at over 100,000BTU/hr!"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/6010/how-can-i-make-chinese-fried-rice-like-they-do-on-the-east-coast#comment129096_19960) ["[A] wok burner can deliver up to [...] 200,000 BTU/h of thermal power."](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/62363)
  • #### 1. But are these chefs wrong, because [_HOME_ wok burners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBvXJIXZfE) deliver merely [≤ 35K BTU](https://www.subzero-wolf.com/wolf/cooktops-and-rangetops/range-top/48-inch-sealed-burner-rangetop-4-burners-wok) ?
  • ### 2. What can a [≤ 35K BTU _HOME_ wok burner](https://youtu.be/9YtKjarWzz4) accomplish, that a gas burner or electric induction cooktop can't ? What's exclusive to a ≤ 35K BTU wok burner ?
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok3.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok6.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • Many Cantonese restaurant chefs advise me to install a [wok burner](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/112617), **_even in my home_**, to procure [wok hei 鑊氣](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/5157). But ["commercial wok burners blazes at over 100,000 BTU/hr!"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/6010/how-can-i-make-chinese-fried-rice-like-they-do-on-the-east-coast#comment129096_19960) ["[A] wok burner can deliver up to [...] 200,000 BTU/h of thermal power."](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/62363)
  • #### But are these chefs wrong? Because [_HOME_ wok burners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBvXJIXZfE) discharge merely [≤ 35K BTU](https://www.subzero-wolf.com/wolf/cooktops-and-rangetops/range-top/48-inch-sealed-burner-rangetop-4-burners-wok), too little to be a ["professional wok burner (which would likely require expensive ventilation upgrades for use indoors)"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/13816)!
  • #### What can a [≤ 35K BTU wok burner](https://youtu.be/9YtKjarWzz4) accomplish, that a gas burner or electric induction cooktop can't ? What's exclusive to a ≤ 35K BTU wok burner ?
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok3.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok6.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
#4: Post edited by user avatar DNB‭ · 2023-05-10T06:56:42Z (12 months ago)
  • Many chefs at sundry Cantonese restaurants advise me to install a [wok burner](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/112617), **_even at home_**, to mimic [wok hei 鑊氣](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/5157) from their ["professional wok burner (which would likely require expensive ventilation upgrades for use indoors)"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/13816) . But ["a commercial wok burners blazes at over 100,000BTU/hr!"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/6010/how-can-i-make-chinese-fried-rice-like-they-do-on-the-east-coast#comment129096_19960) ["[A] wok burner can deliver up to [...] 200,000 BTU/h of thermal power."](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/62363)
  • #### 1. But are these chefs wrong, because [_HOME_ wok burners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBvXJIXZfE) deliver merely [≤ 35K BTU](https://www.subzero-wolf.com/wolf/cooktops-and-rangetops/range-top/48-inch-sealed-burner-rangetop-4-burners-wok) ?
  • ### 2. What can a [≤ 35K BTU _HOME_ wok burner](https://youtu.be/9YtKjarWzz4) accomplish, that a gas burner or electric induction cooktop can't ? What's exclusive to a ≤ 35K BTU wok burner ?
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok3.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok6.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • Many chefs at sundry Cantonese restaurants advise me to install a [wok burner](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/112617), **_even at home_**, to mimic [wok hei 鑊氣](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/5157) from their ["professional wok burner (which would likely require expensive ventilation upgrades for use indoors)"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/13816) . But [" commercial wok burners blazes at over 100,000BTU/hr!"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/6010/how-can-i-make-chinese-fried-rice-like-they-do-on-the-east-coast#comment129096_19960) ["[A] wok burner can deliver up to [...] 200,000 BTU/h of thermal power."](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/62363)
  • #### 1. But are these chefs wrong, because [_HOME_ wok burners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBvXJIXZfE) deliver merely [≤ 35K BTU](https://www.subzero-wolf.com/wolf/cooktops-and-rangetops/range-top/48-inch-sealed-burner-rangetop-4-burners-wok) ?
  • ### 2. What can a [≤ 35K BTU _HOME_ wok burner](https://youtu.be/9YtKjarWzz4) accomplish, that a gas burner or electric induction cooktop can't ? What's exclusive to a ≤ 35K BTU wok burner ?
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok3.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok6.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
#3: Post edited by user avatar DNB‭ · 2023-05-08T00:54:13Z (12 months ago)
  • Many chefs at sundry Cantonese restaurants advise me to install a [wok burner](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/112617), **_even at home_**, to mimic [wok hei 鑊氣](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/5157) from their ["professional wok burner (which would likely require expensive ventilation upgrades for use indoors)"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/13816) . But ["a commercial wok burners blazes at over 100,000BTU/hr!"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/6010/how-can-i-make-chinese-fried-rice-like-they-do-on-the-east-coast#comment129096_19960) ["[A] wok burner can deliver up to [...] 200,000 BTU/h of thermal power."](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/62363)
  • #### 1. But are these chefs wrong, because [_HOME_ wok burners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBvXJIXZfE) deliver merely [≤ 35K BTU](https://www.subzero-wolf.com/wolf/cooktops-and-rangetops/range-top/48-inch-sealed-burner-rangetop-4-burners-wok) ?
  • ### 2. What can a ≤ 35K BTU _HOME_ wok burner accomplish, that a gas burner or electric induction cooktop can't ? What's exclusive to a ≤ 35K BTU wok burner ?
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok3.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok6.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • Many chefs at sundry Cantonese restaurants advise me to install a [wok burner](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/112617), **_even at home_**, to mimic [wok hei 鑊氣](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/5157) from their ["professional wok burner (which would likely require expensive ventilation upgrades for use indoors)"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/13816) . But ["a commercial wok burners blazes at over 100,000BTU/hr!"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/6010/how-can-i-make-chinese-fried-rice-like-they-do-on-the-east-coast#comment129096_19960) ["[A] wok burner can deliver up to [...] 200,000 BTU/h of thermal power."](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/62363)
  • #### 1. But are these chefs wrong, because [_HOME_ wok burners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBvXJIXZfE) deliver merely [≤ 35K BTU](https://www.subzero-wolf.com/wolf/cooktops-and-rangetops/range-top/48-inch-sealed-burner-rangetop-4-burners-wok) ?
  • ### 2. What can a [≤ 35K BTU _HOME_ wok burner](https://youtu.be/9YtKjarWzz4) accomplish, that a gas burner or electric induction cooktop can't ? What's exclusive to a ≤ 35K BTU wok burner ?
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok3.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok6.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
#2: Post edited by user avatar DNB‭ · 2023-05-08T00:40:43Z (12 months ago)
  • Many chefs at sundry Cantonese restaurants advise me to install a [wok burner](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/112617), **_even at home_**, to mimic [wok hei 鑊氣](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/5157) from their ["professional wok burner (which would likely require expensive ventilation upgrades for use indoors)"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/13816) . But ["a commercial wok burners blazes at over 100,000BTU/hr!"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/6010/how-can-i-make-chinese-fried-rice-like-they-do-on-the-east-coast#comment129096_19960) ["[A] wok burner can deliver up to [...] 200,000 BTU/h of thermal power."](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/62363)
  • 1. But are they wrong for [_HOME_ wok burner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBvXJIXZfE) that can deliver merely [≤ 35K BTU](https://www.subzero-wolf.com/wolf/cooktops-and-rangetops/range-top/48-inch-sealed-burner-rangetop-4-burners-wok) ?
  • 2. What can a ≤ 35K BTU _HOME_ wok burner accomplish, that a gas burner or electric induction cooktop can't ? What's exclusive to a ≤ 35K BTU _HOME_ wok burner ?
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok3.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok6.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • Many chefs at sundry Cantonese restaurants advise me to install a [wok burner](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/112617), **_even at home_**, to mimic [wok hei 鑊氣](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/5157) from their ["professional wok burner (which would likely require expensive ventilation upgrades for use indoors)"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/13816) . But ["a commercial wok burners blazes at over 100,000BTU/hr!"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/6010/how-can-i-make-chinese-fried-rice-like-they-do-on-the-east-coast#comment129096_19960) ["[A] wok burner can deliver up to [...] 200,000 BTU/h of thermal power."](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/62363)
  • #### 1. But are these chefs wrong, because [_HOME_ wok burners](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBvXJIXZfE) deliver merely [≤ 35K BTU](https://www.subzero-wolf.com/wolf/cooktops-and-rangetops/range-top/48-inch-sealed-burner-rangetop-4-burners-wok) ?
  • ### 2. What can a ≤ 35K BTU _HOME_ wok burner accomplish, that a gas burner or electric induction cooktop can't ? What's exclusive to a ≤ 35K BTU wok burner ?
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok3.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
  • ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok6.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)
#1: Initial revision by user avatar DNB‭ · 2023-05-08T00:39:38Z (12 months ago) 
Can a 35K BTU home wok burner improve food taste, and mimic restaurant wok hei?
Many chefs at sundry Cantonese restaurants advise me to install a [wok burner](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/112617), **_even at home_**, to mimic [wok hei 鑊氣](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/5157) from their ["professional wok burner (which would likely require expensive ventilation upgrades for use indoors)"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/13816) . But  ["a commercial wok burners blazes at over 100,000BTU/hr!"](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/6010/how-can-i-make-chinese-fried-rice-like-they-do-on-the-east-coast#comment129096_19960)  ["[A] wok burner can deliver up to [...] 200,000 BTU/h of thermal power."](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/62363) 

1. But are they wrong for  [_HOME_ wok burner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtBvXJIXZfE) that can deliver merely [≤ 35K BTU](https://www.subzero-wolf.com/wolf/cooktops-and-rangetops/range-top/48-inch-sealed-burner-rangetop-4-burners-wok) ?

2. What can a ≤ 35K BTU _HOME_ wok burner accomplish, that a gas burner or electric induction cooktop can't ?  What's exclusive to a ≤ 35K BTU _HOME_ wok burner  ? 


![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok3.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)



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