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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...
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#5: Post edited
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
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
- 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
- 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
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) ![](https://i0.wp.com/blog.metropolitanappliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/wok6.jpg?resize=840%2C632&ssl=1)