Big things come in Small packages
Baby Kahuna Burner is PERFECT for 16" woks. Easy assembly and fires up quickly. Great for stir frys!
Just Like Going Out for Chinese4
The reason you can't get your Chinese food to taste the like the restaurant down the street has nothing to do with the ingredients, it has nothing to do with the recipe, it has nothing to do with you (at least this time.
It's the heat.
When you cook Chinese at home, quite simply you don't have the heat.
This thing gives you the heat. Plenty of it.
Don't leave an empty pan on it for too long, you'll burn a whole through it.
The Downside:
1. Doesn't work well in the wind
2. You have buy a $25 dollar propane tank (if you don't have one with your barbeque)
3. You need to buy a steel wok (Don't use nonstick, this thing will burn the teflon coating it right off). ... Read More
A Perfect Outdoor Wok Burner!
I've used my Baby Kahuna for the past 6 months or so. It works great with my 16" hand hammered wok from The Wok Shop.
Assembly is simple, and it is very stable - whether in the low or high positions. I normally use it with the legs extended, and have ZERO complaints (unusual for me, by the way!). It is solid, reasonably priced, and does what it's designed to do.
I did add a wok ring (from The Wok Shop) to help "focus" the heat on my woks in windy weather. This was easy to put in place - just remove one or two of the wok supports, install the wok ring, reinstall the supports.
Heat control is pretty simple. You use the supplied valve to adjust the flame from low to blazing hot, depending on what you need ... Read More
Very good outdoor burner for wok cooking
The Baby Kahuna burner is a great option for those seeking to cook with a wok outdoors over high heat. It's easy to use and very portable. There are a few concerns, but overall they are minor.
There are only a few parts to put together; the burner unit and base, three support bars; the gas hose, and the three legs for the stand. They can be assembled in about 15 minutes or less and all the required tools are included. The burner also disassemble just as easily for your next tailgate party or cookover somewhere else.
After putting it together and hooking it up to a propane tank, you turn on the tank and ignite the flame. If hooked up correctly, you should see a mostly blue flame. The flame intensity is controlled by ... Read More
