This burner produces major, heavy-duty flame. Seriously, it is serious heat. This is not a burner that you would want to lend to your teenager to take to his/her next beach party. You have to be very careful and follow directions to the letter until you become more familiar with it. The powerful flame can take you by surprise the first time you turn it on--and that is only with a half-turn of the valve. There is a short story about this burner's big brother inStir-Frying to the Sky's Edge: The Ultimate Guide to Mastery, with Authentic Recipes and Stories ; if you have that book you should read that story: This burner is a little bit tamer, but not much. That being said, this is an awesome burner for your wok if you are an experienced cook, familiar with high heat and are willing to take this new way of cooking nice and slow. The burner also works with pots up to 36 quarts, but the instructions very specifically state that the unit should not be used for frying turkeys. In the instructions it says that Eastman Outdoors sells a Fish-Fry/Hot Pot and says that when using this pot, you can fry up to 2 pounds of fish or chicken wings. I guess the fact that it says chicken "wings" means that it cannot accommodate two pounds of other chicken pieces? Who knows, but I think the main point is that big pots of oil sitting on these legs is a safety issue. Regarding the size of the wok: The instructions say that you can use a wok "up to" 18". We already had a 14" wok that we use in the house and it is suitable for our use. But the 14" on this burner is a little small. The flame--even turned low--comes up a little too high on the side of the wok. Another larger model of this Kahuna burner by Eastman Outdoors comes with a 22" wok, but that seemed way too big for us. And as other reviewers noted, the 22" wok was hard to season and hard to clean because it was so big. So we went out and bought a 18" wok. It is perfect for the burner and I feel safer using it. I think you could use a 16" wok, but I really think the 14" is too small. I don't think they should have used the words "up to" 18"; I think they actually meant to say the burner is meant to be used with an 18" wok. UPDATE 5/6/13: The 18" was too big for us, so we bought a 16" and are much happier with it. You can learn from out experience: The tank valve should be turned on all the way. The valve for the burner should be turned on one-half-turn only to light, then after lighting, turn the valve down to one-quarter-turn to heat your carbon steel wok. It will heat very, very fast. You will most likely never need to turn the valve above one-half turn. Your cooking will take place somewhere between one-half and one-quarter-turn. Set up the burner out of the wind. If there is wind, and you can't get away for it, give it up and cook another way. You won't be able to see the flame if there is a lot of wind. (I'm talking about wind above 7-10mph.) END OF UPDATE. I love this product! But I knocked it down one star because there is only one height for the leg extensions. Either the extensions are left tucked into the first section of legs (and you put it on a very stable table to use) or you use the legs fully extended--there are no extra holes along the length of the legs for the spring-loaded button to clip into. It may be a safety-related issue, I don't know. Even with the legs extended, unless you are a very short person, you will still be working with the wok below waist-level. So you surely don't want to wear loose fitting clothing while cooking, as the flame is pretty close to where your shirttails would be. The burner itself is magnificent: Well-constructed, heavy-duty, with precision-cut holes. The rest of the unit is rather average in construction, and if it is like ours, it will have a few dings and scratches right out of the box. The legs are not wobbly and appear to be very safe--especially thinking about a filled-36 quart pot... To make this unit more compact for storing, you can totally remove the three legs and there is a bracket under the burner where you can slide in the legs and tighten them down for storage. The unit is very simple to assemble. It comes with a little wrench, but it would be much easier if you have a ratcheting tool at your disposal. Other facts: Unit is either 18" or 26" tall. The "Revolution Burner" claims to burn hotter; to burn cleaner (75% cleaner than industry standards*), and to use less propane (than industry standards*). Eastman Outdoors calls the "Revolution Burner" professional grade. It works with a standard 20 lb propane tank. *Canadian Standards Authority (CSA), which is a testing organization accredited by the Standards Council of Canada and the United States.
