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15,000 BTU/h Butane Gas Stove, Brass Burner, Heat Panel, Piezo-Electric Ignition, Built-In Windbreaker, Automatic Safety Stop, Plastic Carrying Case, CSA Commercial Indoor Approved, Magnetic Locking System.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8767 in Kitchen & Housewares
  


• Size: 3.7" H x 11.9" W x 13.3" L


• Color: Metallic


• Brand: Iwatani Corporation of America


• Model: 35FW


• Dimensions: 3.70" h x
  11.90" w x
  13.30" l,
  4.40 pounds
  

Features

• Super High Power 15,000 BTU STOVE


• Magnetic Locking System


• Carrying Case


• Built in Windbreaker


• Automatic Safety Stop

Most helpful customer reviews

68 of 69 people found the following review helpful.

Extremely hot vs. Burton Max stove


By GalCalif

Up until I just got this stove (from a web store called The Restaurant Source), I was always using the Max Burton stove where I drilled some center holes for the gas to come out the center of the ring as well as the edges to increase the heat output of it. I use a 10 inch carbon steel wok with the stove. I was not certain there would be a huge difference between the Max Burton and the Iwatani, but the difference is like night and day.

No matter how I adjusted the little lever for air flow with the Max Burton, the flame never burned very hot. With the Max Burton as the canister began to get near empty it would get so cold that the flame would hardly be visible and I would have to take the canister out and warm it up in my hands or under hot water to get the gas to come out. The Iwatani has a small plate which brings some of the heat back to the can (in a safe and controlled manner) and keeps the can from getting super cold. Today for the first time on the Iwatani I ran a can down to empty. I did notice a slight reduction in the flame size at the very end compared to the full can, but only slight. The Max Burton would have had no flame at all almost at the end. The Iwatani kept a good flame and then it just went out all at once when the can was empty.

As far as the overall heat output, it is definitely at least twice or more the heat output of the Max Burton stove. I can heat the 10 inch wok up to be really really hot and properly cook foods at high temps if I want, the Max Burton just never got the wok hot enough. Obviously, if you want lower heat on the Iwatani, you just lower the flame, so there is no downside to the hotter burning flame.

I find that I use slightly more gas in the Iwatani because I am cooking things a bit more aggressively (and making the food a lot better), but that as the overall cooking time for the identical ingredients is much much shorter, I do not find that the hotter flame is making the cans last less time. This seems rather obvious, of course. The Iwatani burns more gas, more efficiently per unit time to give you a hotter flame and more heat per unit time. Your wok / pan / pot or whatever heats up faster, your food cooks faster. The net results is a better cooked meal in a shorter time.

This is well worth the extra cost vs. the cheaper ones. I wish I had known about it years ago.

My only complaint is that the Iwatani does not have a manual lever to move to disconnect the canister. You have to manually move the canister off the magnetic lock to release it. This is less convenient that a lever like on the Max Burton. If you leave the canister latched in, then if you leave the gas knob turned on gas will come out. I find it easier to remember to flip up the Max Burton lever to release the can than move the canister on the Iwatani. That's the only complaint.

55 of 55 people found the following review helpful.

Powerful and Lightweight


By Fred E. Elum

Rarely am I impressed with a product. This stove is made as a real appliance instead of some cheap junk. It has an aluminum body with steel and stainless steel parts. The pot grate is porcelainized steel and it does get red hot while operating. The burner appears to be cast brass or bronze. The knob and feet are thick plastic. The drip tray comes apart for cleaning easily and assembles just as easily. The plastic case isn't much to speak of but it will protect it during transport.

It is a high power burner with an impressively even flame. Another Japanese stove I have also has a very even burner. The piezoelectric ignighter trips when the knob is turned to high and is very smooth. It has a heat sink that heats the underside of the canister. This allows for the higher output as well as a longer more steady run time. This is a product designed to function as a burner as opposed to a burner developed to be cheaply produced. The magnetic canister attachment is surprisingly strong and holds the canister well enough to depress the valve. It works, I hope it lasts well.

The only negative I have about the stove is that the nameplate rating is 14,000 btu/hr and the packaging is listed at 15,000 btu/hr. I suppose the designers round down and the marketing people round up. By comparison the large burner on an electric range (2,600W) puts out approximately 8,800 btu/hr and a small burner (1,300W) puts out approximately 4,400 btu/hr. Most residential gas stoves put out between 7,000 and 9,500 btu/hr per burner.

47 of 47 people found the following review helpful.

Top of the line butane burner


By C. Burdick

Costs more than the seemingly hundreds of others out there, but this stove is very well made, classy looking and produces serious heat. Can be used outdoors in moderate breezes. I've owned others that blow out under barely moving ceiling fans. Iwatani instructions call for using their canisters only. I confess to using whatever is available locally and I'm still here.

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