Fuel equipment in the form of gas burners was invented long ago. Previously, the functionality of the devices left much to be desired. In the last 2-3 decades, designs have been improved and acquired qualities that consumers have appreciated. The demand for equipment began to rise sharply. Modern fuel devices are distinguished by simplicity, versatility and ease of use in the absence of electrical energy.
Portable fuel devices are used in various fields of activity. Depending on the design and purpose of use, the devices are used to perform a number of tasks: instant ignition of the fire; fast heating and cooking; heating pipelines; melting and brazing of non-ferrous metals; disinfection of wooden structures; softening of plastic and polyvinyl chloride.
Within the framework of this article, the types of devices, their purpose, the best gas burners in 2020 will be considered. The review presents the characteristics and features of portable gas equipment of domestic and foreign production.
Types and advantages of gas burners
Portable burners are compact, economical, heat level and flame can be controlled with a valve regulator. Devices are used instead of chemicals for disinsection of premises for animals, hives. In the absence of power supply, devices are simply irreplaceable in terms of fast food preparation, boiling water.
The burners are produced with the usual type of ignition (lighter, matches) and with a more convenient and expensive piezoelectric element. When a special button is pressed, a spark is generated to ignite the fuel. Today, manufacturers produce several types of gas torches for different purposes: soldering irons, camping, blowtorches, cutters.
Gas soldering irons are economical in fuel consumption. Such devices are equipped with a flame regulator. The set of devices includes 2 nozzles - a sting and the second type as a cutter. When heated, the first nozzle is capable of melting solder, applying to microcircuits, and connecting wires. The second attachment can be used to light a fire and to cut tin and aluminum cans.
Camping or tourist burners are used for heating, cooking, boiling water. Typically, such burners must be protected from the wind due to the fact that when the flame is blown out, gas continues to escape from the cylinder. The burner can be installed directly on the cylinder, have a side connection or connect to the cylinder using a special hose.
Which gas burner is the best?
Each type of burner-cylinder connection has its own advantages and disadvantages. The cylinder-mounted device should not be covered close by the wind shield to avoid cylinder overheating and explosion. For the side connection, use small disposable cooking containers.
A hose connection is considered the best option. The cylinder can be installed far from the burner. The wind shield can be placed as close to the burner as possible. This results in fuel economy, energy conservation and fast cooking.The temperature regime is regulated by a reducer installed on the cylinder.
The most popular tourist mini burners are selected for specific conditions and tasks. There are universal devices on the market, the connections of which are compatible with threaded cylinders and bayonet threadless gas containers. There are options with economical gas consumption, built-in protective screens.
Some models have a function for heating gas in frosty weather. It is good when it is possible to turn the cylinder over with a small residual amount of fuel. This device has a hose connection and a heating function. One of the most efficient but expensive models is the integrated burner. It is combined with a kettle, has a connection in the form of a welded radiator, which partially protects from the wind and accumulates heat with subsequent transfer to the kettle.
The blowtorches are installed directly on the cylinder. With the help of the diffused flame of these burners, rooms and cages for animals, hives are disinfected, carcasses of animals and poultry are burned. The burner is equipped with a long tube. Overheating of the cylinder or the risk of hand injury is eliminated here. The cutters are made in the form of pistols. These burners are used for cutting aluminum and tin cans, heating PVC pipes for subsequent bending, and lighting fires.
Top best gas burners
The list includes mini burners, taking into account customer feedback and demand, based on an analysis of characteristics, functionality and performance. For inclusion in the review, the following factors were taken into account: quality of material, popularity of a brand, ease of use. The rating includes models with conventional ignition and the best gas burners with piezo ignition.
Stayer Master 55584
Average cost - 320 rubles
The rating includes one of the budget models with piezo ignition and heating temperatures up to 1300 degrees. The gas burner on the cartridge has a collet connection. The device is equipped with a handle - a fire regulator. The device is designed for melting soft metal, boiling water, heating food, tinning. The set includes 2 attachments. The model is made of high quality materials, rarely breaks.
Pros:
- Low cost;
- light weight and size;
- ease of use;
- versatility;
- collet connection.
Minuses:
- Not very high heating temperature.
Mini burner Virax Mapp Pro
Average cost - 10 300 rubles
A high-quality French device from the series - gas burners on a can, with a curved nozzle and a piezoelectric element. The mini torch is suitable for soft (54 mm) and hard (18 mm) soldering. The device can be used in any environment and position. The maximum heating is 24,000 degrees. Burner weight - 1 kg 180 grams. The cylinder has a volume of 788 milliliters (more than two hours of continuous operation).
Pros:
Good cylinder volume and long life;
- balloon included;
- the ability to melt large diameter solder;
- the device is designed to work in any conditions;
- high heating temperature.
Minuses:
- Great value.
Dismountable mini burner - Sparta Turbo
Average cost - 300 rubles
The mini burner of the German brand belongs to the class of cassette devices with a piezoelectric element. A universal device. Designed for household work: melting solder (working with copper), lighting a fire, decorative finishing of wooden surfaces, processing carcasses of animals, birds, cooking and heating food, caramelizing and giving color to sweets. The device is compact and easy to use. There is a possibility of refueling. Burner weight - 104 grams, length 110 - millimeters. For refueling, butane and propane gas is used.
Pros:
- Low cost;
- regulation of heating temperature;
- low gas consumption;
- refueling possibility;
- light weight.
Minuses:
- No protective cap.
Universal burner Sturm 5015-KL-01
Average cost - 3900 rubles
Universal device of the German brand with a piezoelectric element and a double seal. The product is a cylinder attachment.The device is designed for heating metal objects, for soldering, lighting the stove, fire, heating and cooking. The device is compact, easy to use, durable. There is a heating control. The cylinder is purchased separately, not included in the kit.
Pros:
- Low cost;
- heating regulation;
- the presence of a piezoelectric element;
- compactness;
- build quality;
- versatility;
- wear resistance.
Minuses:
- No balloon included.
Dismountable mini burner - Foxweld MT-55
Average cost - 350 rubles
The torch is used with pin disposable cylinders (collet connection). During manufacture, a heat recuperator (patented safety system) was introduced into the design, which allows the device to be used in any position - to turn it over, tilt it in different directions. The device is equipped with a high-temperature-resistant mouthpiece, piezoelectric element, heating regulator. The burner is used: for melting and heating hard fusible and soft metals, jewelry, heating pipes, thawing frozen foods, for cooking and heating dishes and desserts. During operation, gas isobutane, butane, propane are used. The weight of the device is 130 grams. The bottle is not included in the package.
Pros:
- Build quality;
- universal application;
- light weight;
- refractory plastic and a mouthpiece are used;
- the ability to adjust the heating;
- the presence of a piezoelectric element;
- collet connection.
Minuses:
- There is no bottle included.
Mini burner Rexant 12-0019 GT-19
Average cost - 420 rubles
The burner is made in the form of a nozzle on a cylinder with a collet connection (tank TV-220 with butanisobutane as a fuel mixture). The device is equipped with a piezoelectric element and a heating regulator. The device is intended: for welding and melting glass, plastic, surface treatment, defrosting pipes, locks, meat, smoking caramelization of desserts, lighting stoves and fires, for processing enclosures, hives.
The materials used in the manufacture of the device: stainless steel, refractory plastic, copper, zinc alloy, aluminum. The maximum heating temperature is 1400 degrees. The power of the device is 0.946 kilocalories, 1.1 kilowatts. The nozzle has a diameter of 20 millimeters. Gas consumption is 80 grams per hour. Product weight - 135 grams, length - 153 mm.
Pros:
- Low cost;
- light weight;
- universal application;
- structural strength and build quality;
- economical gas consumption;
- the presence of a piezoelectric element;
- wear resistance;
- good power.
Minuses:
- Kit without bottle.
Kemper Emper 1064 E
Average cost - 6000 rubles
The gas blowtorch "Kemper" belongs to the class of professional devices. The burner is equipped with two nozzles. One nozzle per cylinder is designed to generate a fine flow with a maximum power of 0.62 kilowatts and a fuel consumption of 44 grams per hour. The second nozzle is for a vortex flame flow with a maximum power of 2.86 kilowatts and a fuel consumption of 205 grams per hour.
The device has an EU7 / 16 threaded connection and is compatible with Kemper cylinders (types PL401P, 575, 581, 580S, PL411C, 576, F1121, 580, PL411P). The device is equipped with: an off and on button, a heating controller and a piezoelectric element. There is a pre-heating function. The burner provides maximum heating - 2500 degrees. The device is designed for brass, bronze, copper soldering. The bottle is not included in the package.
Pros:
- Good value for money;
- low fuel consumption;
- carrying out fine work;
- there is a regulator and a piezoelectric element;
- complete set of two nozzles;
- preheating is provided;
- operation in any position.
Minuses:
- The kit does not include a balloon.
Dayrex DR-45
Average cost - 600 rubles
The gas lamp and cutter are designed for heating and soldering. The device has a piezoelectric element, a flame regulator, a collet connection, a safety system, a rotation 360 system. An anti-leakage safety system prevents gas leakage. Thanks to the "rotation 360" system, the nozzle can be rotated around the axis without changing the heating parameters.The fuel is butane and propane gas. The device provides maximum heating - 1300 degrees. The maximum gas consumption is 60 grams per hour or 1.12 grams per minute. The maximum power is 1 kilowatt. There is an automatic instant ignition function.
Pros:
- Low cost;
- low gas consumption;
- work in any position;
- instant auto ignition;
- increased security system.
Minuses:
- No preheating;
- no bottle included.
Kovea Alpine KB-0703W Pot Wide
Average cost - 10,000 rubles
The South Korean tourist burner under the Kovea brand attracted the attention of specialists and consumers with its good quality, functionality, economy combined with high performance. The device belongs to the integrated systems for cooking, heating food, boiling water. Due to the presence of a heat exchange unit, it boils almost instantly (up to three minutes). The burner is equipped with: a separate control unit with a power switch, a neoprene cover to isolate the hot circuit and prevent burns, a piezoelectric element, a flame regulator.
The set includes: burner, 1 liter saucepan, steel nozzle for dishes, protection from wind and rain, cap for aluminum mug, neoprene cover, plastic cup, heat exchange plug, burner, soft cover, anodized aluminum mug, instructions. Compatibility - cylinders with a collet connection and an adapter hose "Cobra", cylinders with a threaded connection KGF450, KFG230. The device can be used in any conditions, including while driving. After use, all elements of the set are easy to fold. The diameter is 11 centimeters. Fuel consumption - 75 grams per hour. The maximum power is 1.01 kilowatts.
Pros:
- Large set;
- versatility in operation (indoors and outdoors, in all weather conditions);
- safety;
- compatibility with different cylinders;
- compactness (can be folded);
- low fuel consumption;
- convenient and functional control unit.
Minuses:
- Great cost;
- capacity is more suitable for liquids.
Pamir-1
Average cost - 2600 rubles
The Polish version of the tourist burner is equipped with two burners, on which containers of any size can be placed without compromising safety. The complete set includes 2 burners (large and small). The maximum power of the large burner is 1.75 kilowatts, the maximum power of the small burner is 1.4 kilowatts. The diameter of the small lattice is 164 mm, the diameter of the large lattice is 220 mm.
Effective heating is provided by a heat-reflecting shield and heating control. The maximum power is 1750 watts. Fuel consumption averages 250 grams per hour. The design uses a threaded connection. Propane and butane are used as fuel. The legs of the device can be adjusted. The weight of the burner is 1 kilogram 700 grams.
Pros:
- Low cost;
- quality;
- compactness when folded;
- high power;
- suitable for large cooking (2 burners);
- the possibility of staging any containers;
- regulation of heating.
Minuses:
- Appliance weight.
