"Craig Davis" > wrote in message
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> In looking at burners for fish fryers there seems to be two levels of heat
> ratings. Some in the 55,000 BTU range some in the 160,000 BTU range.
> What size burner is needed if I want to use an 18 qt pot to fry fish?

The number of BTU"S you need really depends of several factors: How quickly
you want to heat the oil, How much fish (Lbs.) you intend to fry at a time.
The important thing here is maintaining the temperature after the food is
added and the recovery time.

A 30 quart turkey fryer will use about 50 to 60 % full and will handle up to
a 22 pound bird. These fryers use an adjustable burner going up to 150,000
BTU'S.

For an 18 quart fryer I think you would be fine with 100,000 adjustable.

IMHO


Dimitri