I am renovating my home and plan to install a true commercial wok
burner. I have chosen one from american range, puting out 125,000
BTU. I will have a 1500cfm exhause with an extinguishing system. The
thing will be installed with commercial type insulation, etc. Has
anyone installed one in a home? I am curious about others experieces.

ms wrote:
>
> I am renovating my home and plan to install a true commercial wok
> burner. I have chosen one from american range, puting out 125,000
> BTU. I will have a 1500cfm exhause with an extinguishing system. The
> thing will be installed with commercial type insulation, etc. Has
> anyone installed one in a home? I am curious about others experieces.

I've been told: make sure it goes with local code or you may be out of
luck insurance-wise it there is a scorching. If you do get one in, tell
us ALL about it.
blacksalt

On 15 Feb 2004 16:37:40 -0800, (ms) wrote:

>I am renovating my home and plan to install a true commercial wok
>burner. I have chosen one from american range, puting out 125,000
>BTU. I will have a 1500cfm exhause with an extinguishing system. The
>thing will be installed with commercial type insulation, etc. Has
>anyone installed one in a home? I am curious about others experieces

I also plan to add a wok burner.. Check out the one made by Viking
for home kitchens. Professional Series
Gas Wok/Cooker
24" Width
www.vikingrange.com

It only puts out 27,500 BTUs but does not need a commercial
installation.

if you are going to use it a lot for dinner parties, then I would get one
with a 3 burner (if there's room) -2f 1b -and 'water topped' - this is
essential in commercial cookers as it's very quick to clean and turn round
the wok ready for the next dish. The other advantage is that they keep the
range top cooler and stops the steel from buckling/warping. As these are
usually bespoke items, I would have a measure up for height as well - find
one that you would feel comfortable with. Go for the best burners
available (check if your gas supply is up to the job), avoid bar burners and
jets for the front (ok for the back) as these require more maintenance. I
would recomend votex aka semi turbos burners. Lastly, look at commercial
extractor fans with baffle filters, these will be an essential item. Good
luck and happy cooking!

"ms" > wrote in message
om...
> I am renovating my home and plan to install a true commercial wok
> burner. I have chosen one from american range, puting out 125,000
> BTU. I will have a 1500cfm exhause with an extinguishing system. The
> thing will be installed with commercial type insulation, etc. Has
> anyone installed one in a home? I am curious about others experieces.

"Chef!" wrote:
>
> if you are going to use it a lot for dinner parties, then I would get one
> with a 3 burner (if there's room) -2f 1b -and 'water topped' - this is
> essential in commercial cookers as it's very quick to clean and turn round
> the wok ready for the next dish.

Ah, every time I see on of those I turn green. Are they hard to clean?
blacksalt
more and more interested in things easy to clean

just use a brush with washing up liquid and let the taps run. Being easy to
clean makes the amateur cook much more adventurous in his stir fry....

"kalanamak" > wrote in message
...
> "Chef!" wrote:
> >
> > if you are going to use it a lot for dinner parties, then I would get
one
> > with a 3 burner (if there's room) -2f 1b -and 'water topped' - this is
> > essential in commercial cookers as it's very quick to clean and turn
round
> > the wok ready for the next dish.
>
> Ah, every time I see on of those I turn green. Are they hard to clean?
> blacksalt
> more and more interested in things easy to clean