I've seen many chefs in person and on cooking shows using a propane
torch to brown things.
(usually a desert)

tonight, i pan fried fajitas (tgif brand.. come precooked), they were
plenty hot on the inside
but i wanted a crispy shell, so I torched them, poifect!

easiest way to light a torch, crack the on valve just a little... the
less gas coming out the easier it is to light, use a cigarette lighter
or a match. If you open the valve alot to light a torch its not going
to light

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> easiest way to light a torch, crack the on valve just a little... the
> less gas coming out the easier it is to light, use a cigarette lighter
> or a match. If you open the valve alot to light a torch its not going
> to light

You can pay a little more and get some that auto light. It is a get
way to do creme brulee, and a torch costs a lot less than that fancy
kit they sell at Williams Sonoma.

naked on the phone wrote:
>
> I've seen many chefs in person and on cooking shows using a propane
> torch to brown things.
> (usually a desert)
>
> tonight, i pan fried fajitas (tgif brand.. come precooked), they were
> plenty hot on the inside
> but i wanted a crispy shell, so I torched them, poifect!
>
> easiest way to light a torch, crack the on valve just a little... the
> less gas coming out the easier it is to light, use a cigarette lighter
> or a match. If you open the valve alot to light a torch its not going
> to light

Bernz-o-matic TS4000 torch with MAPP gas. Just pull the trigger, no fuss
lighting. Works very well on my creme brulees.

Pete C.

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"naked on the phone" > wrote:

> I've seen many chefs in person and on cooking shows using a propane
> torch to brown things.
> (usually a desert)
>
> tonight, i pan fried fajitas (tgif brand.. come precooked), they were
> plenty hot on the inside
> but i wanted a crispy shell, so I torched them, poifect!
>
> easiest way to light a torch, crack the on valve just a little... the
> less gas coming out the easier it is to light, use a cigarette lighter
> or a match. If you open the valve alot to light a torch its not going
> to light

I do have a kitchen torch...
To date I've only used it to singe pinfeathers when I dress out a fresh
bird.

This makes me think a bit, thanks! :-)
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StephanieMazzola wrote:
> >
> > If you open the valve alot to light a torch its not going to light
>
> You can pay a little more and get some that auto light.

But, but then you miss out on those guido torches for dummies, they
light "alot".

Sheldon

Pete C. wrote:

> Bernz-o-matic TS4000 torch with MAPP gas. Just pull the trigger, no fuss
> lighting. Works very well on my creme brulees.
>
> Pete C.

tru-dat, i seen those, they are twice the price heh heh
but hell.. one little cannister of gas will last 5 years!

don't sniff the mapp gas