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butane for creme brulee torch

post #1 of 10
3/29/09 at 6:56pm
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I got a creme brulee torch (crate and barrel) as a gift but it did not come with the butane. Crate and barrel does not sell the butane. I got one from bed bath beyond but it does not fit. Any ideas on where to get this so I can make some creme brulee? I prefer using torch rather than broiler
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post #2 of 10
3/30/09 at 5:47am
Unlike propane, which comes with a standard fitting, butane comes with several different ones.

Check out a tobacco shop or, if there's a back-country type shop near you, they'll have it. Bring the torch with you, though, to confirm that you're getting the right size.

Just as an aside, I had bought one of those butane torches awhile ago. Was not happy with it, for several reasons, and went back to propane.
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post #3 of 10
3/30/09 at 7:44am
I use Iwatani Butane Torch and the butane canisters are readily available at restaurant supply store
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post #4 of 10
3/30/09 at 7:47am
I buy mine at the drugstore
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post #5 of 10
4/2/09 at 2:25pm
Afraid you got off on the wrong foot...

Go to your local hardware store and buy a plumber's small Bernz-O-Matic propane torch. Probably about $12, and the tanks - which will scorch probably 200-300 cremes brulee - are about $4. And they always fit. :bounce:

And you're all set to do your own copper plumbing work. ;)

Mike
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post #6 of 10
4/2/09 at 2:38pm
>And you're all set to do your own copper plumbing work. ;)<

And scorch the skins on peppers, and light the charcoal for grilling, and tighten the skin on fish, and......

Oh yeah, melt the sugar on a creme brulee.

A propane torch is incredibly useful when it comes to cookery.
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post #7 of 10
4/2/09 at 3:05pm
If you buy a standard "propane" torch, make SURE it will operate in positions other than upright!

Many standatd torches will go out if you tip them too far or invert them.
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post #8 of 10
4/2/09 at 5:55pm
That's true, Pete. The solution is to be sure and get a torch with an adjustible tip.

So long as the gas bottle remains generally upright I can direct the flame in any direction.
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post #9 of 10
4/2/09 at 6:13pm
The "Iwatani" is usable in virtually ANY position AND the butane canisters fit a majority of the butane portable burners as well.

I use it extensively in my restaurant and on catering gigs.
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post #10 of 10
4/9/09 at 7:47pm
I get my butane at the hardware store.
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