IwataniAmerica EPR Cassette Feu-EcoPremium Portable Butane Stove Cooktop, Black

The best butane burner I’ve used. I own 5 burners from Gas-One and Iwatani. This one is the best because it has the largest diameter burner ring I can find. It puts out an equivalent amount of heat at 12,000 btu while only consuming as much fuel as a 10,000 btu burner. It heats up a 10” skillet insanely fast but be careful with expensive nonstick pans, these burn hotter than LP or natural gas! I will say a drawback is the burners house construction. It is not as substantial as my Gas-One’s and can not support a lot of weight. It can’t hold a loaded 6-8qt boiling stock pot but larger 10” - 12” frying pans like Sensarte, Carote and Michaelangelo it excels at! Stir-fry with this bad boy is awesome while not burning through your cans of butane so fast. For heavier cooking needs buy the Gas-One 15,000 btu because it has a much stronger skeleton but have extra cans of butane on hand…

I picked this up in case of power outages during storms (we get a lot of those in Texas). It just came in and I set it up and it is a very cool little stove. It is incredibly easy to set up, worked instantly, has a low burner seating (which is one reasons I chose this one), adjustable heat that is easy to control and should work for everything from high flame to low simmer, and it is attractive and low profile and looks nice on the kitchen counter.I expected it to be maybe a little heavier and more sturdily made, it is pretty light weight. But then for anyone taking it on a road trip lighter weight would be a plus.Am happy with purchase. Would purchase again. (Also feel a lot more secure in an all electric residence with a storm coming in -- I will still be able to cook and boil water if the power goes down and when not in use the stove is easy to store, but still looks nice if it is just sitting out on the counter.)

Have used the stove may times and felt to write a review that notes some of the negative reviews. This stove works very well and is very efficent. I rarely need to use on high and am usually cookin on low heat or less. For example the stove will simmer a 2 qt pot of water when on very low or bring it to an aggressive boil on medinum heat. it will adjust from a very low (less than simmer) flame to a rageing boil. Stove efficentcy can vary by gas can brand (some companies may not be filling completly to 8 or 8.8 oz) and how high of a heat you run it. i so far have put in about an hour to hour and a half of cooking and still have a little less than half a can of butane left. The only limitation to the stove is the pot supports. The pot supports are 123mm or 4 3/4" from point to point. so any thing at or less will be too small to be held up by the supports. The supports are also aluminum or some alloy of aluminum. They melt at a lower temp then steel so if you are heating a pan with nothing in it on full blast high. to give you a better since of security however aluminum depending on the alloy melts between 865-1240 F or 463-671 c . so when you see reviews of people melting them they are getting them extreamly hot, far above most any cooking situation. With food in the pot or pan they will never reach this tempature. This should also show that these stoves are able to put out some serious heat. So pro tip for save use would be this. Use the stove and get to know it. dont assume its your gas range and use it as such. I actually like it better than a gas range and far better than an electric cook top. Dont use pots or pans that hang over the unit or over where the gas can sits. stay within the silver surface. Most common issues people have are too but of a pot or pan, not reading iwatani's very simple manual (it has pictures...common...take 5 min), in general common sense when working with any compress flammable gas and a very hot surface.p.s. if you look at the manual notice some of the pictures are kinda funny. common for japanese manuals, and always gets me to look through the manual. its like reading a commic strip

Excellent item. Easy to use and cook

I have the old Iwatani unit and I like it, with the exception that it's difficult to clean.This one is a breeze to clean but I'm just not quite sure of how well the canister is seated because it uses a magnetic system.The old Iwatani uses a lever that makes me feel confident the the canister is seated properly and SEALED.Over all, I like this unit better for it's looks as well as the ease of cleaning it. Just not sure about the magnetic hold down (for lack of better wording) system. It's come loose a couple of times but I think that just from bumping it too hard.

This is the second one that we got. We use this for KBBQ and hot pot and out door cooking. Good BTU and quality.

With other cheaper burners, the flame hits the pan and spreads to the outside; this burner's design keeps the flame in the middle. My one criticism is that the butane can's locking mechanism is not good. It relies on magnetism which doesn't provide a solid lock. With my other Iwatani burner, you press a lever down and it locks the can into place. They should have used the same mechanism with this burner. So really a 4.5 star rating.

I first saw this stove on a YouTube video "ThatDudeCanCook" where he uses it all the time. I have an all electric house so having the option to cook on gas is an excellent alternative. In addition should I lose power I have a backup stove for cooking. The stove has an incredible heat range from extremely hot to a very low setting. The controls make these adjustments easy with a wide range of variability. Due to the design of the gas canister being offset you can use larger diameter pots and pans. Last but not least don't forget to buy the Butane Gas that is specific to this stove.