$10 Kitchen/Cooking Torch

I was interested in a cooking torch to help make sous-vide dishes look better and to help make créme brûlée. Most of the torches designed for the kitchen are $25-$50 and require the use of small butane canisters, which cost more per ounce ($2.20/oz vs. $0.20/oz for propane). Secondly, torches designed for the kitchen are usually not powerful enough to use with sous-vide.

Solution:

• $9.49 Brass Torch
• $.018/oz 16.4oz Propane Canister

Then I painted the container black to make it look good in the kitchen.

It turned out quite nice and makes a powerful flame.