# Best blowtorch (UK)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Anova Precision® Cooker\ **Created:** [February 18, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/best-blowtorch-uk/5048 "2017-02-18T23:51:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![agm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@agm](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/agm)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/best-blowtorch-uk/5048/1 "2017-02-18T23:51:45Z")
Hi all I already purchased a blow torch, but it feels very underpowered and takes ages to caramelise anything. I just wondered if anyone has recommendations for a decent, powerful blowtorch available in the UK? cheers, Andrew ---
**Author:** ![fischersd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/fischersd/32/5594_2.png) [@fischersd](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/fischersd)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/best-blowtorch-uk/5048/2 "2017-02-19T12:31:15Z")
You didn’t really say if you’re looking for a torch more for searing or more of a brûlée torch. 🙂 You can get the same torch many of us have in NA - the Benzomatic TS-8000 > **[Trigger Start Torch : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bernzomatic-361530-TS8000T-Heat-Torch/dp/B0019CQL60)** > > Max Heat Torch for Faster Work Times I’m also a fan of the Searzall (so your meat doesn’t taste like propane): [http://www.bookeranddax.com/searzall/](http://www.bookeranddax.com/searzall/) If you are looking for a brûlée torch, this is the one I’m planning on getting: > **[BonJour Chef's Tools Professional Culinary/Crème Brûlée Torch, Black :...](https://www.amazon.co.uk/BonJour-Chefs-Professional-Culinary-Br%C3%BBl%C3%A9e/dp/B001DITG5S)** > > Free delivery and returns on eligible orders. Buy BonJour Chef's Tools Professional Culinary/Crème Brûlée Torch, Black at Amazon UK. But, look around for a better price. That can be had as cheap as $11US on [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) (looks like I’ll be paying as much as $57 CDN to get it here). ---
**Author:** ![acs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/acs/32/855_2.png) [@acs](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/acs)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/best-blowtorch-uk/5048/3 "2017-02-19T17:47:44Z")
I wouldn’t buy an American torch like the TS8000 in the UK without first verifying that the disposable propane cylinder threads are the same. Rothenberger makes a torch called (IIRC) the Super-Fire 2, which is basically the same as the TS8000 and it should have no problems fitting the bottles over there. ---
**Author:** ![mejakm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/mejakm/32/6761_2.png) [@mejakm](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/mejakm)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/best-blowtorch-uk/5048/4 "2017-11-01T16:43:57Z")
Hey I’m looking for a blowtorch here in Spain… what do you think about this two? ![](https://i.imgur.com/QvRTcCG.jpg) ![](https://i.imgur.com/mGfWdld.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JamesB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@JamesB](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/JamesB)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/best-blowtorch-uk/5048/5 "2018-01-22T14:18:35Z")
Is there any reason why you shouldn’t use something powered by butane? If not, then Screwfix has a plumber’s blowtorch for under £40 which is likely to be a lot more powerful than a kitchen blowtorch which is geared towards creme brûlée rather than searing a steak. What do you reckon? ---
**Author:** ![michihenning](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/michihenning/32/1655_2.png) [@michihenning](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/michihenning)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 8:23am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/best-blowtorch-uk/5048/6 "2018-01-23T08:23:45Z")
I use a [BernzoMatic BZ4500HS](https://www.amazon.com/BernzOmatic-361472-BZ4500HS-Shrink-Torch/dp/B00834RCLU). It’s identical to the [Sansaire torch](https://www.amazon.com/Sansaire-KIT001-Searing-Kit/dp/B010H2TOJS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8) (except for the colour and the lack of an over-inflated price). The BZ4500HS has a wider flame than the TS8000, so it works better for searing. For gas, I’m using [MAP/Pro](https://www.amazon.com/WORTHINGTON-CYLINDER-332585-Pre-Filled-Cylinder/dp/B00826MGT2/ref=pd_sim_469_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00826MGT2&pd_rd_r=96SY36Z4Q7F6EFH1J39Y&pd_rd_w=mZg93&pd_rd_wg=9IEdq&psc=1&refRID=96SY36Z4Q7F6EFH1J39Y) (propylene), mainly because it burns a bit hotter than propane or butane. It’s also what is recommended by [Modernist Cuisine at Home](https://www.amazon.com/Modernist-Cuisine-Home-Nathan-Myhrvold/dp/0982761015/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516695631&sr=1-1&keywords=modernist+cuisine+at+home). (Good book, BTW, if you want to try some fancy and technical kind of cooking.)