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Harbor Freight Propane Torch
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SLOandSteady
Posts: 210
I'm thinking about picking up the propane torch with a push button igniter by Harbor Freight for use with my egg. I have a couple of questions however. Can the torch be used with MAPP? Secondly, can you spot light the lump with this large torch? I'm also thinking about getting a BernzOmatic torch with a 5-foot hose.
Harbor Freight Propane Torch with Push Button Igniter
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91037
BernzOmatic Trigger Start Hose Torch
http://bernzomatic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=282&xmid=6985
Harbor Freight Propane Torch with Push Button Igniter
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91037
BernzOmatic Trigger Start Hose Torch
http://bernzomatic.com/Default.aspx?tabid=282&xmid=6985
Comments
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You can use the weedburner to light the egg. works great, but overkill to be honest.
The propane heads are not interchangeable with MAPP gas. You can use propane on a MAPP rated head, but not the other way around. -
What do you prefer to light the egg with?
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I normally use a MAPP torch.
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Fidel wrote:
Which MAPP torch do you have? Is it a BernzOmatic?I normally use a MAPP torch. -
I dunno the brand. Bottle is yellow, trigger is black.
Got it at Home Depot. Brand doesn't matter. -
Wow, Flamethrower?...
How long do you think the gasket is gonna last lighting it that way...
Boomer... -
years and years
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I use the weed burner on all my cookers and the BGE is no exception. You can buy an adapter from HF to use a lantern size disposable propane can if you don't want to drag around a 5lb LPG tank.
A word of caution though-if you fire up your Egg like the pic Fidel posted the heat shrink tubing will melt and the piezo starter will fall out. And don't loan it to anyone with a stick burning pit either-Don't ask me how I know this!
Download some coupons from HF and you can pic one up for @ $20 this weekend. -
I think I'll stick with the rolled up newsprint or BGE starter cubes. They never fail and present a minimum risk of disfiguring and painful 3rd deg burn scarring.
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