Non propane cook stove as seen on TV shows?

yes that is a portable Butane stove, uses the 220gr can/cartridge
Certified for commercial restaurants
Means is legal, for commercial eateries, has enough heat to thoroughly cook food
Not a health department violation

Here is the heater I have



Amazon link

The brass nozzle inlet port shown on the front, allows for using the Europe style butane stove cartridge, with a special hose

Mine does not have that inlet, and I have not needed it
I buy my butane about $5 for 4 cans, at Asian groceries

MrWizard wrote:
i have that one
have been using one for 10 years

harder to find but also available are portable blue flame ceramic heater using the same cans of butane fuel, around 5000 btu heat output

will operate approx 5 hrs if turned as low as possible and stay on
useful when the Oly Cat is too much heat

Is that what this one is?



15,000 BTU Butane Stove
Item No: 90019
Extreme High Heat 15,000 BTU's
ETL Certified for Indoor Use in Commerical Resturants
High Impact Protective Carrying Case
Automatic Piezo Electronic Ignition System
In Line Regulator with Pressur Sensing Shut Off
Adjustable Heat Range, from Boil to Simmer
Use Only Butane Marked BF1010

I don't get the only use in commercial restaurants though?

All these years in Rv'ing searching for just the right portable small compact stove for the MH and I never knew about these butane ones. Very interesting.

Guess you can teach an old dog new tricks! :C

It depends on the show.. TV shows use one of 3 types of cooktops depending

Some use propane or natural gas, In a case like this the studio is set up for cooking and only for cooking,, Or portable bottles are hidden under the counter.. This would only be used for very high end cooking shows like the old Galloping Gormet.. Very rare

Traditional Electric Ranges.... TV studios have tons of spare kilowatts lying about so they often use them.


Induction cooktops. Very Vera (Delete space add dot com) now uses a Wolf Induction cooktop, a Wolf Counter top oven and Sub-Zero chillers (Refrigerator/Freezer)

In my European backpacking/camping days butane canister stoves were what was convenient and available. One downside I learned the hard way is that they don't work worth a darn if at all when it's really cold. Probably not an issue for you as most folks seem to only camp in decent weather, but worth mentioning just in case.

i have that one
have been using one for 10 years

harder to find but also available are portable blue flame ceramic heater using the same cans of butane fuel, around 5000 btu heat output

will operate approx 5 hrs if turned as low as possible and stay on

useful when the Oly Cat is too much heat

tatest wrote:
I don't know which show you are watching, but the ones I've seen have been portable gas burners. Fuel comes from a small can of butane (hidden in the base), ratings range 8,000-15,000 BTU per burner. The burners are surprisingly cheap, fuel a bit more than $1 per 8 oz can, from online restaurant suppliers.

Search on Chef Master (two words) for one vendor. For the camping market Coleman sells a single burner butane table top (in addition to their LPG and liquid fuel ranges), and Camp Chef sells 1 and 2 burner butane tabletop models.

LPG models tend to be more popular for camping because a 1 pound bottle of propane can generate more gas (up to 60,000 btu/hr) than a small can of butane, i.e. enough for 2 to 4 burners. Multi-burner butane stoves use a can of butane to feed each burner.

I use and old liquid-fuel Coleman converted to LPG, which has even higher output on a single burner than most LPG stoves because there is more flow capacity at the burner.

I've also seen the use of electric hot plates and tabletop induction units, these are plugged in somewhere, you just don't see the cord.

Thank you for the info!
Didn't know about butane stoves. They are cheaper than the propane stove too!

https://www.campchef.com/stoves/butane-one-burner-stove.html

I don't know which show you are watching, but the ones I've seen have been portable gas burners. Fuel comes from a small can of butane (hidden in the base), ratings range 8,000-15,000 BTU per burner. The burners are surprisingly cheap, fuel a bit more than $1 per 8 oz can, from online restaurant suppliers.

Search on Chef Master (two words) for one vendor. For the camping market Coleman sells a single burner butane table top (in addition to their LPG and liquid fuel ranges), and Camp Chef sells 1 and 2 burner butane tabletop models.

LPG models tend to be more popular for camping because a 1 pound bottle of propane can generate more gas (up to 60,000 btu/hr) than a small can of butane, i.e. enough for 2 to 4 burners. Multi-burner butane stoves use a can of butane to feed each burner.

I use and old liquid-fuel Coleman converted to LPG, which has even higher output on a single burner than most LPG stoves because there is more flow capacity at the burner.

I've also seen the use of electric hot plates and tabletop induction units, these are plugged in somewhere, you just don't see the cord.

I think they use portable butane burners.
Electric units that plug in aren't very powerful (750 watts) and take a long time to heat anything. We have one we use outside when it's too hot to cook inside.

If you don't see a flame when they are cooking, then most likely it is electric and the wires are hidden.

rockhillmanor wrote:
Anyone know what type of cook top stove they use on the morning shows during their cooking segments? And how it is powered?

Looks like a good idea for camping.

You don't see a propane tank, and there are no electrical wires. Just a little square box with a burner.:?

Probably an induction burner. I'm guessing a hole is drilled in the base of the table and then the wire can't be seen by the camera.