The Best Outdoor Wok Burners for Restaurant-Style Stir Fries

That elusively smoky flavor of restaurant-style Chinese food, it's something we long to capture in our home-cooking. In the past, we've found moderate success stir-frying over burning coals or using Tim chin's torch hei technique. But for true restaurant-style food, you need a true restaurant-style burner. The kind that shoots up a jet of flame big enough to lick up and over the back edge of the wok as you toss, imparting that signature smokiness. Luckily, if you've got a bit of outdoor space, a propane tank, and a bit of cash to spend, true restaurant-style stir-frying is within your grasp. Here are Kenji's recommendations.

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