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The discussion revolves around a video showcasing a homemade wood-fired wok burner, with participants expressing admiration for the craftsmanship and safety measures demonstrated. While some enjoyed the background music, others felt a voice-over would have been more informative. A consensus emerged that the burner, despite its high heat output requiring frequent wood replenishment, could also be adapted for use with other heat sources like coal or charcoal, enhancing its versatility.

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Offline pap rika

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Homemade wood fired wok burner
« on: April 01, 2019, 01:48 AM »
Check this kit out. In particular the output at 14.54 of video https://youtu.be/nBKGW3Fumhc

Regards paprika.
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Offline Naga

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Re: Homemade wood fired wok burner
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2019, 10:00 AM »
Wow! Not a little effort went into that construction, but bucketloads of ingenuity and skill!

Reminds me a little of my trusty Swiss Army Volcano Cooker that I use for the fishing.

Homemade wood fired wok burner

Cleary, not on the same scale, but similar functionality.

Thanks for posting!
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Offline Peripatetic Phil

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Re: Homemade wood fired wok burner
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2019, 02:50 PM »
A brilliant and inspiring video, made by someone who is not only a skilled metal-worker but who also possess (and wears) the necessary and appropriate safety gear for each phase of the operation, but why oh why that mind-numbing background "muzak" rather than a helpful and informative voice-over narration ?

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Re: Homemade wood fired wok burner
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2019, 08:11 PM »
Three comments:
1. Given the high heat output, it's probably necessary to add more wood every few minutes so it could be inconvenient, even for cooking a single dish,
2. I liked the music, especially the first track.
3..The video was well made and self-explanatory, A commentary would have added very little.
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Offline Peripatetic Phil

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Re: Homemade wood fired wok burner
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2019, 08:42 PM »
Quote from: George on April 02, 2019, 08:11 PM2. I liked the music, especially the first track.

Musical taste is a very personal matter, but what (if anything) did you feel that the music added to the video, and what (if anything) would you consider its relevance ?

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Re: Homemade wood fired wok burner
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2019, 10:36 PM »
Phil - you make it sound like an examination question and, I;m sorry, but academic discussions no longer interest me,
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Re: Homemade wood fired wok burner
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2019, 08:11 AM »
"In the absence of any testimony or submission of evidence by the defence, the prosecution rests its case".
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Re: Homemade wood fired wok burner
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2019, 08:57 AM »
I thought the film was well made, having the music as a narrative reminded me of the television transmission colour test film "Home Made Car", the only thing i picked up was after all that good engineering the wok had not been properly seasoned.  :)
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Offline jalfreziT

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Re: Homemade wood fired wok burner
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2019, 01:07 PM »
Great video, thanks for sharing. Haven't been so hooked since I spent 40 mins watching some guy woodworking with chisels.  :)

@ Phil, I also liked it that he used proper safety gear. Probably the reason he has reached retirement in such good health :)
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Re: Homemade wood fired wok burner
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2019, 02:39 PM »
Quote from: George on April 02, 2019, 08:11 PM
Three comments:
1. Given the high heat output, it's probably necessary to add more wood every few minutes so it could be inconvenient, even for cooking a single dish,

Hi George thanks for the response. Despite being labelled as a wood fired burner I could see it being fired with another heat source such as coal/charcoal. Greatly extending its capabilities and uses between replenishment.

Regards pap rika.
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