Customer Reviews

BonJour Professional Chef's Torch

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1 star:		(3)

 

 

This torch was great for the few seconds that it actually worked. It would sear pepper skins marvelously for 30-60 seconds and then just shut off. Either the stop would be spontaneous or the safety lock would click up and shut the torch off. It then could not be turned on until a 10 minute or so cooldown had been allowed. Then the torch could be turned on and another 30 seconds or so of operation enjoyed. Overall, a disappointing item.

This torch seems to work just fine about one time out of twenty or so. When it does work, the flame is long and easy to control, but most of the time, I find that it tends to randomly shut off, as the reviewer below described, or worse, it just sort of runs out of gas. The flame will start out fine, then over the course of ten seconds or so, it runs completely out of juice. You can fill it ready to burst, and it still does this. Unfortunately, I haven't found a hand torch that works any better, but if you're in the market, look around and try these out in person if you can. I think the next one I buy will be one of those huge industrial-strength models from the hardware store.

We got this as a gift, and had a completely different problem that the other reports. Our torch wouldn't turn off! Following the instructions for turning it off didn't have much of an effect. The flame kept on burning for at least 30 seconds or so. It would eventually go out, but there was still the hissing sound of escaping gas, so we didn't want to leave it just sitting in the kitchen. The igniter would then cause spurts of flame to appear. I finally decided to leave it outside the house so that the butane wouldn't accumulate indoors. Unfortunately, it seems to have quite a gas capacity.

I just about didn't purchase this torch based upon the only customer review available. But knowing Amazon's great customer service, I decided to chance it as it seemed like a fantastic value. And I'm glad I did. It is a great torch and I can only think that the other reviewer might have received one with a defect or she isn't operating it correctly. It performs as advertised and is a great value! I would most definitely recommend it.