Bernzomatic® DuraCast® Wide Surface Torch - Durable Cast Body Aluminum Construction for Cooking, Heat Shrinking, Metalworking, and Vinyl Wrapping (TS 4500 Torch)

Super easy start, hot flame, all angles no issues.

I use this for sear assist around the edges of steaks, etc. when I have them on the infrared sear burner. I occasionally use it to also sear one side of a steak in the same scenario when I want to cut sear time in half.

The media could not be loaded. I will be using this in the kitchen. First impression and testing; The feel of the 4500hs is premium, durable, fire is strong, fast ignition, confidently safe to use as well. I bought a propane to butane converter and it works well with butane too, planning to use this for torch hei, burgers, steaks, vegetables, etc... I also have the 8000 and it is just as good. Thanks Bernzomatic!

Believe it or not, I bought this to sear a crust on Sous Vide steaks, not for shrink tubing. The burner itself is the same as the Sansaire Searing Kit, it just has the Bernzomatic branding on it, and does not come with the raised searing rack. As I didn't care about the former, and didn't need the latter, I opted to purchase this for a good deal less than the Sansaire kit.This thing works quite well to put a crust on a sous vide steak in just a few minutes. Plus it has the "cool factor" of finishing your meals with a "flamethrower".For those not familiar of sous vide, it is a method of cooking (usually steaks and other meats) with food sealed in a bag, and kept in a tightly temperature controlled water bath for a period of time. So, a medium rare steak would sit in a water bath for 2 or more hours. At which point, the steak is perfectly cooked consistently to a medium rare doneness. However, from the outside still looks uncooked. Queue the BZ4500HS. The end result is a beautiful, restaurant-quality steak without the restaurant prices.I would highly recommend this torch for anyone looking to step up their cooking game, and it probably works OK for heat shrink too.

This is a heavy duty torch that I was looking for, I could have bought a less expensive one at a box store but, you get what you pay for!

I've bought similar Benzomatic torches in the past and have full confidence in their products. However the torch I received was obviously a returned item and resold to me. It had been opened and taped back together with common scotch tape. Not a good way to do business!

I use this to dry my pottery while it's still on the wheel. The spread of the flame is just right.

Couldn’t find the searzall because it’s under development so I did some research which led me to this item. The propane tanks are under $4 at my local store and this item is really easy to use and is built well. I’ve used this product on 2 1/2” thick BI ribeyes, 2” thick strip steaks, and pork tenderloins with excellent results. 10-12x playing with the range with no torch taste whatsoever. Pull the trigger and buy with confidence because this is what you’re looking for. That’s a 2 1/2” thick bone in ribeye in the photos.