I am not using this for brewing or boiling gumbo or whatever, I am using it as a high heat outdoor searing, griddling and sauteeing station, which this absolutely does work for. HOWEVER: I had to buy an enormous cast iron pan. My 10-12" round pans and 11" square griddle were usable, but a lot of the heat licked up around the sides. Wasting gas and leaving my hands exposed to flame. So if you don't own an enormous pan already, either buy a smaller-diameter burner or budget in some enormous cookware. Heat control is tricky. Chicken thighs in my photo were supposed to be seared "medium," for 15 minutes... They got demolished. Black as tar. I won't fault the burner for this, I am not using it for its intended purpose, just something to be aware of. It is rock-stable and very well protected from wind gusts, in my experience. Other problem... The gas/air mix "dingus" poking out from under the burner. I don't understand why it's so big, or why it is situated where it is. I'm glad to have control over the air mixture, but the design is clumsy, having to use screws to "tension" the sheetmetal adjustment plate. There's a review that mention the gas input snapping off, causing a massive fire. I don't see any sign of weakness, my bet is that these people kicked the hose, or stepped on it... but you can blame the lousy positioning, lousy design. Next issue... Why did I have to spend $20 extra dollars buying a cover? Why wasn't this included? Competing burners include covers. The cover doesn't fit well because of the gas input jutting out. Lastly - The black coating is weak, wears quickly. As other reviewers mention, this thing STINKS! Weeks of almost daily use I see a lot of the black coating has burned away, about 1-2 cm under the contact point where the pan sits. This coating is probably the source of the odor! I assume these areas will rust, I'll just keep an eye on it, oil these areas up if I ever put it away for an extended period. Overall I am happy with it, but, for the money, after comparing it to everything else here on Amazon it should include a storage cover, maybe even an igniter (which I had to add myself.)
