I don't know about you, but I like to fry some stuff HOT and hate the mess it causes in my kitchen and stove top. Sure I have splatter shield but . . . they just hold back part of it. Fried fish, fried chicken, corn meal mush, and other stuff you may want to cook hot in peanut oil. Well this Bayou Classic does the trick for $50 bucks. Use an extra LP cylinder and your ready to fry OUTSIDE where any mess is easier to handle. Also no smelling up your house with hot grease.

It comes mostly together. You have to assemble the LP gas feed tube, but its very easy. Make sure to follow the directions using soapy water to be certain your LP feed tube isn't leaking any gas. Well worth the extra effort. The build quality and fit & finish seem to be quite good. I've only used it a few times, so time will tell if it holds up well. Actually, there isn't much to go wrong. I bought a good 12" cast iron pan to use just for this application. Bought the Lodge pre-seasoned one. Gently heated it to temp with some peanut oil and re-seasoned just to make sure. If your familiar with cast iron cooking tools, you likely know that dishwashing soap is there ENEMY. Do not ever use soap or scouring pads in a cast iron pan. After its cooled down, discard any remaining oil and wipe everything out with a paper towel. OK to run very hot water into pan to get it clean, wiping and drying with paper towels. Some even go ahead and put some clean peanut oil on a paper towel and wipe it down before putting it away. Remember, your gonna heat that thing up to blazing temps before putting any food in the pan, so don't worry about it.

Last this one has the added benefit of the BTU output to fry a whole chicken or turkey if you want. Steam lobsters or crab legs. Make a few gallons of chili. All you need are the pots rated for frying turkey and the other accessories. I don't do that but may try later this summer.

Careful guys, you are not getting the BTU as promised with the provided 10PSI regulator. Mine is a 10psi regulator (China 213657). It's a great little burner and I'm glad I got it. I was wondering why the heck it wasn't living up to it's specs (ie bring 10gal of water to a boil in a snap) and I was looking at the regulator - sure was the problem. Now I know I'm not going to complain about it b/c I've seen people complain about it and the company has done nothing. I'm just going to buy another regulator and be done with it honestly. I'll complain if the company is worth it - seems like these guys don't want to take care of their customers. I'm not rating on missing parts/crappy customer service or the likes. I'm giving a rating on the item itself - if rocks! Errrrrr even with teh 10psi regulator ;) I should have purchased their higher end one - maybe it would come with a 20psi regulator?

On the BTU now... If anything is truly 185k-200k btu --- uhm you better believe it that it will melt your pubs if you stand too close to it. This burner isn't the case. To truly be in that range, you need a minimum of 20psi. I would opt for a 30psi regulator though (which is what i'm going to buy). That's my 0.02 anyways.

O BTW - the paint will flake off b/c of the high heat - this thing is loud too! It's LOW LOW LOW and that's a safety factor for me b/c my buddy has the higher version of this and I don't feel safe standing by it especially taking the crawfish out when done.

Update: tejassmokers.com
-COM2-60 0-60psi regulator w/ upgraded acme wrench-less hook up
-pressure gauge.

I may have out done myself but I figure why the heck not. I'm sure i'll get the inch to upgrade the burner later down the road - the above items I purchased will be simply moved over to the new burner ;) I honestly didn't need the pressure gauge - didn't even know one existed until i visited their site - it's a cool factor so I purchased it. I wish they would become part of amazon so I could purchase all their other awesome items - check them out - you'll know what i'm talking about! Plus they are from TEXAS :) Cheers my friends!

Since I no longer have a gas stove I have had to try and do stir fry cooking on the burners of my gas grill. That is tedious and a somewhat painful process so we have not done much stir fry. One day I stumbled across this outdoor burner/cooker and was immediately recalling my fond memories of family stir fry dinners so I decided to ask for one for my Fathers Day present. It arrived quickly and we have used it about half a dozen times so far. All in all I think it was a great decision.

The box arrived with some minor external damage but there was no damage to the contents. I had the entire thing assembled and leak tested in about 5 minutes. I hooked it up to my propane tank and it fired right up immediately. I ran it on high for about 5 minutes to burn off any residue and to make sure it was working smoothly.

The flame is size is easily adjusted from relatively small to raging inferno; hot enough that I need a silicone mitt when holding anything on the burner. The burner and controls are the right size to make adjusting the flame and air mixture very easy.

The first two times I cooked stir fry was a resounding success bringing back lots of happy memories for everyone in the family. They are now asking to do it weekly. That may not happen during the summer here in Arizona but it will certainly happen often in the cooler months.

The only negative thing I have found with the unit is its height. Since I'm a very tall guy, cooking on the ground is not an option for me. Even seated I'm having to bend over to cook which is not comfortable. I can put it on my outdoor counter top but that puts my wok nearly at chin level. I'm not a fan of having my face that close to hot oil that is sizzling and popping.

I did find I could put it on our outdoor stone bench. That puts the work about waist high which is manageable. It also a good height for the rest of my family to help with the cooking. The only drawback to this is that we have to sit somewhere else to enjoy the food.

The height issue is not unique to this particular unit and a relatively small issue compared to the solid design and performance you get. Nearly all of the similar burners I found on Amazon will have a similar height issue so it is not unique to this cooker.

If you want to be able to cook outdoors most anywhere, you should give this unit some serious consideration. It is a well built cooker that is both portable and powerful.

I bought this to brew my beer, and I'm really happy I did.

After making beer in the kitchen for many years, my wife finally had enough of the brewery in her kitchen. With my marching orders in hand, I went online to find an outdoor cooker. After searching brew sites and the lot, I ended up back at Amazon. Needless to say, they had the often cited cooker, the Bayou Classic SP10, at a great (ok, best) price. I placed my order, and upon arrival I was amazed at the size of this thing. It' much bigger than I imagined. Read the specifications to know what you are buying, it is pretty big. That being said, it makes for a great brewer's heat source. It puts out the heat in spades. It's stable, and it is easy to use. Great!

As others have mentioned, there's a smell from the paint burning off, so it's a good idea to run it for 20-30 minutes before you use it for cooking the first time. I put my brew pot on there with a bunch of water and it had it boiling in just a few minutes. After letting the paint burn off after 30 minutes, I dumped that water and started over with my brew ingredients. I was at my first protein rest in a matter of minutes. Each heating cycle was a breeze and I was able to get a great rolling boil going without any difficulty. Getting the boil dialed in wasn't too difficult either. Cleanup was the easiest I've had. I pulled out the hose and rinsed off the patio. I like this outdoor cooking.

The amount of power this puts out is quite amazing. You need to be careful you don't empty out your propane tank in only a few minutes. That said, I had a solid boil going on a very low setting. I raised it to a higher flow rate to speed the heating process along when raising the temperature, but full power seems a waste of gas to me.

Overall: Great outdoor cooker!

***UPDATE*** ***UPDATE*** ***UPDATE*** ***UPDATE***

After having the Bayou Classic SP10 for nearly a year, I am still loving this purchase. 100% happy with the build, output, and overall usefulness of the burner. I've had nearly 4 gallons rolling on a rather low setting. PUMPS out the heat. I'm now brewing in the garage most of the time. It burns up a lot of 02 and puts out lots of CO2, so be sure to crack open a door or window if you are inside with this thing. No issues with any of the parts.
Zero complaints. I would buy this again (but won't need to since it appears it will last a lifetime).

Read some reviews questioning whether the 10psi regulator would produce enough pressure and heat for homebrewing beer. Originally these came with a 20psi regulator. Well I was a bit worried about it but my worries were totally unfounded. it easily handled my small batches and could easily handle much larger volumes.

I bought this specifically to brew 5 gallon batches (3-gallon boil) of homebrew beer. This typically requires you to heat water to about 150° or so (never going over 170°), steeping in whatever specialty grains you need for 20 to 30-minutes, and then bringing the wort up to a boil and boiling it for an hour. it usually takes quite a while to bring 3-gallons up to a boil. With a little experimentation I found that once the water reached the 150° I wanted, I could adjust the flame to its lowest setting and it held it rock steady for the 30-minute steeping time.

After the steeping period was over I turned it almost all the way up to bring it to a boil and added about 1/2 of my malt extract (not set up to do grain mashing, so use the extract which eliminates that step). The burner sounded like a jet engine and brought my 3 gallon mix to boil very quickly. I pulled the kettle off the fire and stirred the rest of the malt extract in. I then put it back on the fire, brought it back to boil and added the hops. I was able to easily adjust the heat to keep it at a rolling boil without foaming and boiling over. I kept that nice steady boil going for the next hour, adding more hopps 3-minutes before the end of the boil.

This Bayou Classic SP-10 made the steeping and the boil part of brewing easy to do. I tried to use the electric stove in the kitchen on the first batch I had done. That was not good. Turned out OK but was tough to complete. Then the next batch I used a burner on an outdoor grill. Was still hard to control steeping temperature and just barely produced enough heat to get to a boil. This Bayou Classic makes those steps easy. I'll never have to worry about that part again. I've had the brew in the fermentor for almost two weeks now and will bottle it tomorrow. Two weeks later, it should be ready to drink. Really glad I bought this burner and YES it definitely is a high-pressure burner.