I have a very old cast iron burner. It has three rings that can be adjusted or turned off independently. It’s served me well for many years for making ingots. I can run all three to start and then turn one off while pouring ingots to save on propane. I have a steel ring to direct all the heat to the bottom of the pot. Now I want more heat.
I have a normal size regulator, that I’ve opened up and adjusted to max flow. I used an iron skillet and was content with the speed of the melt. Now I’m using a Dutch oven and it takes longer than I would like to bring up cold lead to pouring temperatures. I’m even thinking of going to propane bottle for a melting pot. The flames are not all that long, but because there are so many of them, they always provided enough heat. Now I think I could use more.
Those of you using turkey fryer burners, are you using a standard size regulator or a high volume type. Maybe no regulator at all? I once had a weed burner that was connected directly to the tank and worked fine.
Thanks for your input.