zxcvbob wrote:
>
> Steve B wrote:
> > I have seen the small propane torches used in restaurant cooking to toast
> > marshmallow toppings, and other things. I have seen them used to make foods
> > more appealing during photography sessions. I have one of these, and I
> > have propane and MAPP gases. Does using these small torches impart any
> > taste to the foods? Would you use propane or MAPP?
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
>
> Use propane. MAPP is more expensive and might have a taste. (I use
> an electric heat gun in the kitchen sometimes to brown things. Have
> used a propane torch before to roast peppers)
>
> Bob

MAPP is more expensive, however it is also hotter. It has no taste. I
use MAPP with my Bernz-o-Matic TS4000 for bruleeing my creme brulees and
many other kitchen tasks.