Just got myself an interesting Chinese gas stove, the BRS-11. It is unique in having the Rotoflame burner (invented in Israel several decades ago). I like the Rotoflame for two reasons: a) It has a very powerful, very wind resistant flame; b) The flame is very narrow focused, so it is very effective on small diameter pots (like the Ibrik I use to brew coffee). In addition, like most gassies, it can be throttled down to a very low simmer. When running at full blast it roars like an XGK. As is my custom, I start with a flame shot (and a soda can for size reference): The legs fold down, and the stove packs in a neat small carry bag that can be stashed in any pot. Here it is in its folded state. Note the upside-down U shaped copper wire. It is a heat sink that conducts heat to the vaporizer chamber. When running at full blast, the flame becomes a swirling tornado in mid air, well detached from the 6 slanted burner holes. At half power, the flame settles down on the burner plate, but is still in a fast swirling motion. And here it is brewing my first coffee. The stove has a very convenient piezo igniter. I was hoping that the copper heat sink will enable the stove to work with an inverted canister, but was disappointed to find out that it doesn't. As soon as I tried to invert the canister, the stove flared up into a huge yellow tempest. The bottom line is that I like this stove. As I don't go out in sub-zero weather, I have no problem with its low-temp limit. Yonadav
Good stuff! It's easy to slag off at gassies, but they surely can be effective! To quote a friend of mine while he was watching me through the process of starting up my 123, "Dude! Click whoosh!" from the mouths of babes and funny looking house builders......
Hi Yonadav. i like your as rotoflame. yes i agree , about powerful and wind resistant.!! congraturation Yonadav. Gunsoo
Hi Yonadav! I've got one of them, and managed to rip off the fuel hose from the burner without applying much force, so watch out for that. I think the heat from the burner degrades the rubber hose maybe, being connected fairly close to the hot bits. Thankfully it wasn't connected to the canister at the time. It could be due to an anomaly of production, but given the price, I didn't go through the hassle of claiming a replacement. On inverted canister use. If I remember correctly the preheat tube of mine was bent into the flame. Maybe you could try that?
I had a similar 'oops' moment with my BRS-11 as presscall mentions after I put a big pan on it. I do have a genuine Rotoflame stove I obtained with the assistance of Forum member Yonadev several years ago. It does not have a sparker as the BRS-11 & screws directly to a standard canister. There is literally nothing to go wrong. I am very surprised that the Israel is not mentioned in the reference Guide for this notable burner design.
