Sondiko Butane Torch Lighter with Visible Fuel Window, Refillable Soldering Torch with Adjustable Flame for Welding, Resin Art, Industrial(Butane Gas Not Included)

Well made torch for cooking, lighting candles, any match or lighter related task. We purchased this for our kitchen to use for browning desserts for Christmas. It worked perfectly. The butane was easily available at our local home improvement store. Loading the lighter was simple, the fuel window makes this task easy as well. We are looking forward to using it on future baking recipes!

It does not come with butane but once it is filled it is easy to use and very effective! The flame is strong but does not hold any weird smell or flavor to it. We used the torch to make crème brûlée and it melted the sugar easily and did not make it taste like butane. Highly recommend for all of your torch needs!

This works really well and as expected. Used it to brûlée my crème brûlée. Easy to use and control the intensity of flame.

Love these, but hate filling them. They work great and I really like the trigger on it. I have another brand that has a button on the back and it is a lot more cumbersome to use than this one. Plenty of heat for whatever job you need it for, turn it wide open and there is a monster flame. I use it mostly turned all the way down, it still has enough heat that I have to be careful if I'm working on wiring. The overall design is good, just one real problem. Filling them sucks. You waste 2/3 of the butane container because the fill pin is too small for most butane container nozzles. I have the same issue with the other brand of torch. I use Ronsonol and Weller brands, so they aren't some strange knockoff butane system.

It was simple to use and it worked great. It appears to be well built. Make sure to add the correct tip when filling up the butane, fill it upside down and don’t over fill. We used it for Crème Brûlée.

Works great and lites very easy, great to keep handy for all kinds of projects

A fantastic torch for a great price, straight up, no bs. I've had mine for several years now and the only thing wrong with it is that the "stay on" button doesn't work anymore, but that's honestly not an issue for me. The flame is big and hot, but controllable. If you hold down on the -Gas switch while it's on you can get it even smaller. Obviously the flame is largest when the tank is full, and slowly dies down as you use it, but it lasts a good while. You can use pretty much any standard butane as far as I can tell. One thing to be aware of is if it's about full liquid butane will build up in the area around the valve and will probably splash you. It's cold but so long as you don't prolong contact you'll be fine. It's great for all kinds of stuff from lighting incense, candles, or cigars (cigarettes, joints, etc.) to caramelizing sugars and meringues. TLDR: I highly recommend this torch, I've thoroughly enjoyed mine and so have the people I've gifted one to. It's simple, easy to use, and of good quality.

My only complaint with this butane torch is the fuel flow control is finicky. I can put it on low and it will either ignite with a long (sometimes short) torch flame or not at all. It is just very inconsistent igniting the torch from either (+/-) extreme setting on the flow control. If you ignite the torch with the flow setting in the middle it will reliably ignite most of the time, then you can adjust the flame more or less after it ignites. I use this torch for installing heat shrink tubing in mostly automotive wiring and other DIY electronic projects. I keep it with my portable soldering setup in a DeWalt 10 bin stackable storage case to keep everything organized. I love that the torch has a fluid-level sight gauge and a removable safety lock that works well when I store it away, but can be removed when I use it throughout the day to keep my sanity while working. I only use high quality 99% pure or 14x refined/filtered butane fuel from either Vector or Colibri brands (available at your local vape shops or here on Amazon) to make sure that my torch will last a long time. If you use cheaper run of the mill butane from your local big box store or gas station, then you will be lucky to get x3 filtered butane. Eventually, your torch will get clogged/gummed up and you will likely have to buy a new one. Do your research, using high quality butane will eliminate most of your struggles (plus most of the good butane includes those plastic refill adapters that this torch included). I did not need to use any plastic refill adapters with this torch, so I suspect those are only necessary if you are using poor quality butane that doesnt have the longer refill nozzle. I also use butane soldering irons which are basically a butane torch with a catalyst and soldering tips w/adapters... this experience is why I know how important it is to use high quality butane. Just because a butane says its high quality, doesn't mean anything... make sure it is either 99% pure refined/filtered butane or that it is refined/filtered more than x3. If the butane doesn't state these details, then stay away from it. The torch flame at its smallest is about 1 inch in length and maybe 2.5-3 inches at max flow. I mostly use it at the lower flow settings for my work, but it's nice to see that the flame has more than enough upper range for other potential purposes. The torch is very light weight, and is made mostly of plastic with an aluminum cylinder grip that protects the clear plastic butane tank. I don't know how durable it would be if it was dropped on a concrete floor, but I would avoid doing that if you want it to be reliable. I have another butane soldering iron/torch from Lexivon that has a butane tank made from aluminum with a rubber overgrip that feels a bit more durable in my hand and has a more consistent ignition & butane flow control, but has a frustrating safety lock that gets annoying real quick on a long soldering/heatshrink job. So prefer to use this Sondiko torch exclusively for heatshrink work and a battery operated pine64 pinecil soldering iron for soldering work. My Lexivon butane soldering iron is strickly reserved as a backup soldering/heatshrink solution.