r/KitchenConfidential • u/Whole-Lion4946 • May 20 '25

Question Why are the burners acting like this?

I asked my kitchen manager and he said it wasn't anything to worry about. But sometimes they take way longer and it smells like gas. Also really annoying when you're trying to saute during the rush lol. Ignore the soap also btw I was in the middle of cleaning

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u/MrBlue40 May 20 '25

If you smell gas and it's not lighting the mixture is too rich in gas. It needs more oxygen. Those burners have a high output which can be good but can also be turned down a touch and still be fine.

A good fix to get them to light is to blow on the burner as it's lighting. Get some oxygen in there. You can secretly look up the model number and find the nob that controls the flow of gas and turn it down. Shhh no one will know. WARNING!!! If you don't know what you are doing don't do it secretly!!!

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u/Whole-Lion4946 May 20 '25

I'm never doing anything good for this place without credit LMAOOO. I'll probably ask for help adjusting it.