Propane torch for carmelizing sugar.....one day.

Here's the industrial strength torch for carmelizing sugar for Creme Brulee. We actually have a handheld torch that would take forever. I think using this (which I believe professional chefs use), we could carmelize in seconds instead of minutes. But the actual reason for buying this was to solder some pipes for our new water heater.


You can see my beginner soldering work on the pipes. Solder all over the place and not the best looking job. But the pipes don't leak so I'm not complaining. You can even see where I scorched the EnergyGuide label.


Here's the old water heater.


Here you can see that the tank was beginning to rust through. Probably the right time to change it.


Here's the new one. Only took me like 6 hours with 3 trips to Home Depot because I forgot to buy something or a change of plumbing strategy. The model we got is from Sears and is their top of the line electric water heater. The water heater has an efficiency rating of 0.95 and has an R-value of 24. Although in the summer, our garage is like 130 degrees anyways.