I just ordered the Anvil about an hour ago. I got it over the Hellfire because the Hellfire's leg extensions look really unstable and would hate to have boiling wort getting knocked over.
I was curious about the kettle height on the Anvil with the 24" leg extensions. Dunno if it's 24" in kettle height or to the leg mounts.
I'm sure the Anvil is a good burner. Either way, I have to make it work now that I bought it. haha
I bought the Hellfire in January, have done....I think six brews on it. The burner w/ the leg extensions is very stable. As in, there have been no problems or incidents with it. Stability is fine.
According to their website, the Anvil produces 45,000 BTU. I can't understand this; I have another burner that supposedly produces 54,000 BTU and it's not a banjo-style burner. The Anvil has to be producing more than that.
I'd looked at the Anvil, and between the 45,000 BTU rating and the reviews on Amazon, it was not going to be in contention.
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There were two main reasons I chose the Hellfire. One was that should I decide to go larger (I use a 10-gallon kettle), I already have a burner that can accommodate that. The Hellfire is a monster that way.
The other is that I'm trying to reduce the length of my brew day as much as I can. The faster I can heat water or wort, the fast the brew day.
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I get the money issue. I'm fortunate to be at a place in my life where I could afford the Hellfire; not everybody can. Ten years ago, kids starting college, no.