"Running at full tilt, a wok burner can deliver up to 59,000 W (200,000 BTU/h) of thermal power. A burner of this capacity roars with a sound more akin to that of a jet engine than a stove top. By comparison, Western-style professional gas burners deliver 4,400-8,800 W (15,000-30,000 BTU/h), and domestic gas burners burn with a comparatively anemic 1,750-4,100 W (6,000-14,000 BTU/h). High-powered wok burners are capable of raising the temperature of a wok to almost 1,200 °C / 2,200 °F, a temperature well beyond that encountered in Western-style cooking."