For those of us still with gas, Kenji has also recommended removing the the diffuser. Looks absolutely terrifying, no idea if it's safe

https://youtube.com/shorts/JOoaKt4u-gk

lmao holy shit kenji

If only the torch could somehow be placed into the cooking surface.

First time seeing someone cook a fried rice with a butane torch. Is this actually work?

Lopez-Alt recently released a book about wooks [1] where this is mentioned and in my experience it works well for getting the wook-taste and smell.

[1]: http://www.kenjilopezalt.com/books