There's a recent link on Home-Barista on this very topic...

Ok, you contrabanded the burner to your place.

Most of us uses propane versions of the burner, but it should really be the same. Are you using small, like hair spray size cans for it?
Anyhow, as you feel afraid of the burner, you have to work with that.
The one thing that I'm aware of is that when the burner is cold, it's a bit hard to ignite with the "click" of the black turning dial. I have one of those lighters with a 10cm nozzle on it for this first ignition. But once the burner is hot, it's no problem to reignite it even after some 5-10 minutes of being turned off (to cool down the roaster for the next batch).
I guess there are over a thousand of these burners in use with the Hukys that Mr Li have sold, and I've seen very few, if any reports on the burner being un-safe.
By the way, I really don't think the customs officer knew anything about gas burners. He was just looking for something and he found out that it lacked the european certificate... "Hammer time"

I have taken a look at a few of these small burners that may fit for the Huky, and they seem even more unsafe and flimsy. The same goes for most of the cheap Barbeque grills/ovens (just about anything below 300€ ($300 for the rest of you. , the gas piping and connections are very much "budget".

Just for reference, I guess most of us only uses the "3 flames" setting on the black dial. That makes the whole cheramic element glow. There is enough room to manouver to manage all the aspects of the roast on that setting.

Now, these "facts" doesn't really matter if you feel afraid of the burner. I do suggest that you take the burner to e.g your balcony or any outdoor space and try it out there. Give it time and try it out properly. Turn it up to "full blast", take it down and find the minimum setting (at say 0.25 - 0.5 kPa) where the burner is stable and will not go out. A little bit of wind is actually good, because if the burner stays lit with a small gust of wind, it should be safe indoors.

The idea of doing this outdoors is that gas is heavier than air and if it leaks it will leak away from the burner and very quickly get too diluted by air so that it will not blow up.

Last, it would help both us and yourself if you can point out what aspects of this that you are afraid of. Susan, Hank et al often points out the need for respect when using any gas burner. Never leave the room or do anything much else when roasting. Use proper connections etc. Take good precautions, which is respect, and you do not have to be afraid.

Liz, have you contacted Mr. Li with your concerns? 

I'm surprised that he didn't know that the stove couldn't be shipped to Portugal. 

Perhaps he has encountered this before and knows of a substitute that you can find there.  I think he's your best bet if you really don't want to use the IR stove.

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Thanks everyone for your recommendations and suggestions.
My thoughts are since there are so many people who advocate for Huky and you can control so many variables at the right time while roasting it seems like the roaster to have, why start with anything else. Plus the roaster seem to hold its value if It doesn't work out.
Questions, what bean would you recommend to start with? cheaper is better as I'm probably not going to be the master roaster right out of the gate.

I have done a lot of reading and will be doing a lot more reading before my first few roasts.

Thanks
Kevin