you asked for an in depth comment on your shot for this challenge.
This is a hot shot!
You scored fairly well with this shot, well done.
I think it would have placed higher if you had had a more interesting angle to it. The right hand side is a little burnt out (ha ha) on your reflection of whatever is dried out underneath the burner. The rule of thirds would have made a good shot for this.
In post processing, not sure if there is anything else that you could have done, a different crop, but you are sharp and clean, the colour is great and gives the illusion of begin very hot.