One year at the end of the grilling season.. as store called Menards had a turkey cooker on sale for $19.95. This was one of those giant pots, with the bunson burner and stand for the pot, and all the extras. I saw that and bought it with one thing in mind.. a lead smelter. I took an old burner grate off a gas stove and wired it to the stand. My lead smelting pop sits right on that burner and the flame is fully adjustable, so I can get the lead right where I want it... best working smelter I ever had. Plus in the off season I can do a turkey with it, and I use it for a heat source for the homemadesmoker when I cure my sausages and salami after deer season...