you'd think so but most of the fancy looking stainless equipment I got used and very cheap. The sink was $100, the vent hood was free. The vent hood was trashed when I got it, completely covered with grease. It took me a week with a pressure washer and degreaser to get it clean. I think the single most expensive thing I've bought is the stainless conical. Yes, adding it all up would probably make me cry but it's definitely less than one of those big fancy brewing sculptures.