Awesome, thanks for all the advice guys. It was too good of a deal for me to just pass up, so I got it figuring I would find a use.
I will NOT drill it. I was kinda thinking that would be the response. I will definitely use it for heating/boiling. Question: when I do get to all grain, I want to fly sparge...am I right to say that will be impossible using this pot as a HLT?
If that is the case, I'll get a cheap aluminum pot and drill that for HLT, and use this lobsterpot for my boil until I can get a SS one.
OR, on the other hand, I could batch sparge. I have my heart kinda set on fly sparging because it sounds as if it is more effective. In reality, I've never done either, so any info on that topic would be great too! (I'm planning on building a MLT out of a 10 gal round cooler, with a manifold, so I can fly or batch sparge)
Thanks again!