I am kinda excited to get this product. Lawrence mentioned earlier that he is willing to spend money on a hobby. I am the same way, I like accessories to improve my cooking experience. Another person said why spend $80 on an accessory that will go into a $50 kettle? OK well for me, I purchased a beautiful mid 70's Red kettle that is in amazing shape, it is priceless to me. I would like to keep it nice while I cook on it. I believe this product will help me do that.
I think $80 is steep but I also know that neither is labor esp in the good ole US of A. We are so used to cheap crap from another land that we expect everything to be cheap. I am willing to drop money on something that will last, with 16G steel I expect this to last.