For 40+ years my family had one of these. Unfortunately, it spent too many Canadian winters uncovered. By the time I got it, the bottom was rusting through, and I prolonged its usefulness with aluminum foil. Alas, soon that didn't work and I had to buy a new kettle barbeque. What I miss about the Sampson-Dominion model is it's perfectly round cover, which is much easier for beercan chicken and large turkeys. I wish Weber had this option. We used it for standing rib roasts, turkeys, duck, beef ribs, steaks and burgers (of course) fish, vegetables and lord knows what else. Anyone know where I might get another one?