My buddy recently bought a Bayou Classic pot...
After brewing in it a couple times, it developed a pinhole leak, at the vertical seam.
He complained & they sent him another...
Second pot had a leak, too.
He complained & they sent him another...
Yep...You guessed it...Third pot has imperfections where it appears it will develop leaks.
Luckily, they sent him a fourth that doesn't leak.
Beware the bayou kettle gremlins.