Home Distiller

Looking around, I haven't been able to find any discussion about using a turkey fryer kit as a boiler. Something like [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004070Q9E] seems ideal - stainless steel, heat source with a good fit included, flat top to put a flange on, included thermometer to monitor the wash's tem...

I'm now confused - when reading through the forums, it was repeated over and over that PTFE (Teflon) is the only safe plastic - why is it safe for seals and gaskets and not the boiler?

One of my pots just had the handle break off the center of the lid. I'm wondering if I can turn it into a quick and easy (and very small) pot still. It's a 5qt metal pot (best I can tell), with a food grade (obviously) teflon lining and a glass lid. The lid has a 5/32" hole in the center from w...