Use the 82 quart stainless steel basket to replace your missing stainless steel basket or to have an extra stainless steel basket around. We all know that sooner or later that stainless steel basket grows legs and walks off!A lot of our customers buy an extra 82 quart stainless steel basket for making boiling crawfish a little easier. Go ahead and fill your original stainless steel basket with crawfish and start boiling them, then fill your second stainless steel basket for use with the next batch. Two stainless steel baskets make crawfish boiling so much easier.Another reason some customers purchase the 82 quart stainless steel basket is to replace their existing aluminum basket. Although aluminum pots and baskets are heat conductors and cook better than stainless steel, the aluminum is so much harder to clean. They keep the aluminum pot and switch to a stainless steel basket. The stainless steel basket does not effect the cooking, yet make clean-up a breeze.Before you purchase this 82 quart stainless steel basket, you may want to make sure the stainless steel basket fits. The 82 quart stainless steel basket measures 17.5 inches in diameter and 13.25 inches high. The stainless steel basket is 0.6 mm and 22 gauge.