Time and Money Down the Drain: DIY Projects You'll Want to Avoid

7. The Iron Hot Dog Cooker

Cost Estimate (New): $20–40* Cost Estimate (DIY): $40* We've seen a lot of amazing and strange kitchen devices, but this one truly hits the cake—or is it hot dog?—for the best. Not even a cooking pan? Not an issue. Have you ever decided to roast meat with your clothes iron because you were so frantic to grill it?

Stove with Iron Hot Dogs ©imgur.com In this house, the answer was undoubtedly yes, even though the answer is obviously no. A new pan costs between $20 and $40 on websites like Amazon, while a new clothes iron costs about $40. Maybe it wouldn't have cost them a cent in the long run if this astute user could remove the iron's pork odor. Even with that in mind, we still like to assume that this is a behavior that will remain uncommon. Although we share your enthusiasm for hotdogs, there's something unnerving about this whole situation. I mean, it's better to stay away from it than to have meaty shirts?