1 You can buy a microwave gold smelting kit or kiln. 2  You place the kiln on a kiln shelf in the microwave. 3  The crucible holds the gold while it is being heated and is placed in the kiln, with a lid on top. 4  Donât use the microwave for cooking food again if you have used it to melt gold, though.
More from FSB. (FORTUNE Small Business) -- Al Copeland, founder of Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken, died Sunday at age 64, succumbing to salivary glands cancer. The Louisiana native built one of the country's largest fried chicken chains before losing the business - only to start again.
Sign up for our free newsletter. Popeyes Louisiana Chicken CEO Cheryl Bachelder has something to crow about. Her company finally owns its recipes for chicken and biscuits. Popeyes paid the family of its founder, Al Copeland, $43 million for the copyright to the core recipes for its famously spicy food. Previously, the company had been paying $3.1 million in royalties to the family each year. The company will still continue to pay royalties to the Copeland family for the sauces.