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Sources for iron pots.

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Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:41:47 -0400

From: "Laura L" <laura at wisterian.net>

Subject: RE: [Sca-cooks] A large cast iron pot

To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>

Depending on where you live, you might want to check a local (and I mean

*really local,* not a national chain) hardware store. I know there is one in

Newberry, SC that has *huge* ones (up to 50 gallons) and will order larger

ones if you really want them!

also, Jas Townsend has some (smaller than what you are looking for), they

might be able to order larger ones, as well...

http://www.jastown.com/cooking/cooking.htm

-Irmgart

From: Sharon Gordon [mailto:gordonse at one.net]

Does anyone know where I could find a large cast iron soup pot/caudron and

supports? We are trying to replace a pot that will hold over 80 quarts of

stew and has room beyond that for added water to prevent burning during the

cooking-down phase over the fire.

Sharon

gordonse at one.net

Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:43:21 -0400

From: "Laura L" <laura at wisterian.net>

Subject: RE: [Sca-cooks] A large cast iron pot

To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>

Found one more! (and they have *huge* pots!)

http://www.thecellarstore.com/potjiepot.html

-Irmgart

Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:58:31 -0700

From: Susan Fox-Davis <selene at earthlink.net>

Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] A large cast iron pot

To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>

Their Nex-cellencies of Calafia [Reeve and Reevess David and Adelicia of

Caithness] are merchants who deal in South African potjie pots and American

cast iron cooking vessels. I've bought a ton of stuff from them, "almost

literally" as my husband bemoans.

Contact them at <dkeen111253 at aol.com> 619-562-3099. I feel comfortable about

publishing this info on a public list because they are already listed on the

Calafia.org website in various places as officers and autocrats.

Selene Colfox

Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 17:59:43 -0700

From: lilinah at earthlink.net

Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] A large cast iron pot

To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org

I s'pect by the "Amish" store in Ohio, you mean the non-Amish store

that sells to everyone and has some Amish-oriented products...

Lehman's

http://www.lehmans.com/

Boy, have these guys got amazing stuff...

Anahita

Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:39:04 EDT

From: Bronwynmgn at aol.com

Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] A large cast iron pot

To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org

gordonse at one.net writes:

>Does anyone know where I could find a large cast iron soup pot/caudron and

>supports?

My household has one, which was apparently found at an estate sale in a rural

area. It had been used for butchering pigs, so the person purchasing it knew

it had been used for food products and had not had tons of fertilizer for

flowers put in it.

You might try any nearby rural areas for a source like this...

Brangwayna

Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:29:03 -0500

From: "Michael Gunter" <countgunthar at hotmail.com>

Subject: [Sca-cooks] Potjies

To: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org

I got my potjies the day before I left for the class. They

were quite late and my first email to the company was

never answered. After a few weeks I got pretty angry

and sent another email to their customer service demanding

some kind of response.

That got answered by the president of the company who

apologized for missing my first email and assuring me they

sent out another set.

I got the set on Friday and was impressed. They are preseasoned

and are coated in some kind of oil. A quick washing got the ick

off but the steel is just fine. No rust at all. The pots look GREAT!

Although made of cast iron they are pretty much the same shape

as seen in period woodprints.

I got a three-legged and round bottomed pot. The round bottom

hasn't been opened yet but I roasted a chicken in the legged pot

and it worked great. There are a couple of disadvantages from my

modern dutch oven. One is that the top is a little narrow so getting

the chicken in was a little cumbersome. The other is that coals don't

sit as well on the round lid and the heat is a bit less even. I do think

it would be superior with liquid ingredients. Another nice thing about

the round bottom is that it collects the juices from the chicken very

nicely and could be used to cook vegetables.

Oh, another problem is the lid is sometimes difficult to get closed

properly.

So far I like them. They look great and the legged model has done

very well in its first cooking run.

You can check the store at www.thecellarstore.com

I also am eyeing the nice looking kegs.

Gunthar