large cast iron pot

eagle697 · 11-08-2009, 09:05 PM

I have always wanted a large cast iron pot/cauldron to cook large pots of Brunswick stew, beef stew, gumbo, etc. I have recently begun to seriously look for one but have started to think about the practicality of it. I normally cook large batches of soups/stew in the pot that came with my turkey fryer and have been wondering if this makes more sense. Has anyone here used a large cast iron pot? how well did it work for cooking? how was cleaning it? Is there a better way to use it other than shovel coals under the edges of it? I was thinking of some sort of way to suspend it, but with a full pot of stew and teh pot itself, that is some serious weight. Any help would be great.

SmokeWatcher · 11-08-2009, 09:07 PM

Sounds pretty heavy. Who would want to haul it around??

thillin · 11-08-2009, 09:46 PM

I have one that was my grandfather's. Was used to fry fish. Take a 55 gallon drum, topless like a UDS. Cut a hole in the bottom and a few vent holes. Run a propane burner and voila! I have some pics of the burner assembly somewhere. Think of a regulator from the propane tank, then run pipe along the ground to a 90 degree angle up in the drum and to a step down nozzle. Frying without bending over. Has been used for 30+ years. Clean like any other seasoned cast iron.

Hugh Jorgan · 11-08-2009, 11:39 PM

We used to do chicken bogs in one all the time when I was a kid. A huge one! It had legs. It worked great. I wish I knew what happened to it now. I have priced them lately, around 250 - 500 dollars depending on size and weight.

http://www.texastastes.com/p67.htm

Scroll down to the big pots. I think the one we had was 30 - 40 gallons. We used it to boil water when we castrated or slaughtered pigs as well.

mgwerks · 11-09-2009, 01:41 PM

They are great tools for large volume cooking, as their heat management qualities can't be beat. They clean like a dream, too. Any issues you will have will almost exclusively concern the immense weight of the thing. For showmanship, though, they can't be beat.

1FUNVET · 11-09-2009, 01:56 PM

www.cajuncastiron.com

Jburt · 11-09-2009, 02:14 PM

We found one when I was a kid in one of the out buildings at my parents farm. It's gotta be 35 gallons or so and has a lid with 2 access holes and rings on the side for attaching a chain. It sits on their front porch now with a bunch of flowers in it. I might have to sneak that in the back of the truck the next time I'm there, they'll only catch me after I give myself a hernia...

1FUNVET · 11-09-2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 1FUNVET

www.cajuncastiron.com

Also try www.thebayou.com they have jambalaya pots up to 30 gal with a tripod stand.

snoman · 11-09-2009, 03:54 PM

Do you mean something like a potjie pot?

MemphisQ · 11-09-2009, 03:59 PM

Used to go to an old backwood stew outside Grenada MS. They had a cast Iron Pot that was approx. 4 feet across and 3.5 feet deep. This was for all the family's and their kin that were from there. There would be 250 people show up on an old dirt road where two or three cars a day were a lot.

The stew had two deer, 100 squirrels, 100 rabbits and a pile of gallon sized cans of vegetables. Everyone would bring a dessert. There were 5+, 8 foot tables end to end with just the deserts. I don't know if they still have that stew, but it would make for an amazing video.

The pot used had been in the family as long as anyone could remember.

blues brother · 11-09-2009, 04:27 PM

Hey Chris!
I know this is goung away from the cast iron...But...I use a beer keg with the top cut off. The bottom flange is left on. I set the keg inside a larger aluminum pot. Fill the keg with the stew or chili or whatever. Then fill the outer(alum) pot with H2O untill the keg almost floats. Of course all of this is already on top of a propane burner...DUH!
Light the burner and you have a no scorch stew pot.
It works for us. Not as classy as Cast.
Try Parmers grocery store in LaGrange, Ga. I have seen some huge cast iron there this summer.

Mark · 11-10-2009, 11:07 AM

This should do it:
http://www.agrisupply.com/stew-wash-...400012/c2c/sc/

11-08-2009, 09:05 PM	#1
eagle697 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-07-08 Location: Senoia Ga Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	large cast iron pot I have always wanted a large cast iron pot/cauldron to cook large pots of Brunswick stew, beef stew, gumbo, etc. I have recently begun to seriously look for one but have started to think about the practicality of it. I normally cook large batches of soups/stew in the pot that came with my turkey fryer and have been wondering if this makes more sense. Has anyone here used a large cast iron pot? how well did it work for cooking? how was cleaning it? Is there a better way to use it other than shovel coals under the edges of it? I was thinking of some sort of way to suspend it, but with a full pot of stew and teh pot itself, that is some serious weight. Any help would be great. __________________ Chris Fayetteville, GA 2 NB Banderas, Imperial Kamado #5, Imperial Kamado #0, Large Grill Dome, Large Primo Kamado, 22.5 Weber Silver, 18.5 Weber Silver

11-08-2009, 09:07 PM	#2
SmokeWatcher is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-06-07 Location: Florence, Az Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sounds pretty heavy. Who would want to haul it around?? __________________ Never miss an opportunity to shut up. UDS #1 UDS #2 Weber Platinum http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/album.php?u=4647

11-08-2009, 09:46 PM	#3
thillin somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-21-04 Location: Keller, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have one that was my grandfather's. Was used to fry fish. Take a 55 gallon drum, topless like a UDS. Cut a hole in the bottom and a few vent holes. Run a propane burner and voila! I have some pics of the burner assembly somewhere. Think of a regulator from the propane tank, then run pipe along the ground to a 90 degree angle up in the drum and to a step down nozzle. Frying without bending over. Has been used for 30+ years. Clean like any other seasoned cast iron. __________________ Med Spicewine-adopted 3/13/10 *CL Score* 2 Large BGEs(pimped out w/Thirdeye Eggcessories)-hatched 6/4/07 & 4/20/11 Med BGE-adopted 2/2/08 *CL Score* -SOLD Mini BGE-adopted 1/31/08 *CL Score* Traeger 075-adopted 12/3/11 CL Score Weber 1 touch *CL Score* Weber Spirit 500 *CL Score* Weber Smokey Joe Silver *CL Score* BLUE & RED Thermapens Klose 20x42-SOLD Paddlin Pigs BBQ Ty

11-08-2009, 11:39 PM	#4
Hugh Jorgan is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-13-09 Location: Metrolina Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We used to do chicken bogs in one all the time when I was a kid. A huge one! It had legs. It worked great. I wish I knew what happened to it now. I have priced them lately, around 250 - 500 dollars depending on size and weight. http://www.texastastes.com/p67.htm Scroll down to the big pots. I think the one we had was 30 - 40 gallons. We used it to boil water when we castrated or slaughtered pigs as well. __________________ Hot Rod Hog Cookers Association, Charter Member, President

11-09-2009, 01:41 PM	#5
mgwerks Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-19-09 Location: Bandera, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	They are great tools for large volume cooking, as their heat management qualities can't be beat. They clean like a dream, too. Any issues you will have will almost exclusively concern the immense weight of the thing. For showmanship, though, they can't be beat. __________________ Visit my (mostly) cooking blog at texascookin.blogspot.com.

11-09-2009, 01:56 PM	#6
1FUNVET Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-16-09 Location: Lake Charles La Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	www.cajuncastiron.com

11-09-2009, 02:14 PM	#7
Jburt On the road to being a farker Join Date: 06-01-09 Location: Richmond, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We found one when I was a kid in one of the out buildings at my parents farm. It's gotta be 35 gallons or so and has a lid with 2 access holes and rings on the side for attaching a chain. It sits on their front porch now with a bunch of flowers in it. I might have to sneak that in the back of the truck the next time I'm there, they'll only catch me after I give myself a hernia... __________________ Brinkman Sportsman's Smoker, Gasser, Weber Performer, UDS

11-09-2009, 03:54 PM	#9
snoman Got rid of the matchlight. Join Date: 01-02-08 Location: Bethlehem, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Do you mean something like a potjie pot?

11-09-2009, 03:59 PM	#10
MemphisQ On the road to being a farker Join Date: 07-09-09 Location: Nixa, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Used to go to an old backwood stew outside Grenada MS. They had a cast Iron Pot that was approx. 4 feet across and 3.5 feet deep. This was for all the family's and their kin that were from there. There would be 250 people show up on an old dirt road where two or three cars a day were a lot. The stew had two deer, 100 squirrels, 100 rabbits and a pile of gallon sized cans of vegetables. Everyone would bring a dessert. There were 5+, 8 foot tables end to end with just the deserts. I don't know if they still have that stew, but it would make for an amazing video. The pot used had been in the family as long as anyone could remember.

11-09-2009, 04:27 PM	#11
blues brother Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-23-08 Location: Barnesville, Georgia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hey Chris! I know this is goung away from the cast iron...But...I use a beer keg with the top cut off. The bottom flange is left on. I set the keg inside a larger aluminum pot. Fill the keg with the stew or chili or whatever. Then fill the outer(alum) pot with H2O untill the keg almost floats. Of course all of this is already on top of a propane burner...DUH! Light the burner and you have a no scorch stew pot. It works for us. Not as classy as Cast. Try Parmers grocery store in LaGrange, Ga. I have seen some huge cast iron there this summer. __________________ Mike Barnesville Blues Brothers BBQ Team 2 Weber Kettles 1 GF223 Stump Smoker 1 250 gal propane tank cooker(trailer mounted) 1 UDS to be...soon 1 Traeger NEVER TRUST A SKINNY COOK!

11-10-2009, 11:07 AM	#12
Mark somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: St. Peters MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This should do it: http://www.agrisupply.com/stew-wash-...400012/c2c/sc/ __________________ Dr. Mark (STL) Ph.D. (honorary) Bovine $hitology A thin line separates paranoia from an acute understanding of reality.

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