I bought a small cast iron footed pot-bellied container with lid and
wire handle at a yard sale and have no idea what it would be called.
Kind of reminescent of a honey pot. Any help identifying this would be
appreciated....and does it carry any value? Thanks for your
assistance. Grand Bay Rose

wrote:
> I bought a small cast iron footed pot-bellied container with lid and
> wire handle at a yard sale and have no idea what it would be called.
> Kind of reminescent of a honey pot. Any help identifying this would be
> appreciated....and does it carry any value? Thanks for your
> assistance.

Depends what you mean by "small"... never can tell how a woman judges
size. hehe I really see no utilitarian value in any cast iron
cookware, to me it all falls into the catagory of "dinoaur". Does it
have a lid? If it's less than about 2 qts I can't think of anything it
can be used for as cookware. If it's like a cup or two it may have
come from a child's cookware set. Is it embossed with any markings...
if it's marked "Made in China" it ain't worth the 25=A2 you paid.

Sheldon

In article .com>,
"Sheldon" > wrote:

> wrote:
> > I bought a small cast iron footed pot-bellied container with lid and
> > wire handle at a yard sale and have no idea what it would be called.
> > Kind of reminescent of a honey pot. Any help identifying this would be
> > appreciated....and does it carry any value? Thanks for your
> > assistance.
>
> Depends what you mean by "small"... never can tell how a woman judges
> size. hehe

That's because you men keep telling is that this: <--------------->
is 6 inches........

<smirk>


>
> Sheldon
>
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It is less than 1 quart, has a lid, and 3 legs. Looks like a witches
cauldron with a lid....has a handle for hanging over a campfire, but is
too small to actually do much cooking in. I have dutch ovens and this
does not resemble them. No markings that I can see. This is really
cute...I just don't know what it is. Thanks

"grand bay rose" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> It is less than 1 quart, has a lid, and 3 legs. Looks like a witches
> cauldron with a lid....has a handle for hanging over a campfire, but is
> too small to actually do much cooking in. I have dutch ovens and this
> does not resemble them. No markings that I can see. This is really
> cute...I just don't know what it is. Thanks

Me, I'd heat up some beans to have with dinner.

nancy

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:26:37 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

For the OP, I have a set of 6 cast iron mini soup kettles that look a
lot like what you describe. They are about 3.5" across x 3" high and
hold about 1.5 cups of chili or stew or beans. I use them when I go
camping.

Its a little larger than that, about 4.5 inches across and 5.3 inches
high counting legs and lid. Holds about 3 cups. Sounds like it could
be a soup or stew kettle tho. Tried tp find a pic of one but no luck
yet. Thanks for your input.

Nancy, do you really think it may be a bean pot? Seem awfully small
but what do I know? Thanks for your input everyone. Grand Bay Rose

grand bay rose wrote:
> Nancy, do you really think it may be a bean pot? Seem awfully small
> but what do I know? Thanks for your input everyone. Grand Bay Rose

Bean pots are glazed earthenware (non-reactive).

Sheldon

grand bay rose wrote:
> It is less than 1 quart, has a lid, and 3 legs. Looks like a witches
> cauldron with a lid....has a handle for hanging over a campfire, but is
> too small to actually do much cooking in. I have dutch ovens and this
> does not resemble them. No markings that I can see. This is really
> cute...I just don't know what it is. Thanks

I think the old term for it is "spider."

N.

nancy1 wrote:
>
> grand bay rose wrote:
> > It is less than 1 quart, has a lid, and 3 legs. Looks like a witches
> > cauldron with a lid....has a handle for hanging over a campfire, but is
> > too small to actually do much cooking in. I have dutch ovens and this
> > does not resemble them. No markings that I can see. This is really
> > cute...I just don't know what it is. Thanks
>
> I think the old term for it is "spider."
>
> N.

I think the term "spider" means the contraption from which you can
hang the pot. It's usually three "legs" (even tho spiders have more)
that meet at the top with a chain hanging from the top???? Am I wrong
about this??? I don't have a picture
Sharon

On Thu 18 Aug 2005 06:29:41a, biig wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
>
> nancy1 wrote:
>>
>> grand bay rose wrote:
>> > It is less than 1 quart, has a lid, and 3 legs. Looks like a witches
>> > cauldron with a lid....has a handle for hanging over a campfire, but
>> > is too small to actually do much cooking in. I have dutch ovens and
>> > this does not resemble them. No markings that I can see. This is
>> > really cute...I just don't know what it is. Thanks
>>
>> I think the old term for it is "spider."
>>
>> N.
>
> I think the term "spider" means the contraption from which you can
> hang the pot. It's usually three "legs" (even tho spiders have more)
> that meet at the top with a chain hanging from the top???? Am I wrong
> about this??? I don't have a picture
> Sharon
>

Nope, it's a pot or skillet with 3 legs.

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In article .com>,
wrote:

> I bought a small cast iron footed pot-bellied container with lid and
> wire handle at a yard sale and have no idea what it would be called.
> Kind of reminescent of a honey pot. Any help identifying this would be
> appreciated....and does it carry any value? Thanks for your
> assistance. Grand Bay Rose

Sounds like a "Dutch Oven" to me. :-)
VERY useful tool either on the cooktop, in the oven, or used camping.

Is the lid indented to hold hot coals?

I use a small dutch oven for braising on the stove top...
--
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see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

Katra wrote:
> In article .com>,
> wrote:
>
> > I bought a small cast iron footed pot-bellied container with lid and
> > wire handle at a yard sale and have no idea what it would be called.
> > Kind of reminescent of a honey pot. Any help identifying this would be
> > appreciated....and does it carry any value? Thanks for your
> > assistance. Grand Bay Rose
>
> Sounds like a "Dutch Oven" to me. :-)
> VERY useful tool either on the cooktop, in the oven, or used camping.

That's why I asked the OP to elaborate on size, typical dutch ovens are
anything but "small".

> Is the lid indented to hold hot coals?

That's why I asked if there was a lid, she didn't say... so why are you
assuming there's a lid?

> I use a small dutch oven for braising on the stove top...

I think any reactive cookware is lousy for braising/stewing. Cast iron
cookware is but a baby step out of the stone age, in fact
stoneware/earthenware is still the best one can choose for
braising/stewing. Cast iron dutch *ovens* were meant for dry baking,
not wet cooking. These days folks toss around "dutch oven" as do major
cookware manufacturers to mean any large covered pot. Not.

Sheldon

: Katra wrote:
: > In article .com>,
: > wrote:
: >
: > > I bought a small cast iron footed pot-bellied container with lid and


: > Is the lid indented to hold hot coals?

: That's why I asked if there was a lid, she didn't say... so why are you
: assuming there's a lid?



Sheldon, re-read the above!

Note the OP said......."CONTAINER WITH LID"

Now here's where everybody gets to jump in and call Sheldon all the names
he typically calls everybody else. Have at it...

wrote:


> Now here's where everybody gets to jump in and call Sheldon all the names
> he typically calls everybody else. Have at it...

please. let me be the first.

doody head!

On 29 Jul 2005 13:11:01 -0700, Sheldon wrote:

> > Is the lid indented to hold hot coals?
>
> That's why I asked if there was a lid, she didn't say... so why are you
> assuming there's a lid?

This is what the OP said: "I bought a small cast iron footed
pot-bellied container **with lid** and wire handle at a yard
sale and have no idea what it would be called."

"Katra" > wrote in message
...
> In article .com>,
> wrote:
>
>> I bought a small cast iron footed pot-bellied container with lid and
>> wire handle at a yard sale and have no idea what it would be called.
>> Kind of reminescent of a honey pot. Any help identifying this would be
>> appreciated....and does it carry any value? Thanks for your
>> assistance. Grand Bay Rose
>
> Sounds like a "Dutch Oven" to me. :-)
> VERY useful tool either on the cooktop, in the oven, or used camping.
>
> Is the lid indented to hold hot coals?
>
> I use a small dutch oven for braising on the stove top...
> --
> K.
>
But she said "small". Most dutch ovens are not small.
MoM

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 18:15:03 -0400, MOMPEAGRAM wrote:

> But she said "small". Most dutch ovens are not small.
> MoM

3 Leg Cast Iron (Potjie) Pots come in that size. See
http://www.thecellarstore.com/potjiepot.html
http://www.herbal-gardens.com/potjiekos.htm
http://www.africantradingco.com/castironpots.html

> wrote in message
oups.com...
> I bought a small cast iron footed pot-bellied container with lid and
> wire handle at a yard sale and have no idea what it would be called.
> Kind of reminescent of a honey pot. Any help identifying this would be
> appreciated....and does it carry any value? Thanks for your
> assistance. Grand Bay Rose
>

Hard to say from the info so far. As others said maybe an oven.

What volume would it hold?
How thick/heavy is it?
Is it decorated?
Any sign that it has been in or over a fire?
Would you say thet the wire handle is original or a replacement for
something more sophisticated?

David

Holds about 3 cups, quite heavy for its size. the pot bellied portion
has raised rings around it but no other decorations. The lid has an
indentation or lip around the outside but it (the lid) is not raised
very much....just a small curve to it and it has a little rectangular
narrow handle to it. I would say that the wire handle is original and
it doesn't appear to have been used over a fire. Beats me.

Sounds like it might be a variation of a potjie pot - often used in South
Africa. They sell these in very small sizes sometimes. See link below:

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

If the legs are short, check out the picture on the right about half-way
down the page at:

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

Or try:

http://www.africantradingco.com/castironpots.html

Good picture of the much bigger version in typical use at:

http://www.biltong2u.co.uk/potjepots.htm

GoodXRolln


> wrote in message
oups.com...
> I bought a small cast iron footed pot-bellied container with lid and
> wire handle at a yard sale and have no idea what it would be called.
> Kind of reminescent of a honey pot. Any help identifying this would be
> appreciated....and does it carry any value? Thanks for your
> assistance. Grand Bay Rose
>