Bayou Classic CI-7410, 10-Gal. Cast Iron Jambalaya Pot, Tripod Stand, and 2 Lift Hooks

So I'm not your average consumer for a jambalaya pot. I'm a practicing pagan, and very active in my local faith community in Wisconsin. Cauldrons are a frequently used symbol and tool in our practice, and I was looking for one that would be big enough to actually hold warm cider for a fall celebration. When I tried to find one to purchase, however, I discovered that large cauldrons run in the $500+ range, so was very discouraged until I started randomly searching Amazon for cast iron products and found this! When seasoned all over, this jambalaya pot looks almost exactly like what we think of as a classic cauldron. I bought it, seasoned it and used it at our festival to much applause. I would highly recommend this product to other pagans. Why shell out an extra $300 just to buy a 'cauldron' when you can just rename a 'jambalaya pot' and no one will ever know the difference?

A few notes on the logistics of owning this product.

1)It is huge. I read over the specifications, but was still amazed at how big and heavy it really was. When I was transporting it I was glad I have a station wagon type car, as it wouldn't have fit in a normal trunk.

2) It is heavy. I was able to lift it with difficulty, but to transport it longer distances really needed either a strong man, or two people each holding one of the pot-hooks (Don't loose those!) When it was full of liquid I would not have even wanted to try to move it. That would have been impossible and dangerous when the liquid was hot. If you need to transport the cauldron off the fire for serving you'll have to empty it first.

3) Before using it you need to clean and season it. While I've seasoned cast iron pans before, preparing my cauldron what a whole other story. I had to wash it in my bath tub as it was much too big to go in the sink, and then clean off the scratches the legs left on the bottom of the tub. There is no way to season this in a conventional oven, it would probably break it. To season it you really need to use an open fire. I was lucky that there was a camp-fire at the event the day before I wanted to use it. I spent several hours carefully wiping Crisco over the whole thing, which turned it a really beautiful black. While purists will tell you to use bacon fat to season, I found that vegetable based Crisco worked just fine. There were vegans in the group would would be drinking out of it and I didn't want to offend anyone.

4) The stand it comes with is adequate, but I was a bit worried about how sturdy it really was when I had it full of liquid over the fire. I ended up not using the feet that came with the stand, and sunk the legs as deep as I could push them into the ash of the fire pit. The entire time I had it over the fire I watched it like a hawk for signs that it might be tipping. It did fine, but I'd monitor it to be sure.

5)It takes a while to heat up when its full of liquid, but not as long as you would think. I was really worried the cider wouldn't heat fast enough, so I built up the fire very hot. This resulted in me finding out how very well this pot heats liquid. In under 10 minutes the whole pot was scalding hot. I ended up having to damp down the fire and add more cider to keep people from burning their tongues! Cider is the only think I've cooked in it, but from that experience I would say it works VERY well to cook in. The 10 gallon model is so large I am sure you could feed 15-20 hungry people out of it.

My only complaint with the quality is that the stand could be more sturdy. The vessel itself is very high quality. Its very thick sturdy iron, and seemed to heat evenly. The protective wax coating it was shipped with came off fairly quickly, and when seasoned it was really a thing of beauty. I'm considering investing in another, smaller, pot from Bayou Classic so as to have a more reasonably size cauldron, and one I could cook with on camping trips for a smaller group. I would highly recommend this product for both jambalaya fans and for pagans in search of reasonably priced working cauldrons.

THIS POT IS GREAT FOR COOKING ANYTHING, HEATS UP FAST, GREAT FOR CRACKLINS, STEWS, CHICKEN&NOODLES& ECT.ONCE IT HEATS UP TURN THE FLAME ON LOW AND LET HER COOK.

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This is exactly what I was looking for! I was especially pleased with the free shipping. Screwing the legs onto the stand was a little difficult, but if you oil the threads first, it's a lot easier. I agree that it would've been nice for the feet to be welded on, but it's not that big of a deal to me.

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Excellent!! Have enjoyed cooking in it. Just what I had in mind when I ordered it.

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