What is it

[bobhenry]

What is the correct term for the bell shaped pot in the center?

I have been refering to it as a bean pot. It is a type of D.O. but the shape has me curious.

[madjack]

I call it a stove top dutch oven with a self basting lid...least ways, that is what it is called around my house...
madjack

[bobhenry]

In this pic the pot is on the right. In this pic you can see the feet.

Stove top pots don't have feet ( Do they?)

And it has a flat lid with the raised edge for coals.

I thought a self basting lid was domed so the steam would form and run down to the little stalactites cast in the bottom of the lid and drip off onto the item being cooked.

The bottom of this pot is round ,not gently curved , but round . One of those oversize slow pitch softballs would set in it perfectly.

[bobhenry]

Duh !

I see the confusion. I ment right to left you look at front to rear.

The big tall bell shaped monster was what I ment in the original post.

Sorry Jack and thanks !

[Eunice]

I bought one similar on Ebay and they called it a cauldron. I still just call it a bean pot

[bobhenry]

Well that's 2 for bean pot so bean pot it is until the experts tell us otherwise.

Thanks , Bob

[Wolffarmer]

Years ago I saw one of those for sale in a trading post in Arizona on the Navajo Rez. Made by Lodge. they called it a Bean Pot.

[TimJones]

Looks like a Lodge Bean pot but the lid does not look right. Are you sure it is original?

[bobhenry]

Looks like a Lodge Bean pot but the lid does not look right. Are you sure it is original?

Tim : I'll try and remember to bring it in May we can look it over.

I am pretty sure it is original to the pot but who knows.