In the 19th century a syrup kettle or sugar kettle was more or less a tool that had several applications around the farm. It was used as a syrup cooking pot, used
to scald hogs at slaughter time, used to render lard and also as a water bath at canning time. Today they are primarily used as firepots. Carolina Kettles
produces exact replicas of the original syrup kettles. Our kettles are simple
but elegant.
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Carolina Kettles produces three sizes of pots. Although there were more
sizes available one hundred years ago, we produce thirty gallon, forty gallon
and sixty gallon pots. Between these three kettles you should be able to find
one that suits your needs.
We also offer the luxury of customizing your kettle with your family, resort, property or hunting/fishing lease name on the lip.
Only one's imagination limits them as to the type of setup they may want for
their kettle. You can choose one of our handmade bases with original artwork panels and we are also making a cooking surface/oyster roasting surface for
all three sizes of pots.
We have seen these kettles used as fountains, Koi ponds, and planters as well
as firepots. Because of these various uses we cast the kettles whole, with no holes in the bottom. Of course you can drill a hole to release any water if you choose to use your kettle as a firepot. Cleaning out your firepot is as easy as blowing it out with your leaf blower.
Sample Kettle Setups
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