Some children did inevitably fell into cauldrons... purely by the virtue of being inebriated by the fumes of course. And you wouldn't waste a cauldron of perfectly fine beer, even if the taste is a bit porky. Well I guess that's why Guinness tastes like bacon.

Christ, what an asshole.

Oddly, my church has a cauldron. It has been used at fall festivals to cook giant amounts of chili over open flames doors.

I believe it was bought at a farm auction.

I'm not sure ifyou're serious, but Townsends sell cookware that is very similar to a cauldron: https://www.townsends.us/collections/pots-pans

My parents have a couple to make Mexican Carnitas and other things for parties. You can get them from mexican stores(usually in bigger cities) or something like the swap meet in Las Vegas.