Thank you, Spags is gone, But I will check out the grain and feed stores in my area and Nh. What size should I get?
Guess I shouldn't be surprised that SPAGS is gone. Over the years I have bought everything from plumbing and electrical supplies, knives, to a cigar store Indian from them. I guess it is Marden's up through Maine now.
As far as size, that depends on what and how many you plan to cook for. I am good at stating the obvious. As a rule of thumb, I would look at what you plan to use it for. Check to see what pots you have now that would work, then use that to size your Potije. I like to keep my pots filled to about 3/4's capacity to minimize boiling over. Nice thing about the spherical design is that they don't boil out over the top easily.
The pots I have run from about 1/2 gallon to 5 - 6 gallons. Typically, I have been cooking for 25 - 50 people but haven't been doing much of that lately. I have flat bottom ones for use on the stove and 3 legged ones for use with a fire pit. I have a friend that I help several times a year that has a 15 gallon pot. We served chopped beef BBQ to around 1100 folks one weekend in Colorado using it.
Sorry I can't be more specific. Just remember they are heavy empty and get ridiculously heavy when full.
Happy hunting.
