You may think they’re only good for cooking up double-sized portions of toil and trouble but it turns out cauldrons are actually pretty great way to cook for (or set a spell on) a large group.

For evidence of the former, kindly direct your attention to the range of Cowboy Cauldrons that are the brainchild of desert-resident-turned-D.C.-lobbyist Mike Bertelsen. Designed to let large groups congregate around a fire without having to deal with blackened rocks, half-burnt logs and cleanup, the handmade Cowboy Cauldrons are built in the U.S. from high-tensile steel.