What to do with this pot?

[Calizzy]

I am talking about a literal pot, not marijuana! My son bought this small cast iron pot at a yard sale, and now I don’t know what to do with it! I have an induction cooktop and it won’t heat the pot because the feet don’t make enough contact with the stove. It’s just been sitting on my counter for 4 months. 

[Acorn]

I would plant succulents but only lightly water since there aren’t drainage holes.

[Innisfree]

Oh my, that’s tiny. Use it as a Halloween witch’s cauldron for a dollhouse? Or, yes, use it as a cachepot for a small plant, though that won’t do the cast iron any good long term. Know any American Girl doll owners who enjoy camping? It could be a good accessory for them, since that style of pot is designed to use over hot coals.

[marbel]

I'd probably put it on my desk to hold pens/pencils. 

[MercyA]

It would be a cute succulent pot. You'd definitely want to use a plastic pot / insert with drainage holes AND a plastic drip tray inside. 

If you add some silk plants or flowers (or maybe berries, for Christmas) to the handle it could make a nice votive holder. You'd want to use an electric candle.

You could fill it with potpourri. 

Edited November 4, 2023 by MercyA

[Indigo Blue]

That is SO cute! I’d just display it with decorative jars, plates, etc. 

[elegantlion]

Considering I'm looking for something to put cough drops for the winter, that would be perfect. lol. 

[Pawz4me]

I was thinking a candy dish. Or you could send it to me. 😉 

[alisoncooks]

That’s adorable. We’d find all manner of things to stick in it. 

[Halftime Hope]

put it on a candle warmer and set a candle in it? Fill with holiday scented potpourri? fill it with acorns or tiny pinecones? Fill with Christmas candies?

[Jaybee]

Put apples in it, wooden ones if preferred (not to eat, of course). It's really a cute pot! Or candy canes during Christmas.

[Green Bean]

Donate it to GoodWill. Problem solved.

[Indigo Blue]

2 hours ago, Pawz4me said:

I was thinking a candy dish. Or you could send it to me. 😉 

I want it. 😝

[Indigo Blue]

1 hour ago, Jaybee said:

Put apples in it, wooden ones if preferred (not to eat, of course). It's really a cute pot! Or candy canes during Christmas.

Oooh, yes!

[Pawz4me]

8 minutes ago, Indigo Blue said:

I want it. 😝

I asked first. 🙃

[Faith-manor]

Can I just say that I was a bit disappointed to enter the thread and find out OP was NOT asking for baking advice for weed?

Edited November 5, 2023 by Faith-manor

[EKS]

My parents have a pot like that which was used by some relative in the Civil War.  They keep it as a decoration next to the fireplace.

[history-fan]

I would use it as a mortar

[Indigo Blue]

Maybe you will buy a tiny house one day, and you can make a teensy-weensy pot of stew on your teensy-weensy stove. 

[itsheresomewhere]

If you grill, sauce pot.

 

That actually looks like the cocoa cauldron that was sold awhile ago.  It was a Halloween thing that had a small cauldron and a good size packet of hot cocoa mix for a couple of cups ( I think 2).   

Edited November 5, 2023 by itsheresomewhere

[MercyA]

53 minutes ago, history-fan said:

I would use it as a mortar

For a few seconds I thought you mean the first definition and I was so confused. 🙂

mor·tar /ˈmôrdər/ noun
1.
a short smoothbore gun for firing shells (technically called bombs) at high angles.
"mortars and machine guns"
2.
a cup-shaped receptacle made of hard material, in which ingredients are crushed or ground, used especially in cooking or pharmacy.
"a mortar and pestle"

 

[MercyA]

37 minutes ago, Indigo Blue said:

Maybe you will buy a tiny house one day, and you can make a teensy-weensy pot of stew on your teensy-weensy stove. 

I love this. ❤️

[Arcadia]

1 hour ago, history-fan said:

I would use it as a mortar

Its the right size too for a small mortar.

I have a mortar so would have used that as a candy dish

[Tree Frog]

4 hours ago, EKS said:

My parents have a pot like that which was used by some relative in the Civil War.  They keep it as a decoration next to the fireplace.

We have a larger one, very similar, in a cast iron stand that used to be dh's parents. I've always wondered what it was used for. 

[mathnerd]

You can make a single serving cupcake in a toaster oven or air fryer in that cast iron pot. Also use it to reheat small portions in the oven.
 

you could also use it as a spoon rest while you cook.

[Rebel]

I have one like this that I use to burn incense cones.