Proudly South African · Handmade

Made for the Potjie

Cast-by-hand aluminium cookware in the South African tradition. A third of the weight of cast iron, rust-free for life, and built to gather people around the fire.

4 Hand-cast products
100% Made in South Africa
2.8x Lighter than cast iron
Lifetime guarantee
The extras

Aprons, bags & more

Shop accessories
Full ApronCanvas & LeatherIn stock

Full Apron

Canvas & Leather
Material
R 1,000.00
Potties Pot & Pan CoversCanvasIn stock

Potties Pot & Pan Covers

Type
Canvas
Material
R 350.00
Leather VatlappieLeatherIn stock

Leather Vatlappie

Leather
Material
R 200.00
Aluminium Pot vs cast iron Pot

Lift the difference

Same pot, same capacity. One you can carry with a finger, the other needs two hands and a back brace. Pick a size and watch it tip.

AL Potties aluminium
FE Cast iron
1.4kg
Potties aluminium
3.8kg
Cast iron
0×
lighter than cast iron
Feather light
Carry a full pot to the fire with one hand.
Rust-free for life
No seasoning, no orange flakes, ever.
Even, gentle heat
Aluminium spreads heat fast and evenly, no hot spots.
Easy to store
Light enough to hang or stack in any cupboard.
Low maintenance
A quick wash and it is ready for the next braai.
Make it theirs

Cast their name into the lid

From R200 a word, hand-cast into the metal forever. A wedding, a milestone, a family name, the kind of gift that gets handed down.

Personalise yours
Cast their name into the lid
Add a heritage / foundry photo
40+
years of casting
The Lacock story

Three generations around one fire

Dr Carel Lacock, Oupa Lacock, sold his pots from the boot of his car while locuming as a country doctor across the Free State, North West and Namibia. Forty years on, his grandson carries the tradition forward, smousing the very same pots, still cast for us by the same Richards Bay foundry.

Read the full story
From the fireside

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