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Bastible

A heavy pot usually made of iron with three legs or hung from a hook and a flat base of Irish origin used to cook over open fires. Bastibles can be used to bake in by placing the lid filled with hot embers on top of it..

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A heavy pot usually made of iron with three legs or hung from a hook and a flat base of Irish origin used to cook over open fires. Bastibles can be used to bake in by placing the lid filled with hot embers on top of it. It was also used to slow cook various meat and poultry dishes.