How to use Cauldrons in Minecraft

When they were first introduced, cauldrons in Minecraft had one major use: property water. Over the class of their being, however, they have evolved. Cauldrons can concur multiple different substances with different uses, and at that place are v dissimilar substances that tin be held in cauldrons overall, though 2 of them are sectional to Boulder Edition. Let'due south accept a await at how to use a cauldron in Minecraft.

Coffee & Bedrock Edition

Minecraft Cauldrons all versions — Images via Mojang

These methods work in all versions of Minecraft.

Water

Havign h2o in a cauldron can offer some advantages. One, it is a concise way to fill potion bottles if you lot don't have a water source in a space. Ii, h2o in a cauldron is a mode to have water in the Nether. Beingness able to dip into a water-filled cauldron to prevent lava or Blazemen burns is very helpful.

Fill Method(s)

Water Saucepan poured inside
- Puts original water in saucepan
- Fills all three levels
Water Bottle
- Leaves player with a glass bottle
- Fills i level at a time
Rainfall
- Overtime, rain slowly can fill a cauldron
- Fills one level at a time
Beneath Pointed Dripstone with h2o overhead
- Overtime, Pointed Dripstone slowly tin can fill a cauldron
- Fills one level at a time

Lava

A lava cauldron emits a light level of 15 and a Redstone level of 3 when used with a Redstone Comparator. It will nevertheless burn you if y'all get inside of it, just the lava cannot grab forest or other objects on burn when contained in a cauldron.

Fill Method(south)

Lava Bucket poured inside
- Puts original lava in bucket
- Fills all 3 levels
Beneath Pointed Dripstone with lava overhead
- Overtime, Pointed Dripstone slowly can fill up a cauldron
- Fills one level at a time

Powdered Snow

While all of the other cauldron fills are purely liquid, Powdered Snow is the just fill that has a solid element. You tin fall into the cauldron, but will non take freeze damage. Using an empty bucket on a full Powdered Snowfall cauldron will give you a Bucket of Powdered Snowfall, which can be used to place a Powdered Snow block.

Fill Method(southward)

Powdered Snow Bucket poured inside
- Puts original water in bucket
- Fills all three levels
Rainfall
- Overtime, pelting slowly tin fill a cauldron
- Fills ane level at a time

Boulder Edition Just

Minecraft Cauldrons bedrock exclusives — Images via Mojang

These methods merely work in Minecraft Bedrock Edition.

Dyed H2o

Created by using dye on water in a cauldron, Dyed Water tin can exist used to dye leather. This is an easy way to dye Leather Helmets, Leather Chestplates, Leather Pants and Leather Boots. You tin can also mix dye colors. This only works in Bedrock Edition.

Potions

Putting potions into a cauldron will make full it by one level at a time. 3 potions of whatever kind, whether standard, splash, or lingering, volition fill a cauldron. Standing in the potion volition not requite you the potion upshot, but it tin can exist used to tip arrows. A full cauldron is the nigh efficient way, as it can tip a whole stack of arrows with whichever potion effect was put inside, and and so the cauldron will empty. This just works in Bedrock Edition.

Fill Method(s)

Potion Canteen
- Leaves player with a drinking glass canteen
- Fills one level at a time

Tipping Arrows by cauldron fluid level

1 Level
- 16 Tipped Arrows
ii Levels
- 32 Tipped Arrows
Full
- 64 Tipped Arrows

Other Information

Cauldrons can exist crafted with vii iron ingots in a U shape, or plant naturally generated in a Swamp Hut (Witch'south Hut). The cauldron is also a Jobsite block for villagers, connected to the Leatherworker profession.Cauldrons cannot hold 'food' items in whatever version, pregnant stew, milk and honey cannot be put in a cauldron, regardless of them being liquid.