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Quick answer
- Craft a Cauldron from 7 iron ingots.
- It holds water, lava or powder snow.
- On Java, use dyed leather armour or banners on a water cauldron to wash the dye off.
Cauldrons are more useful than they look. They're also the job site for leatherworkers.
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Filling it
| Way | Fills with |
|---|---|
 Bucket | Water, lava or powder snow |
| Rain | Water, slowly |
 Snow | Powder snow, slowly |
| Pointed dripstone above | Water, or lava if there's lava above the dripstone |
A full water cauldron holds 3 bottles, and a bucket fills or empties it in one go.
Infinite lava
Put lava on a block, hang pointed dripstone under that block and place a cauldron below. It slowly fills with lava, forever.
Washing dye
- Leather armour: removes the colour.
- Banners: removes the last pattern.
- Shulker boxes: turns them back to purple.
BedrockOn Bedrock, cauldrons can also hold dyed water and potions.
Cheat sheet
- 7 iron ingots
- Water, lava or powder snow
- Dripstone gives infinite lava
- Washes dye off
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