In Java Edition, cauldrons containing fluids are considered by the game to be separate blocks from each other and from empty cauldrons, which does not affect gameplay but does affect the commands needed to place them.Ī cauldron can be filled with water by using a water bucket on the cauldron. Fluids they cannot hold include milk, honey and any food items that exist in bowls namely mushroom stew, beetroot soup, rabbit stew and suspicious stew. Regardless of the tool, when a cauldron is destroyed, its contents are lost.Ĭauldrons can hold a variety of substances. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing. A cauldron can be obtained using any pickaxe.
