Stainless Steel Charcoal Chinese Copper Hot Pot Old Beijing Cookware Camping HOT - 38CMCalled a Chinese Fondue Pot, it is a large communal cooking and serving pot. The base of the traditional hot pot holds charcoal briquets, over a grate that allows the ashes to drop below, so more briquets could be added to keep the pot hot. Food is cooked in the pot that fits over the base. The pot is shaped like a ring, its central tube extending past the cover to act as a chimney for the smoke from the briquets. Features: 1. Elegant design vent. 2.