The bogrács is an outside fire cooking pot made of metal. It is suspended from a chain over a campfire. Its distinctive shape and diagonal handle distinguish it from similar cookware. The bogrács was commonly used by the

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. The ancestor to the bogrács was brought to the

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. There are many types of bogrács used, made with different sizes, materials and uses. The word 'bogrács' comes from the word 'bakraç' - an Ottoman-Turkish word meaning 'copper bucket'.

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