Catering Pots & Setup

Built for catering, churches, community kitchens, schools, and commercial cooking — direct from the Big5 Cookware factory in Thaba Nchu, Free State.

This collection groups Bon Voyage's purpose-built catering range: aluminium pot sets and individual pots from 8 litres to 100 litres, plus stainless steel cutlery for serving. Used by catering businesses across South Africa for events feeding 40 to 120+ people.

Catering buying guides

⚖️ Bon Voyage vs Hart Pots — An Honest Comparison — material specs, sizes, wall thickness, distribution, and verified Takealot reviews (4.8★ across 674 reviews). Sourced and dated.

📘 How to Cook With Aluminium Pots — preheating, heat-level guide for pap, stews and proteins, dark-residue cleaning, hot-handle technique.

Wholesale catering orders (R 50,000+ minimum): contact supplier@big5cookware.co.za or WhatsApp +27 51 874 1300. We supply catering businesses, schools, churches, and community kitchens across all nine South African provinces.

Catering size guide:

  • NC3 set (8L + 13L + 21L) — R 899 — family events, smaller community functions, serves up to 30 people per pot
  • NW40 (40 litres) — serves approximately 40–50 people
  • NW55 (55 litres) — serves 50–70 people
  • NW70 (70 litres) — serves 70–90 people
  • NW85 (85 litres) — serves 90–120 people
  • NW100 (100 litres) — large community events, church functions, 120+ people in a single batch

All nine NW sizes are 99.9% pure aluminium, 2.2–4mm wall thickness scaling with pot size for heavy-duty use. Manufactured at the Big5 Cookware factory in Thaba Nchu, Free State, in continuous operation since 1977. Free delivery on orders over R 800 anywhere in South Africa.