Originally posted by Faceplant8:

How would you propose modifying it? Type in the number you want?

It seems to me like the two are already essentially the same (one click per food item), except the cauldron is instantaneous, so there's no need to have multiple.

having the option for 5x craft like bronze wouldnt be bad, realistically you should be able to make more than one serving of stew at a time in a cauldron that size