Resto 10.6-qt. Stock Pot with Lid

Unusual and welcome multi-use pan
I'm so excited to find this pot. I'm a great soup cook -- several pots a week. (I know it's a jam pot, but in my kitchen, it's also a soup pot....) In the last year, I've lost a lot of the use of my thumbs, making lifting and managing my favorite and reliable cookware impossible. This pot, with its bail handle, can be picked up/moved with only the fingers and palm of the hands, and tipped (or balanced) with the exterior handle in the same way. I haven't been able to tip and pour anything out of a pot in ages without either spilling the contents, dropping the pot, or causing myself a lot of pain. I'd just about given up cooking certain things.
That problem is now fixed.

This 10.6 qt pot will make a wonderfully big pot of soup, and the pan/lid are so light that they do not add significantly to the weight of the contents. (especially compared to my previous cookware (Le Creuset.) The thick bottom makes for even heating, and the design is beautiful. The design -- being...
Truly the best jam pot ever!
I purchased this pot ~15 years ago through a high-end cooking supply. I've used it ever since and make ~300 jars of jam each year.

So, why do I love the pan? Well, the bottom of the pan is thick enough (5 layers?) that I have never had a problem with hot spots & scorching. This pan means that I can _periodically_ stir the jam but still be working at the sink prepping the next batch of fruit.

An extremely nice feature is that the pot angles slightly outwards and then towards the top angles slightly back inwards; rather like parentheses. This means that when your jam reaches a rapid boil and suddenly foams up it, the mixture rolls back into the pan (as opposed to over the top, onto the stove, ...

While I insist on the pan for jam/marmmelade making, I also use it for large amounts of chili or corn-on-the-cob for a crowd. I insist on the pan enough that when I've gone over to a friend's house to teach them to make jam, I take the pan with me...
Worlds best chili pot
I've had this particular model of Demeyere for more than 10 years. It is, without a doubt, the best chili pot I have ever owned. I compete in chili cook-offs throughout Texas and this pot has been the key to many successes and a lot of prize money. It is worth every penny. Do not settle for anything less.
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