Sitram Catering 8.6-Quart Commercial Stainless Steel Braisier/Stewpot

An excellent piece of cookware
This is an excellent piece of cookware. Wonderful for braising and the perfect size for a double batch. The thick copper bottom really prevents scorching. It's totally bulletproof. I've had mine for over 5 years and it still looks new. It will out live me and probably my kids. Outstanding and I'd definitely buy again. One of my favorite pieces of cookware in my kitchen.


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All-Clad E9077964AMZ Pasta Pot with Mesh Insert and Stainless Steel Ladle, 8-Quart Cookware, Silver

Not real All Clad quality...Made in China
For what it is, it is way over priced. My husband knowing I prefer All Clad stainless cookware bought this for me from the Williams-Sonoma website for $112.00, but sad to say, the quality, fit and finish are of much lessor quality than my older All Clad pots and pans that were all manufactured in the USA.

My friend has a 4 piece set of the Excelsteel 8 Quart, 18/10 Stainless Steel brand that she paid less than $35.00 for and it is made in China, and her brand and my All Clad brand have the same quality, weight, and finish.

The All Clad brand for me now is just another cheap Chinese made piece of deficient cookware that has finally followed all of the other, what used to be USA manufactured, top quality kitchenware, into the abyss of junk.
Outstanding cookware
I have used many pasta pots and found this pot to be of the best quality yet. The Pot has a heavy clad bottom for perfect distribution of heat with the remainder consisting of high quality stainless steel and heavy duty handles. The insert is also high quality stainless steel mesh supported by stainless steel framework. This mesh is considerably easier to clean than those inserts which are made by a series of holes. I have already used this pot for pasta and soups many times and just love it. The ladle is also heavy duty polished stainless steel and which is also of great quality.

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Sitram Catering 5.4-Quart Commercial Stainless Steel Braisier/Stewpot

The best
I was very apprehensive about buying this pot because the description says it's a 5.4qt pot, and 5.2" high. This conflicts w/ my old-old Sitram info that says it's supposed to be 7.4qts and 6.3" high. However, there was an interim distributor that did describe it as a 5.4qt pot. As it turns out, the pot really is 7.4qts, and about 6+" high (interior).
Great pot for large items!
This pot is great for soups, corn on the cob and pasta. It is large enough for a big family. I have several other Sitram catering pans and I love their quality and cooking performance. Dishwasher safe too!
Reliable all-around pot
Cooking pasta or soup, making a small batch of stock or broth, or finishing sauce coming off a chinois or a mafter exoglas or whenever you need a higher sided pot, this delivers!

Of course you can always buy a cheaper 6 quart stainless steel with aluminum bottom stock pot but you won't get the built like a tank like quality that this copper bottom pot can offer. I expect this pot will last a lifetime.
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All-Clad Stainless 7-Quart Stockpot with Pasta Insert

A Pratical Cook and Mom
My family gave me this set for Mothers Day. I really love it. The heating is very even in this pan. I never need to use heat over med to cook. I can cook 1 1/2 pounds of pasta. The insert holes are too small for pasta to pass through. When lifting pasta out you have to do so slowly to allow the water to drain into the pan. I then leave the insert at an angle to serve from the pot this keeps the pasta warm. I was able to cook 6-8 ears of corn-on-the-cob by standing the ears on end. I can cook large quantities of vegetables and drain to serve without effort. The stockpot is great. It is deep enough to make jams without the jam splashing out of the pan onto the stove like my other stockpot. The set is too big to fit in the dishwasher with the dishes from the meal, but it does fit. I am able to clean it easily after cooking, even cooked jam without much effort at all. This set is a very practical addition to my kitchen.
Everything I Wanted
I have been eyeing this pot for years! I thought it could be replaced by the All-Clad 12-Quart Stainless Multi Cooker with Steamer Basket, but no dice. The multicooker has an aluminum base and takes a while to heat up. Also, unless you're cooking for an army, it's really big. I had been using the All-Clad Stainless Asparagus Pot with Steamer Basket, but it only works for 1-2 people. I needed something in between those two pots!

The pasta pentola is perfect. The seven quart size is nice. I love that it's tall versus wide. Because it is fully clad (aluminum on the bottom and sides), it heats more effeciently than the multicooker and asparagus pot.

The insert works beautifully. It drains well and after draining, you can tilt it over the pot to keep the pasta warm as you finish other items for the dish.

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Good idea but in practice not used much
I got this cool looking pot and insert thinking, Wow! I won't have to strain the noodles. But then after using it a bit, I realized that I don't need to heat 7qts of water to feed my family. And that the insert doesn't sit far enough down in the bottom of the pan to really hold enough pasta. I know this is a contradiction but that's what this pot combo is. It's really too wide for asparagrass, although if I have enough people it works. It's a bit too samll for steaming corn on the cob, as I tend to heat 2 ears per person. Also lifting the pot full of noodles isn't a thing to do over the stove. It's move the pot to the sink and lift there. 7qts of water is heavy and this isn't a task to be taken by smaller cooks.

On the great side, the 7qt pot turns out to make great soups. It fits the small burner at the back of the stove. The soups rarely burn even without stirring. And the steamer works for that big batch of clams I have once a year. So while I won't give it away, I'm not sure I...
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All-Clad Stainless Steel Multipot with Mesh Insert, 8-Qt.

excellent multipurpose pot
Excellent pot for large batches of pasta or veggies or anything you want to boil. You could likely choose to use it to deep fry, as well , but I have the all clad deep frying basket for that. However, this one would certainly hold much more. And you can choose not to use the insert and you have the best priced all clad stock pot on the market. (The 8 qt stock pot currently runs $259.) As with all All Clad products, this set is very well made and will not disappoint. Excellent value rating from an All Clad lover and loyal user.
Mesh insert unwashable. Buy pasta insert instead. BTW BEST ICE BUCKET EVER
I wanted this to boil potatoes, and it does that, but it's so hard to scrub the potato starch out of the mesh that I use a completely different mashed potato recipe. Buy the pasta insert instead with holes punched in a solid panel of metal, which should do everything you'd want from the mesh insert. By the way after years of professional and amateur bartending and catering I rate this as the BEST ICE BUCKET EVER. User-friendly and keeps ice frozen for hours, and doubles as a cooking pot the rest of the year. However, my recommendation to buy the hole-punched pasta insert still applies for the same reasons.

Seriously, though, BEST ICE BUCKET EVER.

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Le Creuset Tri-Ply Stainless Steel 7-1/2-Quart Pasta Multi-Pot with Insert

Love this!
I used my new pot a couple of times on a traditional cooktop and have used it a few times now that I have a new induction cooktop. I love it. I have used it for pasta batches of varying sizes, but also for soup.


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Le Creuset Tri-Ply Stainless Steel 5-1/4-Quart Multi-Pot with Lid and 2 Inserts

Kitchen workhorse
This was a splurge for me, but I have no regrets. I bought it because I wanted to eliminate my collection of cheap, semi-adequate pans that were taking up too much space in my kitchen and it sounded like a pan-acea (sorry!). It has turned out to be a very good quality workhorse pot that I reach for all the time. Using the pot alone I've cooked many batches of spaghetti sauce, chili, curry, stew, soup, and jam. In addition to cooking pasta I find the deep insert useful for making stock, blanching vegetables before freezing, etc. The shallow insert is useful when I'm using the main pot for boiling root vegetables and I wish to add leafy vegetables to the meal. If I only had one kitchen pot, this is the one I'd choose. Pros: versatile; great quality; excellent heat distribution so I haven't burned anything; Cons: needs oven gloves to handle when hot; inserts have ridges that need attention to clean. Overall I'm very happy with this pot.
LOVE this little multipot!
I do a lot of steaming and wanted a steamer with a larger capacity, and also wanted a 5-6 quart stockpot, and WOW! This is just GREAT! I probably won't use the pasta insert much, but who knows - I just love this pot so much that I might have to start eating pasta. It is gorgeous looking, and very lightweight! Half the overall size of the big 12 quart multipots, but so much more functional for my needs.
Way more than I expected - the picture does not do justice
This set is so absolutely beautiful. I had no idea it would be so fabulous. Each and every piece are of the highest quality I've ever seen. And I know Le Creuset products cook food to precision and the meals come out better than you ever expect. I bought this set for a gift for my sister, and I'm so pleased and glad and proud that I did. She loves cooking, and I so know she will get many years of joy utilizing these fantastic pieces. Really, I was blown away. Thank you Le Creuset producing and offering such exquisitely fine products, and thank you Amazon for having it in your stock and shipping it so securely and promptly. I'm a VERY happy - thrilled even - very blessed customer. Thank you.
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Tramontina Gourmet Tri-ply Base Stainless Steel 4-Piece 8-Quart Multi-Cooker

great pan set
I got this set over a year ago (got it on Jan 2012) and since then it has been working great. Perfect for pasta and steam vegetables! It's easy to clean.
Diameter size: 10"


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Sitram Profiserie 31.7-Quart Commercial Stainless Steel Stockpot

Execellent piece of cookware!
I wanted a very large pot to make batches of homemade soup for freezing and for cooking dozens of ears of corn at the summer cookouts. This pot suits my purpose. It is a beautiful, heavy duty stainless steel. It may be a little bit pricey especially since you have to purchase the lid seperately, but this pot gets an A+ for quality.


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All-Clad Stainless Steel Pasta Strainer, 7 Quart

Works fine. See my other reviews on similar stuff.
This fit my All-Clad pot. That's that counts. I posted other reviews (all about the same) on various inserts for All-Clad pans and their inserts for boiling and steaming elsewhere on Amazon. Try to find them ----- seriously.


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All Clad Stainless Steel Pasta Pentola with Insert

Multi-use, multi-featured 7-qt pot
I've had All Clad cookware for years and I guess I take it for granted. I recently became enamored with a pot shown on TV. I'd actually forgotten how much better All Clad is because of its thick stainless steel. The new pot seemed so thin by comparison and sure enough it didn't take long before something burned in it. I eventually got it clean but the interior finish is darkened permanently. It just reminded me to stick to the All Clad.

This particular pot is wonderful for many reasons. First of all, because it is tall and relatively narrow I use it for things that would splatter and make a mess if using the three or even the four quart pot. This one is a little bigger around than the three and four quart pans and the covers aren't interchangeable, but it's a small difference. The pot is mostly just taller. I wouldn't make tomato sauce without it or strawberry jam that tends to climb pot walls and wants to boil over. While the pot is tall, it's not so tall I can't...
Centerpiece of our All Clad collection
We have been building our collection of All Clad pots and pans for about 10 years now, and for whatever reason never added this until just now. I can't believe that we lived without it for so long. It has quickly become our most used piece. The build quality is very high, as we have come to expect with All Clad. This should be the first piece you buy if you are interested in having All Clad pots and pans.

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