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It replaces another one I had. Good size.

Perfect to cook all kinds of pasta. The only reason i got this is my wife burned me with pasta when she helping me drain the water into a strainer she was holding. Cant trust nobody these days...

i love this pot. it is perfect for my needs. my only problem was with the shipment. the pot is great but the shipment was delayedconstantly and was five days after the original arrival date.

I bought this as a gift and was also the recipient as we cooked pasta for dinner! This is a great price for a well made pot. It is not as heavy or thick as the expensive ones, but it will do the job nicely for a long time. Well made! Thanks! Fast shipping!

I knew it wasn't going to be top-of-the-line, but I was pleasantly surprised by the nice build quality. It looks good. The handles are not solid, but are still basically tubular in shape, giving you a thick, comfortable place to grip. It's thin stainless steel, but it will be fine for boiling pasta or steaming vegetables. I'm upgrading from a corroded aluminum pot, so anything would be better to me.For the money, I highly recommend this product.

AND ALL I CAN SAY IS "I LOVE IT " THE POT IS WELL MADE AND THE HANDLES ARE SECURE AND FEEL STURDY ENOUGH TO HANDLE ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE PASTA AND WATER. THE POT ARRIVED PACKAGED VERY WELL. WOULD PURCHASE IT AGAIN.

Excellent size without going up to restaurant grade. The pasta strainer and basket steamer were just a great bonus.

great product. love the fact it has multiple uses (stock pot/ vegetable steamer/ pasta cooker)

I've owned this pot as well as the 8qt pot for five years . We are a large family and these pots have served us well .

The 12 quart size is perfect for pasta. Excellent construction, my wife love it.

Great for steaming loads of tamales & smaller crab legs

Does everything that it needs to do and more. I use it for pasta, seafood, deep frying and steaming vegetables. I wish they offered a lower pan so that i did not have to use so much oil when deep frying, but ultimately that is just an extra use of the pot, not the intended use. It is made of durable materials and the lid fits on snug. I highly recommend this pot.

Great

BOUGHT THIS STEAMER FOR MY MOM TO STEAM TAMALES IN IT IS JUST THE RIGHT SIZE . SHE LOVES IT SHE IS 82 .THIS POT IS NOT TOO HEAVY WHEN LOADED UP SHE LOVES IT !!!!!

Handles get hot. This is the only down side I have found but using pot holders takes care of that! Also, description on one I purchased did not mention the veggie strainer so I was pleasantly surprised when it was included!

I didn't want to spend a fortune on this item. I have several high end 8qt, 10qt pots BUT I wanted a pot that had the convenience of a build in drainer and I couldn't find anything that would fit the pots I had. This is perfect! Just what I wanted easy to remove all the pasta at once leaving great salty starchy water perfect and so easy to ladled exactly what I need into the sauce. For years I've been trying to dump the pasta into a colander without losing all the liquid...possible obviously but a pain when there's a pot that's just right for me and at such a great price. I agree with another reviewer while this 8 qt pot is perfect for a pound of pasta I'm afraid you'd need a larger pot to get the water proportions right for more than a pound of pasta...but as I haven't cooked more than a pound of pasta at once in years I didn't feel it was a problem. Another thing I liked about this pot is that while it's definitely stainless steel it is not as heavy as "high priced pots"...so I'll keep this pot for a very specific use...cooking pasta although I think it should work for stocks, etc.

I like the usefulness of the cooker. However, it is lighter than other brands I own of similar appearance. I will see if the thickness and weight of the cooker pot makes any difference in the longevity of its use. I would like to see online vendors employ more frequent use of reliable measures of things like weight and thickness for use in comparing products. The metal is magnetic so should be usable with induction cooktops.

Just what I wanted, it's light and not too heavy to lift when filled with water! Quality of SS easy too clean

Love it. Only con, doesn't work on induction cooktop for some reason.

awfully small. I did not realize how small 12 quarts was. The product works wonderfully, but I need one twice as big to serve my dinner crowd

Omg! How did I live without one of these? Boiling pasta, potatoes, deep frying, stock from bones, blanching veggies, sterilizing.... just lift to drain. Mine had a mark on the inside of the drainer pot. Looks like the hole punch slipped. It doesn't go all the way through, just a stamp mark. Does not hurt the pot at all. Great, heavy pot and super useful. If you don't have one, YOU NEED THIS POT! :)

Good triple use large cooking pot. Medium thick walls with a thicker base. Can cook large batches of soup, pasta or steam a modest amount of food in the top (and possibly boil something in the bigger strainer pot while you steam something in the shallower one).You get four pieces: The main pot, a strainer insert pot (has holes to drain water) that fits about 80% of the way down, a very short steamer piece that is a few inches deep, and a lid.The lid sits on the inside of the pot lids and has a small hole in the top to vent a little... although I do still run into the bubbles created when cooking paste wanting to overflow a bit.The metal lid handle and even occasionally the side handles will still get hot. It would have been nice if it they were silicon... but that's probably part of why this is a lot cheaper than some others. You don't need to pay twice as much for fairly simple use items like this.

Not perfect fit for lid, but adequate and works great. I'd recommend it. My friend's is same, slightly finer design/workmanship, but 2.5 to 3 times the price.

It works just how I hoped that it would.Great for pasta, boiled eggs, clear stocks ... well just about anything that needs to be boiled then strained from the cooking liquid.It did arrive with a dent where the side and bottom meet and the metal is lighter and thinner than I had expected, but serves well for as often as I use it. The dent was relatively small and does not affect the cooking outcome.

Ok quality, I actually expected a thicker stainless steal. Size is good and perfect for pasta. Just quality not the greatest. Lid is nice and solid.

I love the idea of this pot but the bottom of the strainer was rusted when I got it. Not sure where to return it . I only used it once andsaw the rust on the bottom of the strainer.

These pans seem ok to use. My problem is that the main part of the pan came looking chipped or already used on the inside. With that said, not sure how long these pans will hold up.

Vegetable steamer section needs a little work. The nice handles they added keeps it from being easily stored inside the larger strainer with out having to force it. As far as the pot and the pasta strainer I have not complaints.

The picture shows it comes with a steaming insert. Mine did not come with one. The pot cooks pasta fine, but I thought I purchased a 4 piece rather than a 3 piece. I will be more careful when ordering in the future.

Arrived with a big dent in the bottom, although the packaging was intact, which tells me they actually put a clearly damaged item in the box,....other than that I used it anyway because I needed it and didn't want to wait a week or so for replacement and the pot itself works great

Nice pot, but a little thin

Smaller then I thought but it came on time

This does the trick for what I bought it for. It's rather light and cheap but ok for me right now. I would have been disappointed if I was expecting a great quality product.

I thought this being 18/10 steel it would work on a convetion burner, it did not. As a plus, the pots are generous size and work very well on a regular burner.

I just received this pot today and though it looks nice and would be extremely useful since it has both a pasta insert and a steamer I am disappointed by the quality. It's no different than many on the market in this price range. Even as I was taking the pot out of the box I noticed flex in the handles - they flex right at the rivets. And they also feel cheaply made. Not a good sign on either count. I'm going to return it. What attracted me to this pot, in addition to the price, was that it had both a steamer and pasta insert and also has a glass lid which is great. The cheap feel and build quality aren't attractive at all, unfortunately.

It seems like a nice pot, the only problem is it came with a lot of manufacturing defects. I found about 6 dents throughout the pot. I wasn't even looking for any, I just noticed it as I was pulling it out of the package.

the large strainer did not sit evenly in pot. It wobbled especially when the water boiled.

was damaged in shippmet

I bought this set to cook pasta. The pasta falls through the holes in the liner.

You get what you pay for and this was not up to my standards. I returned it. The vendor was great about taking it back.

Not happy with this product at all. First used it warped the bottom on a gas stove. Material seems very thin and flimsy. Things stick to and burn on the bottom all the time. Claims to be dishwasher safe, but seems so poorly made, I'd be afraid to do anything but wash by hand.

The order says it's 8 qt. and I received a 6 qt. I wanted the 8, so I returned this one and bought another from another supplier.

Poor design. The insert doesn't allows you to put enough water in it. When using the needed amount of water the pot over boils causing a huge mess. Too much space between the bottom of the insert and the bottom of the pot. Too much wasted space.

Hello . . 5

Not double bottomed like most others this size. price is correct for what it is... The parts are all fit together ok

I just received this pot and was not very impressed. It is stainless, but it is very lightweight. I already have another pot that looks identical to this one, but over twice the weight. I have used that pot 4 times a week for over 10 years and it still looks new. I don't think this one will have much durability. I am thinking of returning it.

Let me just say that this is the first product EVER, that I returned twice. Seriously, these pans do not fit inside each other properly. I have the same pan, same brand, but many years older, and it is fabulous. This new version is an absolute piece of junk! The steamer and pasta pan wobbles inside the main pot as if the manufacturing of this product is lacking any quality control. Bring back the old version, please.

Very cheaply made. The first time I used it for pasta it stained. I have never seen pasta stain anything.

After 3 uses the bottom is discolored and pitted. it's no wonder. the pot is as thin as paper and has no long term durability. There isn't enough volume of water left in the colander to boil 2 lbs of cut up potatoes and even 12 ounces of pasta without spilling onto the burners requiring major clean up on my ceramic top. i'm quite disappointed but for the price you get what you pay for. i've given it away.

I enjoyed using it. I made lots of pasta in it as well soups. Unfortunately, it did not last long. It cracked at the top down towards the bottom. Water of course leaked from it.

Now this is just one piece of junk. I used it one time to make noodles and picked up the pot half full of hot water and the handle fell off. What a mess, I was lucky that it fell away from me. Not what I would expect.

The pot arrived with a small dent at the bottom. I kept it because I did not want to go through the trouble of returning it. After a week of regular use, the strainer started to develop rust. I guess the product works okay as a pasta cooker if you don't mind having to scrub off the rust before each use.

Stainless steel my ass. I left it soaking overnight and it rusted out. I have never had this problem with my other stainless steel cookware, and would not expect to, as it pretty much defies the very definition of "stainless." WTF. I'm asking for a refund.

I would go with a heavier duty more expensive pot next time.

Very bad quality item, do not waste your money. The pieces do not fit together. The deep colander practically falls into the pot and even jiggles, the glass lid is so small that it almost falls into the colander or the pot. It looks sturdy, but very poorly made. I am sending it back without even trying it.

This item probably deserves an overall rating of more than the one-star rating I gave it just because of its excellent construction. I gave it a one-star rating because I purchased it specifically for tamales. While it would make an excellent seafood steamer/pasta pot/stock pot, it could not be more poorly constructed for tamales. The steamer basket is so shallow that you cannot use the supplied lid even with the smallest of tamales. When I used it I had to remove the lid and cover my brand new tamale steamer with aluminum foil rather than the supplied lid. There is plenty of room in the pot to allow space to make the steamer basket 2 to 3 inched deeper so it could actually be used for tamales but, for some reason, the manufacturers neglected to do so.

I actually intended to buy this same style pot by Cuisinart but pressed the wrong key. I did not return the order because of some of the favorable reviews it received. It was less money and I thought it was worth a try. A big mistake. It is flimsy and it takes forever to bring the pot to a boil.I will write this off as another example of getting what you pay for.I plan to purchase the Cuisinart and donate the Excelsteel to charity.Hey, some people liked it.

When you dry the pot with a paper towel the towel is turns black. Washed the pot with strong detergent and boiled it several times but each time the paper towel turns black when drying the pot. This pot is made in China and is not safe for food preparation. When wiping a stainless steel pot there should be no residue left behind on the towel.