Calphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel 8-Quart Stock Pot
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Stock Pot
Tall and deep, stock pots typically range in size from 8 to 16 quarts, large enough to boil water for potatoes, lobsters or pasta, simmer big batches of soup and stew, make large quantities of tomato sauce and, as its name would suggest, make stock. The stock pot has straight sides and is typically taller than it is wide, so that it can fit on one burner and minimize the surface of the liquid, to reduce evaporation. Look for two sturdy, easy-to-grip loop handles and a tight-fitting lid. Most home cooks will find an 8- to 10-quart size is ideal for their needs. An ideal stock pot is made of medium-grade anodized aluminum and stainless steel. Boiling potatoes and other vegetables such as corn or beets, making stock, cooking soup and stews, simmering large batches of tomato sauce Smashed Potatoes
