All-Clad Stainless 7-Quart Stockpot with Pasta Insert
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of All-Clad Stainless 7-Quart Stockpot with Pasta Insert
Customer Review: Multiple uses I didn't expect
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this pot. I expected to use it for pasta, but I seem to have it out all the time for a wide variety of things. I use it just as often without the insert as with it, maybe more. It fits easily in the sink for washing greens. It fits nicely in the dishwasher. It's great for making pickles. It's a good size for soups and sauces, especially those that sputter and make a mess because the tall sides contain the mess well. I use it with the insert for good-sized batches of pasta (for small batches I love the Fasta Pasta) and it does a really nice job with corn on the cob standing up in the insert because you can take the corn-filled insert out and set it in the sink to cool a bit before plating the corn.
I'm an All-Clad user and know how great these pans are, but anguished a bit about buying yet another since they're expensive. I have a larger pot of this type but have found it's really too large for some things, where this pot is a more manageable size. I just finished 7 pints of sweet pickles, made tomato sauce to freeze, a great vegetable soup and will be washing the garden chard for dinner. It's a great multi-tasker.
One thing to note is that the cover is a tad bigger than the 3 and 4 qt saucepans so they are not interchangeable. Not a big deal, though. I am really happy with this purchase and it will last a lifetime (or more).
Customer Review: Good idea but in practice not used much
Summary: 4 Stars
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 would buy it on a second time aroound. (The plain 7qt stock pot, now that I would get.)
I still get a lot of "Wow's" from people who see it in my kitchen but is that worth the extra $...?
So consider getting just the stock pot. (Unless you like lots of clams/mussels etc.)
Customer Review: A Pratical Cook and Mom
Summary: 5 Stars
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.Customer Review: really nice for pasta
Summary: 5 Stars
This pan is really nice for pasta. Good heavy weight. You can tell this pan will last.