Customer Reviews

All-Clad Stainless 3-Quart Saucepan with Loop

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Whether you are simmering a delicate soup, making jam, reheating yesterday's dinner, or you have put beans on the stove, at a boil, and forgotten them - utterly, with a trip to the library and an assortment or errands done, returning hours later to a smoke-filled house and unrecognizable ashen material on your All-Clad Saucepan - this wonderful pot will handle the task. Conscientious cooks will love its weight, even heating, and versatility. Distractable cooks will especially appreciate the fact that it cleans up without a hitch. In addition there is a sensible 'loop' in the handle for hanging from a rack, and another in the lid's handle, so that you can slip the lid handle down the pot's handle, and hang the set neatly from a pot rack. I've had mine for years. The weight is just right, it is good-looking, made in the USA, and a double-boiler insert is available for this size, which is also a good item, and usable as a separate saucepan if need be. Great product, and worth the money, especially if you tend to occasionally depend on your smoke alarm to remind you that something's on the stove.

Heavy cast or rolled aluminum is the optimum material for pots and pans. Based on this fact, Magnalite cast aluminum gourmet cookware was the best you could get from about the 1950's through the '70's. However, there are some problems with aluminum as a cooking surface. Some foods react with it and cause discoloration; it's hard to clean, a fact that became glaringly obvious with the advent of non-stick surfaces. And there have been reported health issues related to cooking food in contact with aluminum (experts currently assess the risks as insignificant).

All-Clad is the heir apparent to the position of "creme de la creme" among cookware. The inner layer of metal is aluminum to evenly conduct heat throughout the pan. The cooking surface is stainless steel, the ideal surface because it is non-reactive, easy cleaning, and more durable than nonstick compounds. All Clad offers a variety of exterior finishes to suit your taste. Finally, this line is WELL BUILT. It will outlast anything else in the kitchen.

This may be the most expensive cookware but it's also the best. For a person who doesn't have the physical strength to handle very heavy cookware, this may not be a good choice. For anyone else who is willing to pay for it, this is what you want to cook with.

I have a set of All Clad pots and I tend to use the 1, 2 & 4 qt pots more often than the 3. I suppose that's because of the choices I have. Needless to say, the 3 works best as the bottom of the double boiler or the steamer insert. (The one that fits the 3 or the 4 qt pots.) And that's what I use mine for.

3 qts doesn't hold quite enough water for cooking pasta for 3. It's a little too big for 2 cups of rice, it's too big for a pt of soup. (That's 3 servings) Yet sometimes the 4qt pot is too big and then I reach into the back of the cabinate and pull this pot out.

So my recomendation is if you want to use the ALL CLAD double boiler (A good double boiler insert) or Steamer insert Get this pot. Otherwise fill in the other parts of your collection first. Of course if you are feeding 5, instead of 3 you may find yourself wanting this pot vs the 2qt than I do.

Positives: The pot is really well made. It's hard to burn stuff in it with that thick core, and Stainless steel goes right into my dishwasher. But I don't care if it has some minor scratches as it won't affect its cooking ablity and I don't have time to hand wash anything that fits in the dishwasher.

PS
What loop? The pan title says "with loop" but there is no loop in the photo. I had thought that the loop option only came with the 4qt pot.

Like almost every All-Clad product I own, top quality and will last a lifetime. I have another 3 quart saucepan without the loop handle; the one with the loop handle is so much easier to control when pouring, and easier move when it's loaded up. It's All-Clad- it heats evenly, can be used with induction elements and should last one or more lifetimes if not abused.

Cooks well, heats water well. Bought All-clad for my wife who likes it. I find the handles about two inches too long and I don't care for the little handle opposite the long handle. The long handles cause some storage issues in the slide out drawers we store them in. Not being the type to move cooked food to fancy dishes, the long handles are a bit awkward on the dining table, too.

It does work well on our ceramic stovetop though I notice it is not entirely flat on the bottom. However, it sits much better than our old Revereware pots which rocked badly when hot.

I bought this pan with the double boiler insert and find it a wonderful utensil for cooking. I like to keep cooked rice in the refrigerator for making stir fried rice. This pan with it's tight fitting lid allows me to make 4-5 cups at once. Cold rice works best in stir fry, so it's nice to be able to make the rice ahead on the weekend and have it chilled and on hand during the week. I plan to use the double boiler to make custard and for once not overflow on the burner. Be aware however, that All Clad has four different finishes and the finish on this pan is shiny.

All clad is the best cookware hands down! Most of my pieces are all clad. It's far superior in lasting quality and heat conducting ability. It might be too heavy for the very young, very old or weak to lift. I love this pan! It's a great size for many things! I highly recommend!

Love this pan! It cooks evenly, cleans up well and the lid fits good. The lid does get hot on the handle, but that's why they make pot holders right?! A little high priced, but if it does it's job and lasts for years, I'm good. The price/use goes down each time I use it so it gets cheaper and cheaper by the day!

This was an excellent price for such amazing cookware. It conducts the heat so well you need to be careful not to burn food as you get used to cooking with it. I'll never use any other brand of cookware!