Customer Reviews

Anolon 16-Quart Stainless Steel Covered Stockpot

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

A very well built 16 qt stock pot. Solid cast stainless steel handles. Thick clad aluminium pad extend to the edge of the bottom for proper heat distribution. Body material is thick, not as thick as some of the $300 stock pots, but sturdy enough for any use. Top lip of pot has rolled edge making it stiffer to resist distortion from heavy use. The thick lid is well made to withstand heavy use. I gave it the twist test with my hands, but did not budge it a bit. It is nothing like a good pot with a distorted flimsy lid that would not fit properly. The best of all is the price, for $48, plus free shipping, and the promotional discount, it cost me $39 dollars. Didn't bring out my sheet stock micrometer to measure it against my All Clad 12 qt stock pot, but for that price I doubted I can find better.

It is made in China and by the quality of hollow cast stainless steel handles, the squareness of the lid and pot forming, the exterior polishing work, and the large rivets installation I woud think that it is made by one of China's heavy industrial manufacturing factory, the quailty comparable to any famous brand costing many times more.

10/17/05 An update after I have the chance to use this stockpot. Getting to love this stockpot more each time I use it in a different way. I compared this stockpot with my All Clad Copper Core 8 quart stockpot in my slow cooking needs, and this pot won hands down. The one thing that I notice was when using low heat the water boiled with bubbles randomly on the whole bottom surface, while I can see a distinct ring of bubbles from the All Clad Copper Core bottom above the gas range. After placing the meat in I turned down the heat to a point that I did not see any steam coming out of the lid, but the content was still boiling inside. The soup level hardly went down any after 12 hours of simmering. Stewed 12 pounds of beef tendon in this pot with same excellent result, although I check it regularly at the beginning I did not find anything sticking to the bottom and didn't bother to disturb the stew for the rest of the 4 hours. I did not have the same luxury for my more expensive pot.

Dug up my material thickness gage and check the material, the heavy lid material is 1 mm thick and is the same as the All Clad, but heavier with the large cast stainless steel handle. The single layer stockpot body is 0.8 mm and the 5 layered All Clad Copper Core is 2 mm. The lid is a bit loose and I can slide it laterally about 3 mm, while the All Clad lid fit tight with no movement. My only disappointment is that I cannot use either of these pots on the induction range.

I was a little skeptical when I ordered this pot. The price was so great in comparison with the All Clad price tags I've encountered over the last few years, as I have collected new cookware. I was very pleasantly surprised. It is a nicely balanced, heavy, well made pot; one I would put up against any of my All Clad pieces. I purchased it as my "pasta sauce pot", since that is one of the family's favorites, and "even" cooking of the sauce in such a large pot is very important. It passed the test! As I said "Great Pot-Great Bargain". Highly recommend it.

I scanned the internet to make sure I was getting a good price at $32, and am very pleased with the quality of this pot. Sturdy,heavy; does not appear thin to me (I'm not an expert chef, hence the 4 stars, to acknowledge "professional ware" may be "better"). I wanted a large pot after exhausting every available little pot I had during our last family gathering, boiling potatoes, etc. I used this pot immediately to cook a large batch of corn on the cob for a backyard barbque - perfect size! Nice stainless steel; easy to clean. Great deal!

If you ever cook for more than 4 or 5 people, you will get your use out of this size pot!

This Stockpot works well. Handle stays cool. Capacity is great. Looks well contructed too.

This piece fits right in with the rest of my All Clad cookware in looks and quality. Note that All Clad stock pots are lesser quality than the rest of their line, so this is actually better quality than an All Clad stock pot.

The photo makes it look like the stockpot is a grey color, like All Clad LTD, but the photo is misleading: it actually looks like any other shiny silver stainless steel pot. And the color is uniform shiny stainless steel, the photo makes it look lighter near the handles.

I couldn't be happier with this pot and the price is a bargain. If you are looking for a stock pot, this is the one.

I needed a stainless steel stockpot to make a big batch of mango chutney and this one was cheap enough not to worry about quality.

Wow. I was - and remain a year later - impressed with the Analon quality. The heavy bottom retains and disperses heat with aplomb. The long (more than 24 hrs) contact with acidic foods, like chutney, have not had any effect on the steel.

I've now used it in many applications, from home to commercial to outdoor on a high BTU "flame thrower" and this pot has always worked great and doesn't show any wear.

From chutney to haggis, it just does what it's supposed to.

I couldn't wait to receive this new pot so I could make sauce with meatballs and sausage!! My other sauce pots were just not big enough to make servings that I could then freeze...and everyone knows that sauce is better left over. So...1st day out of the box I made enough sauce to feed an army. No spilling...but more important, no burning. That much sauce in another pot might burn as it sits on the burner for up to 4 hours. This pot was great!!! It is strong, sturdy, just heavy enough to feel good about, but light enough to handle. I am estatic!!! I shopped around and I am so glad I bought this one. Price was great, too!!!

What everyone said is true. Very good pot for the money. Inside does discolor, but a very minior problem for the money.

I paid $59 on Jan 29, 2008. Now it's $84? What's going on? Any way very nice pot. Feels and looks good. I was using it to cook 4 pounds of pasta which it did easily.

This is a very well built, heavy stock pot, as well as very nice looking. It's made of beautiful shiny stainless steel with a thick bottom pad. It is a terrific value, very much worth it's cost. We are so pleased that we are going to order the same pot in the 12 quart size. It was a great purchase!