Customer Reviews

Calphalon Commercial Nonstick 5-Quart Saucier

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I got this Calphalon 5-Quart saucier several months ago from Amazon at full price. I have been using Calphalon cookwares for the past 10 years. This is a great addition to my Calphalon collection. I have been noticing in recent years, Calphalon cookwares sold by Amazon come in a plain white generic box, which is disappointing, especially for gift giving, I enjoy the printed Calphalon retail box. To my surprise, this saucier comes in a nice multi-colored printed Calphalon retail box, just like the high quality Calphalon you got a few years ago. Currently, there is no image showing. The saucier comes with a sliver-tone lid, not the glass lid. It has two stainless loop handles. If you really want to know what the pot looks like, the saucier looks a lot like the Simply Calphalon Nonstick 5-Quart Chili Pot. The quality of the saucier is consistant with the high quality Calphalon commercial nonstick line of products. I have been using the dish washer for this pot for several months, so far I have not seen any issue with the coating. I love this saucier. The quality is much better than the Anolon 5-quart saucier. It makes a good gift too (with the beautiful box).

I end up reaching this pot all the time. I use it for everything from boiling pasta and simmering soups and stews to making pilaf and risotto. And at this price, you can afford two.

Unlike most Teflon pans, this can be heated to a high enough temperature to properly brown food while the heavy gage anodized aluminum also handles low temperature, slow cooking. I do use a pizza stone in my oven to regulate the temperature and that also helps with slow cooking.

It is not dishwasher safe, but its so easy to clean it hardly matters. Not even burnt caramel sticks to the interior and regular dish soap is fine for the exterior.

I do recommend you invest in nonstick safe utensils. There is silicone and nylon tools, which are nice but can b e a bit pricey. However, wood or bamboo are just fine, very inexpensive, and can last for decades.

COOKS ILLUSTRATED ran an article a couple of years ago that claimed that with most home kitchens, a frying pan or skillet was better at stir fry dishes than a wok. Be that as it may, i find that this CALPHALON saucier works better than the skillet for stir frying. i find that the anodized aluminum heats up quickly and high sides of the saucier keep the ingredients from flying all over the stovetop from vigorous stirring. it is great at carmelizing ingredients before making them into a soup. it is also the perfect size for oven braising a whole 7 bone chuck roast or whole pork loin roast. So whether it is stir frying a quick chinese meal, simmering a vegetable soup, slow cooking a pot of chili, making enough spaghetti sauce for weeks to come, or preparing a pot roast, this one pot can do it all, and in great style ... and the non-stick is a snap to clean!

bought this, and it is great. looks good, works good, easy to clean. i will only buy calphalon cook ware from now on. have bought several pieces of this brand, and love using it. i don't think that you can get any better than this brand of cook ware.

Calphalon is always one of my favorite cooking pots. This pot is great for chili but any stew or just cooking pasta or pierogies. Great size

Perfect size, easy to clean. So wonderful I bought another one for my daughter.

You can really tell that this pan was made in the USA. The finish is far superior to the other Calphalon products I have that where made in China. It also comes in a real Calphalon box,not a white one. That said its a wonderful all around saucier,dutch oven,everthing pot.Goes from the stove to the oven,then is an easy clean up. Its the perfect size to cook pasta.Not to large not to small.Its a pleasure to cook with. And worth much more than what Amazon charges.Get it, you will not be disapointed.

I added this Calphalon non-stick saucier to my existing collection of Calphalon and I am not disappointed in the least. It is a great all purpose pot for the cooktop and was priced extremely well on Amazon. It heats well, cleans up easily and is great for chili, stews and almost anything. Highly recommend it!!

I bought this pan to add to a Calphalon Commercial set I bought many years ago. Along with the saute pan, I use this pan most often, as it is a nice height, not too tall, and fits and washes easily in the sink. This pan has not scratched and does not scratch easily...so I can use metal utensils with it.

This is perfect for stews, chili, chicken and noodles and I especially love it at Christmas for making candy. No difficult cleanup and it can also be used in the oven for an all-in-one meat, potato and veggie meal. Just my kind of cookware!!