Customer Reviews

Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick 8-Quart Stainless-Steel Pasta Insert

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I have the Calphalon Contemporary pots and pans. This insert will only work for the Calphalon Contemporary collection. It is made extremely well and so nice to have the insert and the pot together so you don't have to get a separate stainer out from the cabinet while preparing pasta. I love it and use it often.

Bought this item to accommodate the Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick 8-Quart pot, which I obtained from a outlet retail store. Now my wife has the complete set. Works great for steaming frozen vegetables.

I ordered this thinking it will fit nicely inside a previously purchased Calphalon set of cookware. Had to return the item as of course, it was useless without appropriate fitted utensil. Searching for a POT to allow use was futile because:
(a) expensive
(b) meant buying a second item making the total purchase prohibitively expensive.
(c) Amazon did NOT have the online capability of ordering the missing POT to house the Pasta Insert even though the combination pot and insert were advertised for a combined price no more than 10% of the original purchase price of the insert.
Caveat Emptor. Hazards of on line shopping!