Customer Reviews

Cuisinart GG66-24 GreenGourmet Hard-Anodized Eco-Friendly Nonstick 8-Quart Stock Pot with Cover

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I've had several of the Cuisinart GreenGourmet frying pans that are great at first but had to be exchanged when they started to stick. When they stick, they are awful, much worse than Teflon ever was. Even though they didn't start to flake like Teflon can, they became unusable. I had the same disappointing results with another "green" line, the Greenpan Thermolon sold on Home Shopping Network. They tell you to season these kinds of pans by coating them in vegetable oil and putting them in a 300 degree oven for an hour but that did absolutely no good.

So far so good with this stock pot though, I've had it for three months now. I use it quite often for soups, stews and curries and it has been wonderful - no sticking and cleanup is a breeze. It looks very high quality and the size is perfect. I was actually replacing a 5 quart stockpot and was worried it would be too big but it is tall and narrow instead of short and squat so it actually takes up less room on the stove-top.

Most of our pots are Chantal. We're quite happy with them, but whenever I drop one the enamel chips off a little and exposes the steel. Having done this one too many times, my wife got me one of these Cuisinart pots as a replacement. I'm happy with it - it works quite well. The inner non-stick surface seems to be very non-stick. We've only used it about a half dozen times, so I can't guarantee that the non-stick will hold up in the long term, but it has worked quite well so far.
One thing that I still like better about the Chantal pots are they glass lids that let me see through without lifting. The Cuisinart lid is metal and must be lifted for peeks inside.

People think that Teflon is metal, but it's plastic. It scratches, it burns, and most of all, it's a by-product of the refinement of crude oil. In other words, it's a nasty chemical that slowly leaches, picks, and flakes its way into our food. I like the idea of Teflon-free, which is why I purchased Cuisinart's Green Gourmet line. Cooking is even, nothing sticks, and it's not Teflon. Be careful though, some Teflon-coated products come up when searching Green Gourmet. Beware the search engine - read carefully!

I have the whole set of Cuisinart Green Gourmet cookware. The omelet pan was so slick that the first time I used it the eggs slipped out on the floor when I went to turn the eggs. DO NOT USE spray oil on these pans as it will cause them to stick. Regular oil or butter is OK. Keep them clean with soap and water and they will keep working for you for many years.

Needed a spaghetti pot. Bought this one and its 6 Quart brother. Haven't yet used the 8 qt. Between its manageable size and the nonstick interior, the 6 qt is optimum. My only concern is that the rivets which secure the pot handles, which are set kind of low, do not one day start to leak around the edges. Rivet holes/seams and watertight integrity? So far so good.

Not sure what happened but after the first wash - following Cuisinart's instructions, one spot about 1/4 inch diameter of the non-stick surface peeled off. Could just be a one-off problem as I haven't had issues with other Cuisinart non-stick products.

Amazon customer service was excellent. Full refund with no issues.