Cuisinart 12-Quart Stockpot w/Lid, Chef's Classic Collection, Silver, 766-26AP1

Love size

I wanted a new soup pot that would have a heavy bottom and be easy to clean. My old one was so thin that it would burn on the bottom and take forever to clean. This one is just fantastic. It looks great and it was super easy to clean, even after having a sauce bubbling away on the stove for three hours. Couldn’t be more pleased!

The thing I like most about the Cuisinart 12 qt. Stockpot is the size and how it distributes the heat evenly. It fits well on our electric stove’s 8 in. burner. We used it the first time to prepare some gumbo. It did a great job with the heat distribution. Only wish it came with a glass top with a vent release on top.

I made a hollandaise sauce today using this pot. It held ten sausages, two bracioles, and about 25 meatballs with some room to spare. The lid is nice although the handle may be too high to fit in the fridge when I stick the pot in tonight but I can always cover in foil. The handle isn’t too hot to touch thought while the pot is on the stove which is good. It’s very warm but not burning.

First, contrary to what some reviews have suggested, I believe that this is a 10 qt pot. The interior markings end at 9 Qts but there is 10 qt capacity above the last mark up to the rim. So it holds 10 qts technically but not practically or usefully. For me, that's not an issue at all. It's a great size for cooking pasta, soup, chili, ragu, etc. So many pots this size are taller. This one is slightly shorter and wider which makes it easier to store and probably a little easier to heat through with the contents not quite so deep. It performed really well browning beef chunks for ragu. I do believe the heating and browning was better and more even than my much more expensive stainless All-Clad pans. Clean up has been easy and the mirror finish is still looking great. Didn't think I'd find the cup markings inside so useful. How did I live without them? Pasta water amount is measured as it's filling up and always easy to be consistent. We often make a whole or double recipe of soups, chili, pasta sauces, divide equally and freeze half. No extra measuring now. Just use interior marks to determine half. This pot has been a dream to use, made things easier in both cooking and clean up, and has been so much more than I expected.

I just received the pot. It arrived with some pretty deep scratches on the top lip of the pot. (This is a lesson learned for buying used “like new” with no indication of scratches. )

I am slowly changing out all my pots and pans to this Cuisinart series because they do not contain any Teflon or other coating. They are easy to clean and look good too. I still have the first Cuisinart pan I bought in 2004 and use it almost daily.

Perfect size for whipping up double recipes. Very beautiful and sturdy!