- Pasta Pot 18/10 Stainless Steel 12 Quart, Spaghetti Cooker Steamer Stock Pot Multipots with Strainer Insert, Stainless Steel Lid, 4-Piece Set

Has steam basket, larger pasta basket. Quality material. Makes a great soup pot also. So simple for making pasta, draining, beautiful pot. Value far above price. Don’t even hesitate.

We use this pot as a stockpot to make bone broth. We bought this particular one because the large strainer goes nearly to the bottom of the pot. It works perfectly for boiling a whole chicken with our vegetables and then, once the chicken is cooked, we de-bone and place the bones back in for several more hours to finish the broth.This is the perfect stockpot!

I like everything about this fabulous stainless steel pasta/steamer pot. It is very well made, solid construction, pasta insert sits deeply into pot to accommodate plenty of water to cook more than a pound of pasta. Water does not boil up over sides of insert if not over filled, that’s a good thing. Steamer insert generous size and fits well.I returned 2 other tri ply stainless steel pasta pots or multi cook pots because pasta inserts sat too high in pots to accommodate a pound of pasta. They were also 4 times the price of this Cooks Standard Classic probably due to the others being fully tri ply. How often does this happen, best product for less money.I find this 12 qt pot to be completely functional, well constructed and attractive as well. Best pasta pot ever! Thank you.

well made

This is a good multi purpose pot. I especially like the ability steam vegetables and dumplings or to cook a whole chicken. The only drawback for me is the size. It is larger than I expected which causes a storage problem in my small kitchen.

Only my 2nd time writing a review for cookware but Amazon deserves a writeup for this pot. Most of my cookware is by the biggest American brand of stainless steel cookware (& probably a tad overpriced as well) but I needed to replace the multipot from that brand since they haven't returned my pot that was sent in for warranty replacement due to sharp edges. Anyway, I also wanted something bigger as that pot made cooking pasta for 6 difficult. This 1 is surprisingly large but it's EXACTLY what I was looking for. As far as quality, it's got some weight to it & washing by hand can be tedious. IMHO, it compares favorably to that other name brand (AC) & I couldn't begin to imagine what that company would charge for a pot like this! It heats up quickly on my induction range & hasn't boiled over yet, unlike my smaller name brand pot. The lid that comes with it fits perfect & the handle on it stays cool, though it does stick up a lot higher than the name brand pot.

I like the heavy bottom with the combination heat spreading / Induction-ready disk which covers the entire bottom of the outside of the pan. The pan and spagetti basket just fit into the dishwasher bottom rack together, if you remove the flatware basket.I'm hoping to use this baby as a stock pot, what with its heavy bottom. With the price of store-bought broths and stock going through the roof, it will be great! - and the kitchen will smell good...I was sort of emotionally attached to my old spagetti pot, but it was rusting through after 30+ years of service. Since we don't have a pasture to put him out into, Old Faithful will serve out his remaining years as a flower pot in the kitchen garden, where I can keep an eye out for him...

This 12qt set has turned out to be very useful. The big strainer insert is ideal for pasta. We've started making our own and we start heating the water when we start making the pasta and it times out pretty well that the water is at a rolling boil when the pasta is ready to drop.I't's makes a great stock pot too. Have made veggie stock in it, a month's worth of Chili, Red beans & rice (well, rice is cooked separately), and various soups.I was pleased a the level of quality for the price. We looked at similar in stores that cost much more, in some cases two to three times, and this set is better. The Chrome finish is starting to discolor after some heavy use -- we have a gas stove and the flame is... well.. hot (as it should be). I am not at all bothered by this as it's expected for cookware that gets used.I would recommend this set if you are in the market for such a thing.