Great brand for induction cooktop
I'm so happy with my 12-quart Cooks Standard stock pot. It's a great price for such a surprisingly solid, heavy pot which is required for induction or radiant range cooking. I enjoy making large meals for family and friends, and this pot is reliable enough to cook low and slow to bring out the best flavor and prevent burning. It's a wonderful addition to the entire Cooks Standard set of fry pans, sauce pots and stock pots I bought on Amazon. It cleans easily with warm, soapy water, and for extra shine or to remove oil or water spots, Barkeeper's Friend keeps it beautiful. No harsh chemicals and you'll enjoy it for many years. The entire Cooks Standard brand is surprisingly affordable for such a weighty, reliable set of pots, baking, and frying pans. Highly recommended.
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The perfect pot!!
This pot is definitely not made of thin cheap metal. It is heavy 18/10 stainless steel and looks and feels it. One of the best thing is the lid is also stainless steel, not glass. Happy Day! The lid won't break, ever. It is very shiny on the outside and Matte on the inside. It is the perfect size for a big pot of chili, goulash or jambalaya or just about anything you'd ever need a big pot for. It comes with a user manual, a big plus. It just came and I can hardly wait to cook something in it. Maybe chicken chowder...I had purchased the 8 qt pot just like this one and decided to get this smaller one for smaller jobs. They clean up well and look like new.
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Just get it!
Ok, for Indian/Asian cooking, we need really good, thick bottomed pots for shallow frying, tempering, frying etc. I've only tried this pot once so far, but I can tell already that it is going to last very long. I'm in love with it. I bought the 6qt pot for a family of 2. Is this too large for a family of 2? Definitely, yes. But when you are a beginner cook, it is easier to manage (say curries) in a slightly larger pot than struggle to fit a lot into a smaller one! When you add leafy greens or fresh cut veggies, initially the volume is too much, and they shrink slowly as they cook. So, I find it very helpful to use a larger pot. It is fairly heavy, but not crazy heavy. The dual handles are very comfortable and make it easy to carry, transfer etc. The lid is fairly snug and moderately heavy. The bottom heat up fairly quickly on low/medium heat and seemed to retain heat well uniformly. I was able to directly put Indian spice powders into this pot directly in hot oil (some recipes call for this) and none of the spices got burned (on lowest heat). This is like the ultimate test for a great pot! So, in my opinion, this is a great pot. I wouldn't call it a Dutch oven, just a great quality everyday pot for heavy duty cooking. I'm used to cleaning stainless steel cookware. I know it is extra work, but as a cancer scientist, I would rather spend more time cleaning stainless steel cookware, than cutting a sorry figure later for using non-stick cookware! Ease of cleaning is just what you would expect from any good quality steel utensil. It is fairly easy, but can't compare with non-stick cookwares. Don't compare them. Just do the right thing for yourself and your loved ones.
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High quality with good price
Wonderful stockpot. I have a small kitchen. This pot meets the family needs yet not too big. I bought it used (like-new) for a good price. Can’t complain.
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Amazon customer
November 27, 2025
Good product
I bought 6 quartz pot just used 1 time but product look good (sturdy and clearly Information about stainless steel they print in the bottom).I like to buy another one 12 or 14 quartz but the diameter to small and they don't have glass lid.I recommend to buy this product
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Amazon Customer
June 14, 2024
Nice but too big
The 12 quart wouldn't even fit in my sink to wash and was way too big for the burner I didn't use it, I could just tell it wouldn't even fit in the sink for washing and my other stock pots are so old I could rrad what size they were but other than that I'm sure it's fine, seemed decent quality it's just a very small price difference between the 9 and 12 quart but unless you're feeding 20 people, the 9 quart should do fine. I will be exchanging for the 9 quart
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