New Professional Commercial Grade 40 QT (Quart) Heavy Gauge Stainless Steel Stock Pot, 3-Ply Clad Base, Induction Ready, with Lid Cover NSF Certified Item

Nice heavy pot with thick base and solid handles. We use it all the time, cleans easily and good quality.

I finally cooked a meat sauce in my huge pot. Worked like a charm. I have a non commercial gas stove. It does take a bit more time to get this pot up to heat but it cooks nicely. I think the triply bottom helps distribute the heat as it was described. I followed the directions by not using high heat once the pot was up to cooking temperature. Cleans nicely too. I do like how the pot is well made with the thick triply bottom and the sturdy handles. I have a 20 quart but I think I'm going to get a 30 quart too.

If your in search for a great brew pot this is perfect !! I'm a newbie and I stove top brew with this pot. It is more wide than tall and hovers over two burners perfectly. This pot could certainly withstand an outdoor propane burner. The bottom is thick, the handles are very strong and the lid is a tight fit, no flimsy bendy sidewalls on this baby. My pot doesn't have any polished areas as in the photo. I do 5.5 gallon batches, and at full boil there is plenty of space left up top for the bubblies and what not. Fist thing, don't skip the obvious- clean this thing good, with soap until a paper towel wipes clean.

This is a quality LARGE pot. It fits over two burners on our Kenmore Gas range which is nice so that I can run two burners on medium. This has a THICK heavy bottom which really helps prevent scorching. We had 30 quarts of tomato juice simmering in this pot for 9 hours as we boiled it down and thickened it for homemade spaghetti sauce. This pot worked wonderfully for that and didn't scorch over the burners like thin bottomed pots do. The handles seem sturdy, though I don't know that I would want to move this if it was full. I'm sure the handles would be fine, but the pot is so large that it would very heavy and be awkward to carry if the weight caused you to have to carry down near your legs. For cleaning, as this will not fit in most sinks, we took it outside after scrubbing with soap and a srcubby in the counter and used the hose to clean it out and rinse it off. Seemed to work fine. We also boiled a turkey in this pot. A 22lb turkey fit just about right though I'm sure a larger one would fit just fine too, we shredded and canned the turkey meat as well as the broth. If you were going to boil chickens I would imagine you could get about 10 in the pot. I took off one star as out pot was slightly damaged during shipping, it seems that the pot is now oblong shaped instead of round and the lid doesn't fit very well anymore. In fact, when we first got it it wouldn't fit at all. I put my arms around the pot and squeezed and stretched the inside edges with my hands to get the lid to fit. It fits now but is VERY tight at two points, and loose at two others due to the slight oval shaping. The shipping box was in fine condition though, so its possible the pot just came this way with no shipping damage? Anyways thats the explination for 4 stars. I'm sure amazon would have taken it back but I didn't have the time to wait as the tomatos were on and being juiced when I purchased and I don't feel right sending back a used pot.

I use this pot for brewing beering. Don't let the picture fool you, it's much heavier than you would expect and wider than it looks. I wanted a wider pot rather than a taller one and this pot was perfect. It sits solidly on my outdoor propane banjo burner. The construction of this is solid and there is a good weight to the pot. I was able to drill a hole in the side to install my ball valve and it's a very good install with no leaks. Note if you are drilling make a pilot hole and then use a step bit. Use a lot of oil while drilling! I can't say that enough: Use oil while drilling the hole! I've had several hours long boils on this and it's held up like new.

I was looking for a heavy-duty stock pot for home brewing, one that would easily handle 6 or 7 gallons. This kettle does the trick. Unlike the cheaper, tinny kettles out there, this one holds up to 50 lbs or more of liquid. Heavy-gauge stainless, flat laminated bottom for excellent heat transfer, and robust handles that are solidly riveted to the sides. When I pick it up full, it doesn't feel like it's going bend in my hands, like the budget kettles. This kettle should last for decades if you take care of it.

I brew 5 gallon batches of beer and make huge pots of soups and stews with this thing. The lid fits great. It's a heavy pot and I consider that a plus. To make my final decision on what 10 gallon stainless steel pot I was going to buy, I looked at the shipping weights and picked the heaviest one. The handles are attached well and it feels very secure while lifting 9.5 gallons of liquid. The only thing that bothered me is when I tilt the pot (while empty) I can hear a small piece of something rattling around the inside of the clad bottom. I didn't mark off a star for that but I didn't know the bottom had a hollow void. It's very bottom heavy and if the rattle wasn't there, I wouldn't have known. It takes a bit of power to heat all that metal up but the even heat distribution is nice. I have a 100,000btu propane burner that I use while brewing beer. I use the "Brew In A Bag" (BIAB) method and have never scorched or melted my bags or mash. If you are thinking about brewing 5 gallon all grain batches using the BIAB method, I would go with a larger pot. You can use this one, and I do, but a larger pot would have been better. Because of the water displacement of the grain; when I brew high gravity beers I can't add all of the water from the start (along with all of the grain). Around 15 gallons would be luxurious for that application but I make it work and it works well. But onto soups and stews... The pot has a stout stance that works well on top of a stove top. Because the pot has a wide circumference and shorter height, the height makes it easy to work inside the pot without needing a step stool. I do wish that the pot was more finely polished but at this price you really can't complain too much. I have a new but inexpensive stove and this pot really pushes the BTUs to the limit. I have my heat on full blast and it's just enough. Works well but I don't think I could use a larger pot without having to upgrade my stove top to a more powerful model. I bought it because I believed it was the most pot I could buy at this price range (Sounds like a cheech and chong movie quote). And after using it for a couple of months, I still believe that it is the best deal for what I wanted. Clad bottom, stainless steel, riveted handles, heavy and stout. Oh one other thing to consider, it's probably too wide to fit into your sink.

This pot is amazing. I bought this specifically as a brew pot and couldn't be happier. The base is very thick stainless and distributes heat very well. This was easily used in a 7 gallon full boil, but it pretty much won't work on a stove top at all. You will definitely need a propane burner if you plan to brew with this. We've also used this for processing our garden tomatoes for canning and it worked really well for this too. Finally clean up is a breeze is you have the space in the sink. Overall a great pot, with thick enough sides that I will probably add a ball valve and thermometer to it one day.