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A stockpot is indispensable to good cooking! in fact, because of it's versatility, the number of uses a stockpot can be resorted to, be innumerable. A stock pot comes in handy when one is making pasta, braising meat, experimenting with grandma's prized sauce recipe or such! a stockpot is a tall, deep, large-capacity pot (10 to 12 quarts is a useful size) with a tightly fitting lid. A stockpot is used for making stocks or soups, or for boiling or braising large cuts of meat. This is also a good choice for cooking large amounts of pasta or brining large pieces of meat, such as roasts or turkey.A soup pot usually has a round base, deep straight sides and a cover. Soup pots are also mostly blessed with a thick, heavy bottom to prevent burning. Well-made soup pots are considered highly conductive when they can transfer heat evenly across the bottom and up the side so the food cooks the way it is supposed to. Some of the new cookware on the market have handles that resist getting hot when using on your stovetop. Soup pots usually have enough room to be able to grab with potholders and a comfortable shape for picking up. A pasta pot is a large round cooking pot that is used boil pasta noodles. This kitchen utensil is typically made of stainless steel in a variety of sizes from 8 quart to 12 quart for general home use and larger sizes for commercial use. There are several different types of pasta pots and pot components, but most are made in a multi-pot configuration of an outer pot that holds a slightly smaller inner pot. The inner pot may be the steamer basket or there may be an inner pot plus a steamer basket. Many of the tops to the pots will be made of clear glass allowing the cooking process to be easily viewed. Pasta pots are great for boiling pasta but also versatile enough to steam, stew and more
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