Considering All Clad, open to other brands. Which would you choose?
As far as size goes, consider the weight of a full pot. What are you comfortable with?
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On my wish list is an Amazon Basics 7.3 Quart Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven – just because it can do multiple tasks (including being a great stock pot)
The down side – they are quite heavy.
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Are you also usually cooking for a lot? 1-3 or 4+? What do you usually like to add into your stocks? If you do a lot of bone broths, taller is easier to accommodate bigger bones or carcasses that don’t sit evenly in a pot.
I cook mainly for myself, and on occasion for dinner parties, so my go to pot is the 5/6qt. It fits 3 chicken carcasses, but when I try to throw in some pork bones for noodle broth, I have to break that carcass down more. But it’s perfect for the amount of stock/soup I get for 3-4 meals without feeling like I have to eat it for a whole week. If you’re cooking for more, definitely scale up.
I don’t have anything 5 ply. 3 ply works well enough for me, and I make a form of broth or stock maybe every 2 weeks.
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Good point, generally 4 pounds more for the 8 full vs 6.
OTOH, I’ve never in my life thought to myself, “Self, gee I wish I had a 6 quart stock pot vs. an 8q”. I did start off with a 6q long ago and often wished to have a larger one. I’ve also got a 14q or 16q - it’s up over the fridge and don’t use it too often; mainly for boiling lobster or making a huge pot of chili or bean soup for a charity type deal.
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Note they refer to 8 quart as “smaller”, and it seems they didn’t look at 6s.
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I’m usually cooking for 3. I am going to be cooking a lot more stock, and more chicken stock.
I have an electric range that makes it difficult to keep a slow simmer consistent. I was hoping a better pot, either 3 or 5 ply might help with that.
thanks!
thank you, Dan.
I will have to check in a kitchen shop. I was contemplating buying them online without checking them in person.
I’m currently using a fairly light stockpot that is not AllClad and I’m not sure if it’s 3 ply.
