What kind of Stainless steel stock pot is right for you?

Buying a stockpot can be a tricky purchase. Because of the pot`s size, it can be very pricey, but you really don't need the same level of performance that you require from a skillet or sauté pan. A stockpot`s primary purpose is to simmer or boil liquids, so the cladding and even heat conduction of the more expensive options are less necessary than they would be in a pan tasked with searing and sautéing. The goal is to buy a Stainless Steel Stock Pot that will last, but without spending for a build quality that you`ll rarely rely on.

The handles have to be comfortable, sturdy, and easy to grip-the last thing you want to feel is uncertainty as you move a large pot of scalding water off the cooktop or while draining through a strainer. For home use, stockpots come in a range of sizes, usually from 8 to 20 quarts (some commercial kitchens use massive 74-quart versions). For most home kitchen tasks, we think a 12-quart stockpot is an ideal size and large enough for making big batches of stock or sauce. Going with a smaller stockpot, like one that`s eight quarts, means the pot is very similar in volume to a six- or eight-quart Dutch oven. It pays to get a stockpot that`s bigger than your other pots, yet still fits inside a base cabinet, to cover the biggest cooking tasks while avoiding pot-size overlap. For more capacity, a 16-quart stockpot is just about as big a pot as most home kitchen burners can handle.

The sizes of our Galax stockpots are very complete, from small stockpots used in families to commercial stockpots used in commercial places, which can definitely meet your needs for buying stockpots!