While looking for a replacement for my decades-old soup pot after it fizzled out, I came upon this pot--which has the sloped sides that my old pot *and* greater capacity and a rooster beautifully adorning the lid! The boil is amazing and every piece of pasta slid effortlessly from the pot into the colander. I'm more than happy with my purchase and look forward to making many more servings of pasta--and my special seafood stew--in this fantastic pot. Thank you, Staub.