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Question: Do the handles on the pan and/or the lid get hot?
Document: This pan has an excellent lid for simmering without losing a lot of water. The lid fits on the top surface and steam condenses on the lid and returns back to the pan. Handle stays much cooler than I expected from a metal handle. Can't beat it at this price.
I ordered this because I wanted a quality heavy sauce pan at a good price. You get what you pay for. Not bad, but not much heavier than an old fashioned aluminum pan. Next time I will pay more for a better quality item.
I bought this pan because I need a heavy pot in which to make boiled fudge. It works great. And of course, I am using it for other cooking: vegetables, soup etc. Try it. You'll like it!
This little pot is an excellent piece of cookware. Surprising value for the price. We get even heating and an easy to clean surface without resorting to teflon or anything like it. It is well balanced, heavy and tough.
This item worth the price. Induction burner friendly. The bottle is about half a centimeter. The handle is well attached. We warm up sauces small in small batches in this pot at our restaurant. It is also very easy to clean.
This is a great 2 qt pot. The size is great for certain applications when a bigger one is just not needed or wanted, yet it is not too small for many uses. The quality is supurb. I like high quality cookware but I am also cheap! This pot gives you features and quality of a pot costing $150 without spending that kind of money.
These come from a Chinese manufacturer, Thunder Group, who appears to make the same few lines of pots and pans under several house brands. When ordering from Amazon you may end up with several different laser-etched logos depending on luck of the draw. Pure speculation: They're selling over-runs from other contracts on Amazon.Although not explicitly stated in the product specs, these are in fact 3-ply pans with a HUGE, fully encapsulated aluminum slug in the bottom.
The headline says it all. I am happy I purchased two. They are the perfect size for reheating and making small soups. The heavy bottom heats up quickly and evenly on a low flame.
One size we wanted to buy was in the 2 qt area. This pot filled the bill. You won't go wrong buying it and it is many times better then many other pots you find for sale at the same price. I'm even considering buying another one.Marcia BahrHouston/Coldspring, Texas
My reasoning is that 1) if I'm going to buy Chinese cookware, I better make sure it's not radioactive or whatever, and 2) if it's good enough to satisfy commercial standards and business insurance underwriter scrutiny, it's good enough for home cooking.
Answer: The metal stainless steel handle gets hot.  Maybe not as hot as you would expect, but it does get hot.  You do need to lift it with a hot pad.  Of course all this depends on how long the pot is set on a hot burner.  That said.  this family loves the three pots we own.  They do a great job evenly distributing the heat and are easy to clean.  They also look great.  I would not hesitate buying this pot again.  (The heat on the handle is no big thing to us and the SS handle is very durable.)  (We also have Lifetime Cookware we bought many years ago.  From time to time they do need service in the form of new handles and knobs. However, you can grab them with no hot pad.)Marcia Bahr