Sitram Profiserie 10.6-Quart Commercial Stainless Steel Half Stockpot
French manufacturer Sitram produces commercial-grade, stainless-steel cookware for restaurant, hotel, and institutional kitchens worldwide--serious home cooks also use this cookware to advantage. On its Profiserie line's pot and pan bottoms, an aluminum disk sheathed in steel conducts heat rapidly and uniformly. Sitram cookware also goes safely into ovens and under broilers, and, designed to withstand rough treatment, its bright, shiny appearance lasts indefinitely. The bottoms don't warp, and this cookware is stain- and corrosion-resistant. And with no inside rivets to clean around, it scrubs up hygienically and painlessly. This is cookware for cooks who value heavy, bang-around durability over fancy design.Known as a half-stockpot, this pot's capacity actually is about two-thirds of Sitram's full stockpot. It's big enough to simmer about 3 gallons of stock, soup, stew, or pasta sauce and roomy enough to poach two or chickens. Also use it when canning large amounts of fruit or vegetables.--Fred Brack