MCP22-24N MultiClad Pro Stainless Open Skillet 8 quarts Silver MCP66-24N

When I replaced all of my non-stick cookware last year, I wasn't sure I needed a stock pot. I use my slow cooker to make stock, and I ended up ordering a 5.5 qt Cuisinart Chef's Classic soup pot to take care of other things like making soup, boiling potatoes, etc. Pretty quickly, I kicked myself for buying the soup pot because the encapsulated base takes forever to heat, and the capacity was just slightly too small for most of the cooking I do with it. I finally broke down and ordered this a couple of weeks ago after eyeing it for months. I debated between the 8 and 12 qt sizes and decided to go with the smaller size. For our family of four, 6-7 quarts of anything is about the most I make at one time. I used to use my 6-qt non-stick stock pot pretty frequently, and I've found that the 5.5 qt soup pot is just slightly too small. Also, I just don't have the storage space for a 12-qt pot. I have been soooo impressed with the 1.5 qt saucepan I bought from the Multiclad Pro line that I was super excited to use this. Just like the saucepan, this stock pot heats up very quickly and evenly. The base is the perfect size for the largest burner on my stove, so I can use the rest of the stovetop to make other things at the same time. The first time I used it, I boiled corn on the cob. Just for comparison, the Chef's Classic soup pot routinely takes 45+ minutes for water to boil (with the lid on). This pot boiled in about 10 minutes. What a huge time savings!!! Yesterday I made a pot of applesauce. This pan easily held 16 large apples (next time I'm going to try 20+), and on a low setting on my stove, they cooked down in about an hour and a half and didn't stick to the pan at all. The only thing I haven't liked so far is that I put the pan in the dishwasher and it came out a little spotty on the inside bottom surface. I usually don't put pans in the dishwasher, so it's not a big deal, but occasionally I do throw the stainless in if the dishwasher needs to be run but isn't super full. My saucepan in the same line has gone through the dishwasher a dozen times and comes through perfectly every time, so not sure why this one is different. Also, be aware that the lid on this pan isn't glass; it's stainless steel. If you like to see what's going on in the pan without lifting the lid, then Calphalon makes a similar pot with a glass lid. Personally, I'm a lid-lifter, so I don't care. :) I am so glad I finally ordered this pan and so glad I got the smaller size. This is a perfect addition to my kitchen and will get lots of use as we head into applesauce and soup season. If I were to buy a matching set of cookware (wish I had known this a year ago...), I would buy everything in the Multiclad Pro line. It's that good. And, even though $100 is a lot to pay for one pot, for our family, that's only 2-3 meals in a restaurant, so as far as I'm concerned, it pays for itself pretty quickly.

I've have had this pot for a few days and made an almost full pot of lentil soup to freeze and have during the summer when I don't want to have the stove on for hours. The pot performed very well, it is well made, sturdy, nice and thick and I am happy with it but... In my opinion, for a piece of cookware that carries a price tag over $100, some time might have been spent easing sharp edges. Around the top of the pot, the right angle where the pot is cut is pretty sharp, not enough to cut, but enough to be uncomfortable. Same with the handles, they have unfinished edges as well. I am not returning the pot, it's fine the way it is and if I am bothered down the line with this, I will polish the corners myself. Regarding the shipping, that was a complete disaster. This is the second one of these I ordered, the first one was allegedly lost in transit, and a refund was processed after a couple calls to customer service which never goes well when you are dealing with someone that doesn't speak English well. The outer Amazon box was crushed on this shipment, a small piece of air pillow plastic was inside, all were popped, so there was no cushioning at all. The manufacturer's box had a shipping label on it and was also crushed, and the lid torn off and loose in the outer box. The pot arrived in perfect condition in spite of the smashed packaging. I am not happy with Amazon's shipping practices nowadays. Items used to be packaged well, like someone actually cared, not anymore. I have gotten items with a sheet of brown paper in the box for padding. If it gets much worse, I will shop elsewhere. Anyway, I would recommend this pot to anyone looking for a quality heavy pot this size, it is really nice in spite of the crisp edges. The actual dimensions of my pot are 9 1/2" inside diameter, 10 1/8" outside diameter, 13 7/8" outside of handle to outside of handle, the pot is 6 3/4" high, 8 1/8" high to the top of the handle on the cover when it is on the pot. The advertised dimensions are not easy to understand, that's why I added measurements here in case space is an issue.

This pot is large (6 quart) and yet it isn’t too heavy for me. I wanted a nice-sized pot for soups and cooking pasta. It is perfect for that. I used it to steam vegetables by putting a steamer insert in it. I’m very happy with my purchase.

Nice, consistent wall thickness. Superbly conductive sidewalls. The 8-quart pot is significantly thicker than the 6 and 4-quart pots that came in the Multiclad Pro set (2.7mil vs 3.1mil). Fills the gap nicely, as a 6-quart pot is too small for dinner for more than 5 or 6 people and the 12-quart pot is just too big and unwieldy on the stove for anything other than a long cook stock. Would highly recommend to all my fellow sauce makers out there!

I switched to this cookware, from Cuisinart's "Chef's Choice", because the bottom discs kept delaminating from my skillets. This set has triple ply throughout, so there is no bottom disc to come loose. There are pros and cons related to this set (and, to this type of cookware, in general): These pots are, undeniably, more durable. These pots are much heavier. On an induction stovetop, these pots take significantly longer to heat up (water in my small pot boils in 90s in the lighter pots, but takes a full 2 minutes in these pots). My biggest complaint is that these pots cook on the sides of the pot, not just on the bottom. For some things, like candy, you don't want heating on the side. Also, more work to clean these, since food doesn't just stick on the bottom of the pan, but also on the sides. Also, since the sides of these pots cook, they are hot, and the small handles will get too hot to hold (which doesn't happen with the bottom-disc type cookware).