12-quart stockpot with stainless-steel layers around aluminum core
Sculpted, stay-cool handles on each side
Domed, tempered glass cover for see-through convenience
Dishwasher safe; pot and lid oven-safe to 450 degrees F
Covered by Calphalon's lifetime warranty
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Product Description
Now, style-conscious home chefs with taste for all things modern have a new line of cookware to call their own: CalphalonŽ Contemporary Stainless. Calphalon Contemporary Stainless is the first cookware to bring stunning, contemporary design into the home kitchen. Crafted from lustrous, brushed stainless steel and featuring clean lines and curvaceous silhouettes, Calphalon Contemporary Stainless expresses the very soul of modern style. Along with sophisticated style, Calphalon Contemporary Stainless delivers the professional performance you expect from all Calphalon cookware. A full aluminum core, sandwiched between the stainless steel interior and exterior of each pan, provides superb conductivity and even heating throughout the vessel. So you'll enjoy fabulous results on the stovetop, in the oven and in the broiler. Handles stay cool and comfortable on the stovetop and glass covers make it easy to keep an eye on what you're cooking. Calphalon Contemporary Stainless is also dishwasher-safe for easy clean-up. Great tastes come to those who wait. This Calphalon 12qt stock pot is ideal for stews, stock, chili and other moist-cooked dishes. Heavy-gauge aluminum is responsive to temperature changes, whether you're slowly simmering or rapidly boiling. Calphalon's stock pots are designed for easy cooking, easy cleanup and maximum performance. Add a stainless insert for your pasta-making pleasure.
This review is from: Calphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel 12 Quart Stockpot (Kitchen)
This is advertised as a tri-ply pot -- but what I just received was an ordinary steel pot with an aluminum disk brazed to the bottom. In fact, the pot I was sent looks nothing like the one pictured: the shape is different, the lip is different, the pot is different.
$99 is not a bad price for a tri-ply stock pot, but one can buy a disk-bottom pot of similar quality just about anywhere for half this price. I'd have to say this was a complete rip-off.
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This review is from: Calphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel 12 Quart Stockpot (Kitchen)
As of this date, I do not believe the 12-qt stock pot shown on the Amazon site is the same as the 12-qt on the Calphalon site. In fact, I do not think that the Amazon image is the 12-qt pot. It looks like the 8-qt. All of my other cookware in the Contemporary line are "completely" clad. That is, they have an entirely smooth exterior surface and the sides are thick. The 12-qt as shown on the Calphalon site--and the one I received, is clad ONLY on the bottom--like other less expensive pots. The sides are relatively thin--like less expensive pots. At first I thought I received the wrong pot. Only after looking at the Calphalon site did I notice the difference. Having said this, I am not sure it is a huge issue because the bottom is where you need the heat for a large stock pot. Aside from the issues I mentioned, the pot is an beautiful as the others in the Contemporary line and the lid has a wonderfully snug fit. Under decent heat, the pot brings and hold water at a roiling boil which is...Read more
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