Pasta anyone? Here's everything you need to prepare hearty pasta dishes, soups and stews ? Plus it's great for steaming shellfish, corn and other veggies! The set is noncorrosive in 18/10 stainless steel and it won't interact with foods. Stockpot is designed with a thick aluminum core for even heat conduction. Includes an 8-qt. stock pot, a deep pasta insert, a vegetable steamer insert and a tempered glass lid. Carries a 10-year manufacturer's warranty.

Ideal for myriad cooking options, this four-piece set is sturdily made of 18/10 stainless steel. Key to the set's versatility is an 8-quart pot with an aluminum disk in its bottom to conduct heat quickly and uniformly. With or without its tempered-glass lid, the pot can be used for simmering soup or stock and for cooking beef stew or pasta sauce. Two steamer inserts come along, a shallow one for steaming vegetables, fish fillets, or pieces of poultry and a deep one for cooking pasta or steaming lots of vegetables. The entire set is dishwasher-safe, and the aluminum disk in the pot's bottom is fully enclosed in stainless steel for a uniform look and easy cleanup. The inserts are highly polished, while the pot has a contemporary brushed-steel exterior with a mirror-finish band under the rim. The set carries a 10-year warranty against defects. --Fred Brack