The prefect size, we cannot live with out. Super easy to clean and care for and it take up very little room.

I thought a 12 quart stockpot might be too large for the limited space in my condo, but I had had it with trying to fit everything into my 5.5 quart dutch oven and not being able to make larger tomato based recipes that called for a non-reactive pan. Cook's Illustrated rated this as highly recommended when compared with the All-Clad that is about 5 times as expensive, so I took the plunge. It's gorgeous. Fits my stove and my cupboard perfectly and now I'm ready to make that Hungarian Cabbage Roll recipe that I inherited! I was able to braise a large bag of ready washed kale in one batch with room to spare. Sturdy construction, fast to heat water for spaghetti. I'm still holding on to my 10 quart flimsy aluminum pan for some unknown reason, but expect it will head to the thrift store soon. Wish I had a rack to display this on - it's that impressive.

Was exactly what I expected... a nice, big, well-made pot. There were no blemishes of any sort on the pot, and it works when you cook stuff with it. I'm very happy with my purchase.

This concerns rust and stainless steel. Please note that some stainless steels will rust if subjected to -- cleaned with -- regular steel materials like Brillo pads made of "steel wool" material. Other steels that are allowed to touch the surface of stainless pots may cause the same. Who knows?

We are disappointed in this product. We purchased a few of these, and 2 of them, the 3 quart saucepan and this one, the 8 quart stockpot, both have gotten MULTIPLE SMALL CIRCULAR RUST STAINS all over the bottom of them (inside, where the food is cooked). I have tried to scrub these rust stains off, but they do not seem to respond to cleaning.