Buying a stockpot (quality, but best value)

renegade

daska wrote: »

If you have a good independent cookshop or catering outlet near you try looking there rather than at the purely domestic, high street shops. (You could do worse than look at what Nisbets have to offer). Also, look at pans and lids separately. I have a huge s/s stockpot (from when I was regularly feeding 8-10 every day) which came from a catering shop teamed with a vented lid that my mother found in Steamer Trading.

Nisbets are having a massive sale at the moment.

MrsE_2

blizeH wrote: »

Thank you very much guys, it's between the Meyer and the Circulon right now then, I'm very tempted by the Circulon based on the 5 star reviews but one of them does mention that it's very heavy - would be interesting to lift that and a Meyer one to compare!

(apparently the Meyer is 2.3kg, and the Circulon is 3.6kg, quite a difference!)

I have circulon (& a few Le Crusets) I really rate circulon, & I have the stock pot too:D

MrsE_2

I'm tempted by this wok

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00008WFE4/ref=s9_simh_gw_p79_d0_g79_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=100NJCDV5V9TCXK3Y566&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

Anyone used a Le Cruset one?

geoffky

stock pots are banned in most decent catering establishments..

The alternatives are better and a hell of a lot safer..

blizeH

geoffky wrote: »

stock pots are banned in most decent catering establishments..

The alternatives are better and a hell of a lot safer..

Like?

We never really cook meat fwiw