WearEver A8344665 Cook and Strain Stainless Steel 5-Quart Dutch Oven with Glass Straining Lid Dishwasher Safe Cookware, Silver

 (22 customer reviews)

I was put off by the negative comments regarding the cast iron dutch oven I intended to buy and decided to get this instead. What a stroke of luck! It's a great pot, it has a good heavy bottom and the glass lid allows you to see what's going on inside, but best of all the little vent holes which are desgned to allow you to drain/strain your finished product can also be positioned to allow a small amount of steam to escape while cooking. This feature means no more partially covered pots on a slow simmer with the condensation dripping back onto the cook top or down the sides of the pot..it's a small thing, who knew it'd prove to be so useful?!

The thick steel bottom spreads the heat very evenly, the glass lid is pretty as well as providing a clear view, the handles work well in the oven or on the stovetop, and the spouts let you pour out liquid neatly through the drain holes which come in two sizes for optimum straining of contents. Can't praise these stainless pots highly enough. I love having the whole set without the toxic no-stick lining so prevalent in other lines of pots & pans. And they look pretty enough to hang on my pot rack. In fact I noticed them used in an advertising photo for a high-end pot rack this summer, which surprised me because of the very affordable prices on this line of pots. A good deal, and good for a lot of good cooking. Mine haven't shown any signs of pitting after four years of use on five pots....I liked the little saucepan so much that I soon purchased a second one along with the large saucepan and this dutch oven. The manufacturer has changed the shape of the handle on the lid, slightly, in...Read more

We used the dutch oven once,didn't have any problems with it.I notice in 1 of the reviews,one noticed discoloration after using it. I didn't see this.It should be noted that when stainless steel does discolor.I use S.O.S pad on the inside , and a stainless steel cleaner/polish on the outside.This works great.