I was looking for a larger vat than
my current stockpots for my two new larger 1.5-2.0 kg
Kadova Gouda shaped molds.
After much mulling on member
DeejayDebi's large chaffing dish I decided to go with a large stockpot as I wanted larger size to be able to more fully fill my two new Kadova molds.
Fellow member
Wayne Harris had recently bought a
Royal Industries Inc. brand 100 US quart/95 liter
NSF Stainless Steel stockpot and lid for making his huge Cheddars and was happy with it so I ordered the same brand but in a much smaller 40 US quart/38 liter size. Mine was USD110 + free shipping coupon. Not cheap but way better quality than my first set.
Shipped in double box, no damage, heavy duty, sides do not flex, handles are robust, I lifted with 6 US gallons/23 liters of milk when using for first time and it did not flex nor did I feel handles were going to fail. That said I doubt I would lift and move it when full with ~9 US gallons/34 liters, but we'll see. Base has a 4 mm aluminum core for more even heat distribution and it is covered with a layer of stainless steel. Lid is more than heavy duty enough.
In summary, great heavy duty large stockpot, the only negatives are 1) there are few small bits of welding slag that I can hear roll around the inside of the encapsulated base when I move it, doesn't hurt it's function, and 2) the steel isn't shiny but rather fine lathed with very fine horizontal lines. I'm a little worried about any microscopic molds clinging on there but I suspect I'm worrying too much.
I scrubbed it out twice and rinsed it out 4 times before using for first time, it is a bit of a pain to clean as it definitely does not fit in a household kitchin sink
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