CONCORD 42 QT Stainless Steel Stock Pot w/Basket. Heavy Kettle. Cookware for Boiling (42)

I usually host a New England style clam boil for my family once or twice a year. For the last 20 years, I've been struggling to fit enough food in my old 28 qt aluminum turkey fryer pot to feed 10 guests or so. (BTW, A boil consists of whole onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, hot dogs, Portuguese sausage, breakfast sausage and soft shell clams. Sometimes corn and/or bagged fish as well) This year, I got fed up with the thought of trying to make do with the old , beat up turkey pan again and put my cheapskate self on notice. After a short search, I ordered this 42 qt set up from Amazon at 9 in the evening . As promised, Amazon delivered the next AM in plenty of time to cook. For comparison purposes, the internal basket has a little more volume than the old pan. It will easily hold a boil for 12 and likely 16-20 if I left the basket out. ( 42 quarts is a good 35% larger than the old pot by my math.) The basket makes getting everything out at the end a breeze and also keeps everything a 1/2" off the bottom so nothing burns. The pan and basket seem very well made with decent grade/thickness stainless steel. I'm betting it will easily last the rest of my life. Also, I think the size is "goldilocks right". . It's big enough to hold enough to feed a crowd but not so much that it won't fit on a counter or single stove burner. he pan can also be carried by one person even when it's full of food. Anyway, first use was tonight and I have to say, I love this pot!

Use as a secondary pot for crawfish boils. Doesn’t get used a whole lot but works well when I do use it. Has held up to a single jet burner just fine so far. It is a little thinner than I was expecting so if you’re going to used it if high heat burners a lot I’d watch it real closeEdit: pot rusted through after about a dozen uses over the span of a year or so. It was always thoroughly washed and dried before put away. I did use it on a jet burner and that is where the hole formed. So don’t use it on a jet burner and you should be fine. Rating stays the same.

I had to replace my old aluminum boiling pot after many years fo faithful service. I decided to go with stainless this time, as I find myself boiling outdoors in sub-freezing temps here in MN. Aluminum just transfers too much heat, and I'm hoping to get a more consistent (and lasting) temperature with this one.Build quality is very nice, and I don't have any doubts that it will work well and last for a long time! Only thing I will miss about my old aluminum pot is that it had a drain spout. This one doesn't, but I may consider adding one at a later time if I find I miss it too much.Quality, finish, and durability are all 5/5 stars on this one!

Great

Pro: It's nice size, and should allow you to do pretty much any entree required from low country boil, fried turkey, etc. it comes with a basket too.Cons: the handles are not what you’d expect in the stainless steel line of pots. If you have any arthritis in your hands, keep looking. It hurt to lift the pot onto the stand when I did the waterline fill. So I used my old pot instead.

Heats up faster and holds the temperature longer than aluminum.

Its a really large really heavy duty pot... really I dont know what I was thinking. This pot will excel in a condition you need a massive pot so I give it full stars.There was a little burning at bottom of pot from high heat of frying but thicker bottom is not likely needed as the metal is already pretty thick for a pot its size. After reviewing I wasnt sure about it but this is a thick gauge pot... just ask my toe. This pot should last me a lifetime of use. It is so big I would not advise for using for most people so be sure to know your intended application.I bought it to cook a 22lb turkey but that is probably not the best application for frying but it did do the job and well. I just needed a longer thermometer so that I could read the temp not just off the top. It took more than a big jug of oil so my advice there is to get to costko in like Sept not Nov and buy up 2 things of high temp oil at $16/ea instead of really expensive peanut oil at $33 from wallyworld. Since you cook only at 350deg you dont need a special oil.All in all Im really happy with purchase- I just think I probably should have gone with their 32 or similar quart. In retrospect it would have been easier to cook 2 smaller turkeys back to back than 1 big one.

Love that the colander is cylindrical, not tapered. and fills the entire volume of the kettle.The material is thick and well-finished.Handles are spot-welded, so there's no perforation of the kettle wall.Lid fits well.This is a real piece of brewing equipment, and a great value at just $100.