Stellar Element 24cm Stockpot, 8 Litre Capacity, Oven Safe to 240C, Aluminium Hard Anodonised Surface

As expected from stellar. Great quality if treated well

Decent pot Basic I wouldn’t say Gordon Ramsey would use it but it does the job.

Listen as a saucepan this pot, and indeed the whole 6000 range are nothing short of superb. We have had various pots and pans for over 4 years to date and there are all, without exception, all just as good today as when they were purchased. This is a big pot. Internally the size being approx 24x17cm..With say 5litres of food cooking this can turn into a heavy pot. Bought initially because they can be washed in the dishwasher, this whole 6000 range has been slowly added too throughout the years whilst our older aluminum pots etc., have all been discarded. Yes well worth the outlay so why then only 4 stars? There are 3 problems, we feel, with this pot and some other pots in this range, and yes I accept that they can (only very periodically in our case) be placed for cooking inside an oven. 1) The side handles get very hot as there is no protection on the steel handles at all. Ok it that can be overcome but they can get very hot. 2) The s/steel lid have no vent holes in it whatsoever so therefore steam has a problem getting out. Yes they are for simmering hotpots, stews etc., but inevitably you use these pans for other forms of cooking, ie: potatoes and so on. With the lid down the water tends to boil over quite quickly. For us this is the major bugbear. The steam just cannot get out and the steel lids more than likely just keep sliding off when you place them at some sort of angle to release the steam/pressure. Major fault here we feel. The unprotected lid gets very hot. 3) Finally there is no facility to remove boiling liquid from any drainage spout on this pot. So imagine, you have very hot side handles, a very hot steel lid and you are trying to drain boiling water into the sink which in turn can be quite heavy. Its just bad news all around I'm afraid. Yes we know its a stew pot but if we all had a different pot for each chore then we would be left with no kitchen space at all would we! In conclusion Stellar has probably been the best pots and pans that we have ever owned but it would appear that each item has been designed with a single purpose in mind, This particular large pot could be construed as dangerous if you have anything less than strong hands, strong wrists and a good grip.All IMHO of coarse.

This was bought as a replacement pot for one that must be 25+ years old. Great Stellar quality.

The quality looks good and appears it will last long. Easy to wash by hand. I bought wooded cooking spoons, which I'm currently using to avoid scratches. The cover too is stylish, it's like a mirror. I'm hoping to buy another bigger size. I will recommend

Very well made stock pot, I love it, it’s perfect

Bought this pot to replace similar that I’d had as family soup pot for many years, very pleased just what I wanted, speedy delivery, first class

A really good product , bought two before.