Viking Contemporary 3-Ply Stainless Steel Stock Pot, 8 Quart Soup Cooking Pot with Lid, Kitchen Cookware

This is a great pot for making soups or stews with large chunks of meat. Other pots or dutch ovens I've used for similar purposes trend towards getting wider, not taller, as they move up to this size, which isn't ideal if you're trying to cook a whole chicken or a large roast. This pot is a great combination of width and height which allows the cooking of large single pieces of meat without having to choose between using an excessive amount of liquid or risk drying out a large portion of the meat. Additionally while I bought it primarily for its dimensions I was also pleasantly surprised by the quality and thickness of the metal, this is not your typical thin walled stainless stock pot, its significantly thicker, making it perform more like a very large dutch oven, a big plus in my book.

my second one. Great size for soups and stews for a family of 4

Being in use for years in our busy kitchen with great results. Easy to clean sturdy and solid. One of the product which totally worth the money spent.

You get what you paid for a very high-quality pot you will not regret this purchase

This device holds water and hasn't leaked yet. Sturdy, but not heavy. Handles do get warm but not dangerously so. Heat is decently spread but I think it heats slower than my old cast iron when using super high power to boil water. Very easy to clean!