Winware Stainless 20 Quart Steamer/Pasta Cooker with Cover

Not at all impressed...
The insert for this only goes down about half-way, which means you have to put an insane amount of water in the pot in order to use it -- meaning, of course, that it takes a very long time to start boiling.

Added 7/21/2010: After numerous comments to my post, let me clarify. I purchased this with the intent of using it to cook pasta -- not to steam. The basket only goes down about half-way, which make this a GREAT steamer -- but a HORRIBLE pasta cooker (which, according to the title, this pot is also useful for). Had they included two baskets (one half-size and one full-size) it would have been a much more useful product. Judging by the photo, the basket is full-size -- upon receipt however, it was not. Hope this clears up my earlier review.

Great 20qt & 12qt Pasta Pot
We have 2- 20 quart and 1- 12 quart STAINLESS STEEL Pasta Pots that we purchased in Jan 2011. They work great, reduce work and allow us to reuse the water to boil additional pasta. We used the 20 qt. in at least 8 events during January feeding at least 125 men for each event and found them to be a huge time saver. I had not read the previous reviews prior to buying these, however, I cannot think that somehow the wrong insert was sent. Perhaps they received aluminum or undersized. I do agree that it takes longer to boil water but once boiled it takes less time to cook more pasta. For home use I want to purchase the 8 qt. for smaller gatherings. Winware is part of Wincous.com. They make great stuff. Also Thunder Group (exactly like winware / winco) is the same. Available cheaper from Webstaurant store or Winco from TigerChef.com for much less. For my money the Winco product lines are a great asset to our catering company.

sturdy and does the job
I simultaneously cooked five packages of spaghetti in this, no problem. worked like a charm, a real restaurant quality piece of cookware for a good price.

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