Good heat distribution
I bought this pot specifically for making chicken stock, and it did the job perfectly. The contents heated up quickly and evenly on my glass top stove. I was able to bring a full pot to a boil within a few minutes. With my old 4 quart RevereWare pot, it would take 15-20 minutes to bring water to a boil. This MIU pot obviously has good heat retention and distribution. The bottom is thick and heavy and the entire pot has a good solid feel to it. The lid fits properly, and there were no problems with sputtering or dripping from the lid. The glass is a nice bonus. You can check on your food without having to the lift the lid and lose heat. I have not used the steamer basket or pasta insert. Both fit well, though. The pasta cooker, when inserted, sits about 1 inch from the bottom of the pot, but I cannot comment on its performance. The steamer basket has a handle for lifting that's hard to see in the photo. It's unlikely that I'll use the pasta cooker or steamer basket any time soon, but...
HUNK A HUNK A NON BURNING METAL
Recently re-did and updated the kitchen and decided to update and organize the cookware. The two stock pots I had bought at a department store while servicable were really not much more than big tin cans with lids.
Saw this unit advertised as the weekly special at a higher end cutlery supply outfit and liked idea of combining a stock pot with a pasta cooker/strainer as my old strainer was out of a counter fryer and also getting a steamer. There was a couple of similair items I looked at some lower in price and some higher but this was a really good price and I did not see this store selling sub par products.
Arrived today and they do not sell sub par. I don't know where the other reviewer's pot came from but there is no comparsion in what he/she described and I got. The steamer is a heavy one piece stamped stainless steel piece with very well rolled edges like they should be with no gaps and the handles are the same size and are fitted well. Also must add the...
Made in China
Just so you know, MIU France is made in CHINA and the quality of the product is what could be expected from the low quality control standards of China. The Pasta Strainer insert has a seam in the metal which is very obvious and will attract bad stuff which can't be cleaned, unless you use a dental tool or something to scrape out the groove/seam. Also, the Steamer insert handles are of different lengths, one rests against the upper rim of the insert (which is the correct location) while the other one drops down into the steamer, all the way to the bottom (into the food you're steaming). These are just the first two things that jumped out at me when I opened the product, I'm sure I could find many more quality issues if I had the time. Not at all the quality I expected for the price and the deceptive name of the manufacturer "MIU France". Don't waste your money on this low quality product.
I'll admit, I'm not the easiest customer to please but that is why I paid the high price of...
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