@macromeh@ShotgunX
You have to request the lead based painted one not normally in the catalogue because of convenience but what can I say it’s quality first.
“Works on all stovetops” but then fails to mention if it is induction compatible. Based on the aluminum composition, I’m thinking not. Is it, Meh? Is it???
@djslack you can always just get an induction element that sits on top of your existing range. Make sure it is at least 1800W though.
And yeah, I figured as much, I just hate when they say “all” but it clearly isn’t all all.
@curtise I have a countertop single induction burner. It’s why I know I would want a whole cooktop. Even a cheap one kicks ass, except, coincidentally, for trying to bring a big stockpot with a large amount of water to a boil. Really, bigger than this. I think it was a 12 quart pot. And I think it’s a 1500w unit.
@djslack I have a single-burner countertop induction burner too. I replaced all my pots and pans to be compatible with it.
I bought it for one reason – I live in east coast Florida and with the hurricanes we have the potential to be without power for months. It will serve as a nice backup that can be run on my generator.
It gets tested a couple times a year when Mrs cengland0 wants to cook smelly food such as fish. She takes the inductor outside to the gazebo to cook it.
Either way I would t trust this to work if you care about induction
Also swapped dsjack and curtise above and who was asking and who was reporting. And typoed an @ sigh should be corrected now if not feel free to shame me
Obviously if you have water saver toilet adjust accordingly.
Also this only works once I’m sure. But I’ve also only had to wash a cat once and that involved him sneaking into a pantry then getting shut in, climbing shelves, piercing a bottle of oil, and taking a shower in it.
Too bad the lifetime coating warranty from QVC doesn’t apply over here. A nonstick pot you can just get replaced every couple of years would be the best buy in nonstick pots. Of course a stockpot isn’t going to see the same wear as a skillet most of the time, but still a secondary reason this line of cookware isn’t going to stick around. NPI
(The primary reason being the jaunty brim that makes it suitable for formal wear when taking the carriage out to see one of those new talking picture shows.)
@djslack You should read the lifetime warranty paperwork for some of those cheap QVC items. I bet it will tell you that you must send it back along with $15 (not sure of exact handling fee) for handling to get your replacement.
My guess is whatever they charge for handling is the actual cost to manufacture and ship. But once you add in your return shipping costs, it’s probably close to retail.
So now we’re just selling everything that was in the mehrathon but didn’t sell out? I imagine several bluetooth speakers and wireless earbuds will make their way on here over the next few days. If you put those fucking TrackR things on here again, I’ll ship you somewhere using Pitney Bowes. You’ll never be seen again!
seems like boiling water might slosh up and around the giant rim when using that straining lid. good thing my hands will be on either side to catch it.
I’m amazed that 167 have been sold. I wish some of the people who bought them could explain why. There are so many other pots out there that are more practical for about the same price.
Meh marketeers utterly failed here. This pot’s “Patented construction (aka GIANT rim) PREVENTS BOIL-OVER AND MINIMIZES SPLATTER” is its only distinguishing feature and they failed to mention it.
@hamjudo@pmarin how large is your attention span? Maybe we could do math if we had… Nope still shouldn’t overfill/overheat. If you alert is when it boils over maybe it delays it slightly which is the opposite of good
@jpr9845 “All” means “all that was around in 1970” which might have been the year this was designed. I’m kind-of thinking of it as the “bell-bottoms of pasta pots”
@jpr9845@pmarin yea… Apparently. I prefer gas. But I’m already paying for gas and stick to cast iron and stainless steal anyway. Although not the super expensive stuff. If you want a decent enanmeld cast iron.
Used mine quite a bit and had no issues including putting in the oven but it does have a limit in the oven if 400 degrees cause handle. It’s obviously not top-level stuff but we are on meh. If you just want a single induction compatible pot it’s good. I have one just cause the way it holds heat. Good to sear easy to clean. But don’t use metal utensils like you would with stainless steal or raw cast iron.
And it is heavy. If you’re not into cast iron just go stainless steel
I was almost thinking I should buy this as a conversation piece so that my friends could ask me “what’s with that silly-looking pot?”
But then I realize my friends don’t come in my house anymore.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
Price Comparison
$40 at QVC
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
Stop it!
Could I buy some pot from you?
@jsh139 I think that’s kinda the point of them selling it…
OH MY GOD THEY POTTED GLEN!!!
why is it flanged? sell normal cylindrical pots. meh.
@boygenius1991 If they didn’t have a huge flange, they wouldn’t have ended up here…
That’s what she said?
@ciabelle How am I supposed to get this in my dishwasher? In my sink?
@boygenius1991 @ciabelle
Not living up to your name these days, aya boygenius? You walked right into that one!
@boygenius1991
I think that is how it prevents the boilover
but my question was, where do you store it
Just what every pot needs… a 3" rim around it making it that much more difficult to fit in your cabinets.
@ciabelle And somehow it appears on Meh… Coincidence…?
@ciabelle Oooh, look! a 6 quart pot that takes up as much space as a 16 quart pot! Meh!
I am going to wear these as hats, and you can’t stop me.
@ShotgunX You’re going to wear these as hats and we can force you.
@ShotgunX Great, another pothead.
@ShotgunX stovetop, stovepipe, what’s the difference?
@ShotgunX Now I understand their purpose.
@ShotgunX Will it block the 5G mind control signals?
@macromeh @ShotgunX
You have to request the lead based painted one not normally in the catalogue because of convenience but what can I say it’s quality first.
What a crock (pot)!!!
Nooooooooope
“Works on all stovetops” but then fails to mention if it is induction compatible. Based on the aluminum composition, I’m thinking not. Is it, Meh? Is it???
@curtise I’d bet not, as there is clarifying enumeration about what all stovetops they mean after that.
Edit: QVC website says no. It’s definitely aluminum.
I wish I had an induction stovetop.
@djslack you can always just get an induction element that sits on top of your existing range. Make sure it is at least 1800W though.
And yeah, I figured as much, I just hate when they say “all” but it clearly isn’t all all.
@curtise I have a countertop single induction burner. It’s why I know I would want a whole cooktop. Even a cheap one kicks ass, except, coincidentally, for trying to bring a big stockpot with a large amount of water to a boil. Really, bigger than this. I think it was a 12 quart pot. And I think it’s a 1500w unit.
And, like you, I don’t like the imprecise “all”.
@curtise @djslack
Who is “they”?
@djslack I have a single-burner countertop induction burner too. I replaced all my pots and pans to be compatible with it.
I bought it for one reason – I live in east coast Florida and with the hurricanes we have the potential to be without power for months. It will serve as a nice backup that can be run on my generator.
It gets tested a couple times a year when Mrs cengland0 wants to cook smelly food such as fish. She takes the inductor outside to the gazebo to cook it.
@curtise @djslack @Lynnerizer they know who “they” are and that’s all that matters.
@curtise @djslack and thin aluminum at that.
@curtise @djsjack @jpr9845
Dragging In @jpr9845 since he was concerned about induction and @dsjack was the one providing the information it’s not.
Either way I would t trust this to work if you care about induction
Also swapped dsjack and curtise above and who was asking and who was reporting. And typoed an @ sigh should be corrected now if not feel free to shame me
I would like to know what dishwasher this fits in that was used to determine its dishwasher safetinesses.
@tonylegrone
@djslack @tonylegrone I really want that walk-in dishwasher.
@djslack @mehcuda67 @tonylegrone looks like a great way of cleaning my dogs without the struggle.
@djslack @mehcuda67 that’s the american dream
@djslack @mehcuda67 @OnionSoup @tonylegrone you should get a cat. cats work with much smaller appliance’s. Although I’m not sure I trust the source they site.
https://motleynews.net/2013/06/30/how-to-wash-a-cat/
Obviously if you have water saver toilet adjust accordingly.
Also this only works once I’m sure. But I’ve also only had to wash a cat once and that involved him sneaking into a pantry then getting shut in, climbing shelves, piercing a bottle of oil, and taking a shower in it.
@djslack @mehcuda67 @tonylegrone @unksol I already have 4 cats… Don’t need any more.
Too soon! Those of us still getting over the demise of pastadrop.com don’t need reminders of all the great pasta meals we will miss out on
This is a little small for 200 pounds of pasta.
Too bad the lifetime coating warranty from QVC doesn’t apply over here. A nonstick pot you can just get replaced every couple of years would be the best buy in nonstick pots. Of course a stockpot isn’t going to see the same wear as a skillet most of the time, but still a secondary reason this line of cookware isn’t going to stick around. NPI
(The primary reason being the jaunty brim that makes it suitable for formal wear when taking the carriage out to see one of those new talking picture shows.)
@djslack You should read the lifetime warranty paperwork for some of those cheap QVC items. I bet it will tell you that you must send it back along with $15 (not sure of exact handling fee) for handling to get your replacement.
My guess is whatever they charge for handling is the actual cost to manufacture and ship. But once you add in your return shipping costs, it’s probably close to retail.
@djslack yeah no, it’s their lifetime and this thing is D.O.
A.
What in the upside down hat of Abraham Lincoln is this?! I can’t!
Nice rim job.
They got their pasta tossed…
@haydesigner That one was a bit of a strain to get there.
/giphy rimshot durum-dum
Neat. I needed a new meateor proof hat.
Stupid CAPTCHA! (Just kidding…these won’t sell out for years)
You may have failed CAPTCHA but on the upside, you’re less of a human.
@mediocrebot… you’re awesome. Don’t ever become sentient.
WORKER BEES! HERCULES! TURKEY GREASE! AWESOME!
“Patented construction” hahahaha. Lucky they stopped people from copying it or they wouldn’t have been able to profit from their amazing invention!
As someone who cooks, I must say this is … dumb. That “colander” thing looks pretty flaky, too.
Maybe if you’re someone who likes to line up all their soup ingredients on the rim of the pot. I’m sure lots of people do that.
@stolicat wait where do you put yours? Surely not in the pot?
I wanna be a wok but I am a stock pot or a slop pot!
So now we’re just selling everything that was in the mehrathon but didn’t sell out? I imagine several bluetooth speakers and wireless earbuds will make their way on here over the next few days. If you put those fucking TrackR things on here again, I’ll ship you somewhere using Pitney Bowes. You’ll never be seen again!
@warpedrotors purpletooth or nothing…
Right, because my pots/pans storage is already too roomy. Social distancing in there is not an option.
nonstick, because everyone needs more endocrine disrupters in their soup and spaghetti. check out the work of Stephanie Soechtig.
Is there a point to this absurd pot?
Fill them both with candy corn and I’m in.
Oh crap! You’re going to stick one of these in my IRK when no one buys one, aren’t you.
If they had “drawn” a normal pot, it would have been 8 quarts and possibly useful.
seems like boiling water might slosh up and around the giant rim when using that straining lid. good thing my hands will be on either side to catch it.
Looks like they started to make a fry pan and got distracted when a flasher ran thu during the design stage.
@Felyne
I’m amazed that 167 have been sold. I wish some of the people who bought them could explain why. There are so many other pots out there that are more practical for about the same price.
Why buy this one? I’m truly curious!
@mrbillmc because meh.
Meh marketeers utterly failed here. This pot’s “Patented construction (aka GIANT rim) PREVENTS BOIL-OVER AND MINIMIZES SPLATTER” is its only distinguishing feature and they failed to mention it.
@mwarren Oh you’re making sense now. That sort of useful content has no place here…
@mwarren your know what else does that? Not overfilling your pot. Now imagine how hard that would be if they were actually as wide as they are?
Distracted people who think they need to don’t know till they hear it boil over
QVC rejects?
I am trying one. I hate cleaning the stove.
I am quite a bit taller than my wife, so the tops of the kitchen cabinets are reserved exclusively for my storage.
@hamjudo step 1. Use correctly sized pot. Step 2. Don’t over fill pot. Step 3. Sort of pay attention.
I don’t trust that rim to do anything for you without step 1-3
@hamjudo @unksol If I promise to NOT pay attention, how big a rim do I need?
@hamjudo @pmarin how large is your attention span? Maybe we could do math if we had… Nope still shouldn’t overfill/overheat. If you alert is when it boils over maybe it delays it slightly which is the opposite of good
Detail says all stovetops; gas, electric and ceramic. The bottom of the pot looks like an induction ring, is it?
Aluminum - Induction ???
@jpr9845 look up at the very first comments. But the consensus is that all does not mean all no not going to work on induction.
Edit ok 9 down. Most of us got hung up on the stupid rim
@jpr9845 “All” means “all that was around in 1970” which might have been the year this was designed. I’m kind-of thinking of it as the “bell-bottoms of pasta pots”
@jpr9845 @pmarin yea… Apparently. I prefer gas. But I’m already paying for gas and stick to cast iron and stainless steal anyway. Although not the super expensive stuff. If you want a decent enanmeld cast iron.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tramontina-Enameled-Cast-Iron-6-5-Quart-Round-Dutch-Oven/29114481
Used mine quite a bit and had no issues including putting in the oven but it does have a limit in the oven if 400 degrees cause handle. It’s obviously not top-level stuff but we are on meh. If you just want a single induction compatible pot it’s good. I have one just cause the way it holds heat. Good to sear easy to clean. But don’t use metal utensils like you would with stainless steal or raw cast iron.
And it is heavy. If you’re not into cast iron just go stainless steel
I was almost thinking I should buy this as a conversation piece so that my friends could ask me “what’s with that silly-looking pot?”
But then I realize my friends don’t come in my house anymore.
@pmarin mmm. What exactly did you do that they don’t come. But still are ok with you going. And would be confused by your pot
@but I’m already very confused
How about a couple of stepped rims so you could wear it on your head
/image devo energy dome
