Concord Cookware Stainless Steel Stock Pot Kettle, 80-Quart

Nice, big ,well made pot. Arrived on time and in perfect condition.

Update**** I received an email from concord, they said it looked like a faulty coating & said they would send a new one. C.S. Is huge. It took 4 days to email me back, BUT they did & they are willing to help. So I will order from this company again. This pot comes with a one year warranty. I will update my review after I use the new pot. But they got more stars just for the great CS.When my pot arrived, it felt heavy duty & very nice quality. But when I was done using it, to make bone broth I see burn through rust spots. I emailed the company, but no response. This pot is too expensive to only get one use & it says it has a warranty. I will update my review, after I get a replacement because it is possible I just got a defective pot.

This stock pot is great for the price. I ordered this to use on tomato sauce canning day and found that I could do a batch of about a bushel and a half at a time in the 40qt with enough room for stirring/ avoiding any boil-over. It worked great with a propane burner (concord block 13”) and I loved keeping the extra heat from a day of cooking and canning out of the kitchen. Would strongly recommend getting an extra long utensil that provides a means of scraping the bottom to avoid any sticking/burning. The Winco 36” mixing paddle was perfect for this.

I'm pleased with how thick the pot is and it looks like I can process 5 half gallon jars at a time!

The media could not be loaded. Tried this pot for the first time. Obviously using a pot of this size indicates we are making a large recipe with prolonged cooking time (5 -6) hours. After about 4 hours the bottom of the pot warped and began to teeter back and forth (see video). As you can see from the photo, I was using 2 diffusers to disperse the heat, but nevertheless the center of the pot bowed out creating a potentially messy, not to mention dangerous situation. Notice the daylight you can see between the bottom of the pot and the diffusers. After it cooled down the bottom went back to it original shape. I would not recommend this pot if you expect to do a lot of boiling in it. The bottom is weak.

No, not that kind, but this stainless pot is a good value. it's not too thin so it will last, I would have liked a thicker bottom but for this price, 5 stars all the way. Made it into a mash kettle for brewing beer with weld-less fittings and it's working out well. Perfect size for a half barrel brew. The 19.5" false bottom sold by amazon fits this perfectly.

Way too large for what I needed so I reordered a 52 quart but let me tell you this is a really good company and the pots are beautiful and strong! I will only order my canning product s through them!

Had a minor issue with shipping initially when only the lid showed up. Amazon promptly arranged pickup of the lid, and shipped me a replacement (which included the pot). The packing was less than robust, and the box looked like it was roughed up pretty good, but the pot and lid arrived without any damage.There is a spot inside the pot which appears to have been sanded with a fine grit to cover a minor blemish. This was insignificant to me as the functionality of the pot is the same, however some might find that cosmetically unacceptable. If you're a stickler looking for bling, and don't mind paying more, you might want to look elsewhere. YMMV.Make sure you thoroughly clean this set before food use. There's a slight film of machining lubricant on the surfaces of this pot. It's stubborn and thick enough that it may take a few manual washings with heavy detergent to get it all. You won't want that tainting in your food, or your beer.All that said, so far I'm generally satisfied with my purchase. I bought this as part of a gradual upgrade from a 15 gallon keggle gas fired system to a 25 gallon electric BIAB system. As it't not yet a part of my production system, it hasn't seen much use, however I have filled it to the brim and haven't seen any leaks either on the seam or the rivets. I was also able to lift the pot when filled, and the handles seemed to hold the weight for the brief time I did this. However I wouldn't recommend doing this regularly as I'm sure eventually the stress could lead to loosened rivets, and therefore leaks. It would also be unwieldy to empty in this fashion. As has been said here before: You're going to want to leave it in place once it's filled. Make sure you put a valve on it for homebrewing.