Concord 180 Quart Stainless Steel Stock Pot Cookware

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!

We moved recently and misplaced our previous pot so after searching on Amazon, I found the 40-Quart pot which we purchased. We are excited to break it in with our Crab Leg celebration on Saturday. We are excited to have found this 40-Quart Stainless Steel Concord cooking pot at Amazon.com and are anxious to put it to work.If you are looking to buy a cooking pot, you definitely can't go wrong with this purchase.

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.

It’s gorgeous and I love it, but I measured before buying it, and maybe I don’t know how to use a tape measure?! :)) I have to use a step stool to see into it and stir the contents. It’s pretty funny.Great, great addition to my gourmet kitchen. I bought it specifically to make large quantities of tonkotsu broth since I live in an Asian food desert.The only reason for four stars is because it actually is hard to wash, but really that’s just because I don’t have a catering kitchen. But the size is definitely something to seriously take into consideration if you’re a home chef like me. This pot is a Beast.As I’ve been cooking I’ve been trying to come up with an appropriate scale to convey the volume. I believe it can hold two decent-sized turkeys. One infant taking a bath. 15 pounds of pig bones (this one I can confirm—I don’t have an infant to put in there). Almost 8 gallons of water. I think I could make a significant dent in our outdoor spa with this. I think if I made soup in this I could feed my entire neighborhood…twice.It’s big—not sure if I mentioned that.:))))))

I use this for homebrewing. I yield 20gal batches of all grain with this stock pot. The pot is well made and the handles are riveted very securely. I was worried that the steel wouldn't be thick enough but after my first batch, I realized that it was just fine.If you are using this for homebrewing, here are some things to keep in mind:Put a ballvalve on it. You are never going to move this pot once it has over 10gal of liquid in it. It will be stationary from the minute you fill it until you drain it.Use a counterflow chiller. You are never going to chill 20gal with an immersion chiller.Use a burner that will be stable with this much weight on it. Many burners can sway or buckle under this much weight.Use a burner that can generate enough energy to bring 20+ gallons to a rolling boil. Your basic turkey fryer burner might not be powerful enough. I use the Bayou Classic.Keep an eye on your propane tank. When you are pulling propane out of the tank rapidly, the tank will begin to freeze over. When this happens the burner might blow itself out. You may need two propane tanks so you can swap them out every 30mins or so. My ambient temp was around 45 degrees farenheit and this happened a few times.Make sure that your ball valve is higher than your fermenter so that you can let gravity drain your stock pot. I had to put my burner on top of cinder blocks. Otherwise, use a high temp food grade pump(march or chugger).Overall I am very happy with this product. I would reccomend it for homebrewing. As you probably know, stainless steel pots of this size can cost 3 times as much.

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.