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Anyone got recommendations for a (20 l) stock pot they would feel safe to lift. I'm thinking of buying one for doing decoction. Will have to carry it up and down the stairs.
 
Replying to my own post, I think it only needs to be 10 litres now - so may be the handles won't be so critical. So anyone got a recommendation for a 10 l pot. Nice strong lid etc.
 
Godfather50 said:
Replying to my own post, I think it only needs to be 10 litres now - so may be the handles won't be so critical. So anyone got a recommendation for a 10 l pot. Nice strong lid etc.
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Plenty on amazon, BUT you might find something on ebay: sometime professional use pots show up, handles should be very good on those.

Addendum: go for amazon or the local 2nd hand shop. Postage might be a bit off scale on ebay.
 
@Slid @MyQul great this is exactly what I've been looking for

I'm planning to make a 3 tier system for small batch AG brews and going to make them from stockpots but didn't know what brand was good.

I want to get pots that have decent thickness steel bottom and walls, these look like they'd be like that?
 
Dale Kirkwood said:
@Slid @MyQul great this is exactly what I've been looking for

I'm planning to make a 3 tier system for small batch AG brews and going to make them from stockpots but didn't know what brand was good.

I want to get pots that have decent thickness steel bottom and walls, these look like they'd be like that?
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Yes, a good thickness. Not flimsy at all
 
Double check it when it arrives. I bought a 20L stockpot from eBay that is stainless steel but isn't magnetic and, therefore, not induction compatible.
 
phildo79 said:
Double check it when it arrives. I bought a 20L stockpot from eBay that is stainless steel but isn't magnetic and, therefore, not induction compatible.
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Thanks, yeah I read some similar reports elsewhere but the one I got works OK - I've had it for a while and successfully done my first 3 brews on the kitchen induction hob (much to the dismay of my wife! :laugh8:), although it's only just powerful enough to boil 15-ish litres in the 17 litre pot.
 
phildo79 said:
Double check it when it arrives. I bought a 20L stockpot from eBay that is stainless steel but isn't magnetic and, therefore, not induction compatible.
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Stainless steel isn't magnetic until it has been worked. Anything drilled from a sheet, like washers or the bottom of a pan, won't be magnetic. Anything that has been worked and molded, like screws or potentially the sides of a pan, will be. I think the bases of a SS steel pan will generally contain a copper core to get them to work with induction hobs.
 
Some stainless steel is magnetic. Check it at home with various bits of cutlery. There is a very longwinded answer to why this is that I will not go into right now.
 

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