As your grandmother will probably have told you, the reason her food tastes so good is because of the tools she uses to create them. All of your grandparents had frying pans and stock pots, baking trays and cake tins; all that looked like they had been in the family for a hundred years. In reality, they probably had. That’s the thing - once you’ve found the perfect kitchen utensils such as stock pots, you won’t ever want to stop using them.
The stock pot will help you to make the perfect stocks and soups. It will be prove perfect for pasta and rice dishes, meat braising, sauces and more. When you’re using one thing to do all of these jobs, it pays to get something that’s going to stand the test of time.
There are a few things that you are going to need to think about before you hand over your hard earned cash. What’s the point in you buying a stock pot that can easily make a meal for a family of five, when there is only one of you that lives in your house? Unless you are planning on freezing the leftovers, or eating them for lunch the next day, only buy a stock pot that works for what you need. You are only going to end up wasting food otherwise.
The shape of the stock pot will be pretty generic - they all have round, flat bases, usually fairly large in diameter, high sides, and are often accompanied by a lid. This shape makes them great to create casseroles, curries, pasta dishes and more. You must remember, however, that these are pans that will usually be held over the heat for a long, constant period of time. This means that you are going to need a thick base on the pan to ensure it doesn’t burn out. The thicker will normally mean better so if you can afford to pay a few pounds more for that slightly better quality one, you’ll have a much happier time of things.
Of course, material is going to be important when it comes to picking the perfect stock pots for you. With cast iron, aluminium, copper, Non Stick Pans, stainless steel and more varieties on the market, the right one for you will depend on the type of cooking you like to do. Soups, for example, will need constant heat throughout the entire pan so a material with a high conductivity of heat is better. Things that will take a longer time to cook and will perhaps need to be placed in the oven will probably be better in a cast iron style.
With a lot of variations on the market, choosing a stock pot can be hard work but once you’ve figured it out, you will soon find that it could be the best kitchen implement you ever purchased… Aside from the coffee maker of course!
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