Can you use this pot on high heat? I would mainly be using it to cook pasta and/or boil water.
988815
Yes. It has a rather thick bottom to it, although its hard to tell from the pictures that is the case. It is very sturdy and does well for boiling water or hot dishes.
988816
Yes, if you're only cooking about 2 ounces of pasta. However, if you're cooking a pound or more I'd suggest buying the 9 qt pot that comes with a strainer.
988817
Just use low heat. It will boil very fast. These pots never need high heat. That is why I use them.
988818
No. Boil pasta like spaghetti in a 6 to 8 quart pot of boiling water until al dente (10 to 11 minutes). Drain in colander. Serve your favorite pasta sauce over cooked spaghetti. If you want to just boil water, get a tea kettle. This 1 1/2 quart saucepan is good for cooking small amounts of frozen vegetables and sauces. Add desired amount of frozen vegetable to the 1 1/2 quart saucepan. Add 1/4 cup of cold water. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook for about 10 minutes. Hope this helps you. Cuisinart cookware can take high heat, but the heat should be lowered. This cookware should not be used on very high heat for a long period of time. No. Boil pasta like spaghetti in a 6 to 8 quart pot of boiling water until al dente (10 to 11 minutes). Drain in colander. Serve your favorite pasta sauce over cooked spaghetti. If you want to just boil water, get a tea kettle. This 1 1/2 quart saucepan is good for cooking small amounts of frozen vegetables and sauces. Add desired amount of frozen vegetable to the 1 1/2 quart saucepan. Add 1/4 cup of cold water. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook for about 10 minutes. Hope this helps you. Cuisinart cookware can take high heat, but the heat should be lowered. This... » Read More No. Boil pasta like spaghetti in a 6 to 8 quart pot of boiling water until al dente (10 to 11 minutes). Drain in colander. Serve your favorite pasta sauce over cooked spaghetti. If you want to just boil water, get a tea kettle. This 1 1/2 quart saucepan is good for cooking small amounts of frozen vegetables and sauces. Add desired amount of frozen vegetable to the 1 1/2 quart saucepan. Add 1/4 cup of cold water. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook for about 10 minutes. Hope this helps you. Cuisinart cookware can take high heat, but the heat should be lowered. This cookware should not be used on very high heat for a long period of time. « Show Less
840177
Thanks for the inquiry. The stone pot can be used on the cooktop or in oven to boil water once it immerse in water.
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I have not used this pot directly on the stove. I don't recall whether the manufacturer said this was acceptable or not, but it just doesn't sound safe to me! I use my Hario "beehive" to heat the water, then pour it into the teapot. If you don't have one of those, then just use a regular saucepan to heat the water, then pour it into the teapot.
598945
Yes, I've cooked pasta, lobster and hardboiled eggs on it many times in a large pot. It takes a little time to boil, but it works fine.
1758059
I have use it on my gas range with no problem. This pot heats evenly and quickly. I use it for Soups and Gravies... Hope this helps.
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Absolutely! Have been doing so for the last couple of months. Be aware that these pots transfer heat amazingly well. It may take some adjusting to. Where I previously would use a fairly high heat, I've now dialed back and rarely need to go any higher than a medium/medium-high setting on my stove. I've never needed to use high, EVER! Over all I'm very pleased with these pots and pans.
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Yes you can cook on high. The pans do heat more slowly than other kinds of pans but that is the only difference I have noticed
1691330
This pot is great for boiling lasagna noodles. It can handle anything you want to put in it. It's a "10"!
748186
It's a very powerful burner. Sounds like a jet engine when opened up all the way. I boiled 4 gallons of water for pasta in about 3 minutes. A large diameter pot is necessary to capture as much of the heat from the burner as possible.
698628
I have boiled a large pot of water on it for pasta, a cooked large pot of chicken soup on about 3-4 for about 2 hours and it was fine. The only thing to remember is that it doesn't have that big an area the heats the pan magnetically so you would need to adjust the temperature to make sure it wasn't so high concentrated in the middle of the pot. If it's something like pasta sauce that is thinker it can burn on in the middle of pan if it is turned up too high.
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I have used it with high heat on an electric range with on problems so far yes. I returned a cuisinart pot of similar cost that warped on the bottom after one use for this pot.
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I really like this pot. I have only had it for 3 months. I have used it for chicken meals, soups, and cooking pasta. Use medium heat so as not to scorch the food or pot.
928187
Yes, it can. I bought this pot several months ago. It turns out to be a good one at this price. Good use for hot pot!
2219832
I have had no problem using them on high heat. This is a fine set of cookware.
2100387
It could be used for a small quantity of small pasta such as elbow, fusiuli, etc. But would be too small for anything else. It is definitely not a typical pasta type pot such as I typically use for my angel hair, spaghetti or lasagna.
783722
I wouldn't use it for pasta , I don't think it's tall enough and the pasts would fall through the basket. Get a pasta pot.
1291434
This pot is for use on ANY stove or burner. It is a very high quality pot, but will experience some discoloration (nothing to worry about).