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Stockpot
A kind of cooking pot · also called stock pot, soup pot, stew pot
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About
A stockpot is a deep cooking pot built with tall sides to simmer large batches of broth and soup.
Stockpots are typically the largest vessels in a home kitchen, usually holding between 8 and 16 quarts (7.6 to 15.1 liters) of liquid. Their narrow, tall shape exposes less surface area to the air, which slows evaporation compared to wider pots like Dutch ovens. In commercial kitchens, heavy-duty stockpots can exceed 100 quarts (95 liters) and weigh hundreds of pounds when filled with boiling broth.
From Wikipedia
A cooking pot is a large bowl that is heated in order to cook the food inside it. They can be made from either ceramics or metals, and have been used nearly everywhere in the world throughout human history.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a stockpot?
- A standard kitchen stockpot measures about 15 inches (0.38 m) wide across the handles, stands 8.7 inches (0.22 m) tall, and weighs 5.7 pounds (2.6 kg) empty. Its total width is roughly equal to the diameter of a car steering wheel.
- How much space does a stockpot take up?
- About 4.31 gal (16.3 L), the volume of its body.
Weight
5.73 lb (2.6 kg)
- Space it takes up
- 4.31 gal (16.3 L)
- Length
- 15 in (38 cm)
- Height
- 8.66 in (22 cm)
Quick answer
A standard kitchen stockpot measures about 15 inches (0.38 m) wide across the handles, stands 8.7 inches (0.22 m) tall, and weighs 5.7 pounds (2.6 kg) empty. Its total width is roughly equal to the diameter of a car steering wheel.
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