Viking 3-Ply Stainless Steel Stock Pot, 12 Quart Soup Cooking Pot with Lid, Kitchen Cookware, Dishwasher and Oven Safe, Induction Ready, Silver

I received this pan yesterday and already made a pot of soup in it. It's heavy duty and the water came to boil fairly quickly. Instead of really tall its wide as well so easy to work in and stir. Kept a nice simmer for a couple of hours and its beautiful to look at!

The Good: Price. This stockpot is a third of the price of the AllClad which is made in the U.S. and comparable across the board.The Bad: If you are anti-China or imports, there's your "bad".The Ugly: See photo. The inside graduated lines to measure volume are off. Makes my pot appear to only be 11.25 Quarts. If you need the interior measure lines for accuracy, this is not the pot for you. It does give an approximation of volume so in that regard it's helpful. I'm hoping over time they will scratch or fade off, or with a little help with a scouring pad I'll force them off due to my OCD tendencies.Summary: I purchased both 12 Qt. stockpots, the Viking & the AllClad (we do a lot of large volume canning etc). They are comparable in quality and function. The AllClad is ever so slightly taller and narrower, but I prefer the Viking shape to work with on the stove as I'm shorter than my husband. I've found that BonAmi is an excellent cleaner to keep both looking like new inside and out. Only complaint is the graduated lines inside the Viking, it's distracting to see the 11Qt. line just below the rim. It is handy though to use the lines to keep track of how much volume has reduced.Overall I am satisfied with the Viking and recommend it as an affordable alternative to the U.S. brand that I am partial to.

It’s nice and big for soups and chili. Better price point than my D5 All Clad and works as well.

Love this pot, 11.5 quarts is plenty of room for stews and soups. What I like about this pot is the diameter to height ratio, the large diameter makes it easy to fry onions and meat for the stew. Also equipped with a steel handle so completely save to put the whole pot into the oven. The “production in China” what others bring up as a disadvantage I cannot follow. The price point speaks for itself. I Am sure this pot got designed and specified in the US. Very high quality cooking utensil with even heat distribution and nice thickness of steel. Very happy with my purchase.

Great!

Heavy but not too heavy, solid with a fantastic fit and finish. Yes, this is made in China but with proper quality control and oversight products can still rival the performance of items made here. The rest of my pots and pans are a combination of All-Cad d3 and d5 but I could not justify paying $300+ for the All-Clad 12qt stockpot that is only going to get used maybe once a month. This Viking was on sale for less than $100 and to say that I am impressed with it is an understatement. It performs just as well as my 6qt All-Clad stock pot, and looks great doing it. The only negative, like others have mentioned, is with the painted markings on the inside of the pot. Mine already look like they are fading in one spot. As for the accuracy of the markings, I did not check them as I really don't use them except to keep track of evaporation. I would be fine just scouring them completely off but if you need to rely on them, it may be something to consider before buying.

I had been eyeing a much more expensive (AllClad) 12-quart stockpot but couldn't bring myself to pay about twice as much as the Viking. I'm glad I ordered the Viking.. it is a beautiful sheen, great size, nice heft, and what really sold me is that the lid fits like a glove. It is certainly more than 'good enough'. One potential drawback that is not clear from the description: according to the box it is designed in the USA but manufactured in China.

It is a sturdy tri ply exactly what I wanted