Mainstays Stainless Steel 3-Quart Saucepan with Straining Lid

Purchased this to have an extra smaller saucepan in the kitchen when cooking dinner. This one competes with my expensive saucepan and has been working extremely well when preparing dinner. It cooks very well and the lid makes it super easy to pour and strain food. Would definitely recommend to anybody looking for a good quality, affordable sauce pan!

I had my doubts at first. I wasn't expecting heavy-duty steel handles, but I wasn't expecting flimsy handles that crush under weight and washing, either, as has occasionally happened with my ceramic-coated aluminum pots. This pot is sturdy and definitely worth the purchase. It's a single quart, so its use is limited. But, there were no hotspots as might be found when cooking oatmeal or grits.

This is a great stainless steel pot that is the perfect size for cooking pasta, rice or potatoes. I like that there's no harmful nonstick coating. I also like that the lid has holes in it to strain water, which makes it very useful when you're boiling pasta or potatoes.

I can appreciate the larger volume of this 3qt sauce pan. It has an 8” diameter and is 4” tall. The thicker base helps distribute heat evenly; the easy pour spout is genius - why doesn't every pan have that?! - but the thing that really made me smile is the fact that the lid has a strainer built in. This will be my go-to for pleasurable cooking!

This pot had a small dent along the top rim. Slightly damaged, I would consider it. However, the lid fits correctly and does not affect the performance of the pot. Overall, I am satisfied.

The product I picked up was damaged. It had a huge dent on the side and something black on the inside. Although this was wrapped in clear plastic, I'm not sure how the employee didn't see that there was this dent on the side before selling me the product. Other than that, the pan is large enough to cook pasta in.

Pot arrived with a dent on the side. Annoying, but i didnt feel like sending it back. I used this pot ONE TIME to make oatmeal and immediately the sides of the pot were burnt and the bottom ultimately was burned badly. I bought this as a replacement for a saucepan that i've had for many many many years and the quality is so terrible.

The metal isn't good quality. It has little pit marks in the bottom of the pan that show the lower quality metal under the steel. Bought this because it was the healthier option, but who knows what metals or contaminates are in the inner core. The lid has a gap where the knob is attached, which sucks in soapy water if you put it through the dishwasher. It's impossible to get it out basically. If you use it with the water trapped in it, the heat causes it to release the water onto your food.

This is the worst part I have ever used. EVER! Everything gets stuck to it all the time it's like to cook in it I have to cook on like level two for it not to get stuck!! I couldn't even rub the bottom of it I had to simmer water on the stove for 45 minutes and then wash it and it was still had the burnt thing in the bottom

at first, the pot looked really nice ,but then I read the warnings , With toxins that attack your nervous systems and many other dangerous things , that will harm your body. I would not have bought this had I known , it says it's stainless steel, so I thought it was safe to use . I returned it.