Bialetti 6 Quart Pasta Pot with Strainer Lid, Stainless-Steel – Elongated Oval Pot for Long Spaghetti, Lasagna, Penne & Farfalle, Heat Resistant Handles & Nonstick Interior, Large Pot for Cooking

The media could not be loaded. I recently purchased the Bialetti Oval 6 Quart Multi-Pot with Strainer Lid and I must say, I absolutely love it!One of the standout features of this multi-pot is its versatility. It's perfect for cooking rice as it allows me to easily strain any excess water out using the convenient strainer lid. The pot itself is not too heavy, unlike a dutch oven, which makes it easier to handle and maneuver in the kitchen.Cleaning is a breeze with this multi-pot. I simply put it in the dishwasher and it comes out looking as good as new. The scratch-resistant material ensures its durability and long-lasting use.The oval shape of the pot is especially useful for cooking pasta. It accommodates longer pasta strands without breaking them, which is a definite plus. The generous 6-quart capacity allows me to cook larger quantities of pasta or other dishes that require a significant amount of water.One thing to note is that it may take a little longer for the water to reach boiling point due to its larger size. However, once it does, it maintains a steady heat throughout the cooking process.I also appreciate the tight-fitting lid. It stays securely in place, preventing any unnecessary spills or accidents while cooking.Overall, the Bialetti Oval 6 Quart Multi-Pot with Strainer Lid has become an essential tool in my kitchen. Its versatility, easy cleaning, and durable construction make it a worthwhile investment. Whether you're cooking rice, pasta, or other dishes, this multi-pot delivers excellent results.

Yes, great pot love the style and shape like the fact that the cover has a strainer to part of the top. Also love the angler for putting long spaghetti in it where you don’t have to cut it in half.

I have been the owner of the original Pasta pot ( will refer to it as OG) for sometime now. Even though my pasta didn't fit in it perfectly, the oval design still allows for most of the pasta to fit and shortly after hitting the water, completely fitting.However I moved all of my cookware to be glass, or Stainless steel so I wanted my pasta pot to match, there was a deal on Amazon so I finally pulled the trigger.Though the stainless steal pot is 3x the cost of the regular one (picked it up for only 2x the cost thanks to sale), there is alot of value with the higher cost.* For starters, the pot is well constructed, good amount of weight without being unbearable. The kind of weight that makes you feel, yeah this is gonna last.* Its stainless steel! So all of the benefits of being able to clean or use any utensil is a nice, though I stay way from metals to help keep things looking nice, I use bamboo or high quality silicon products* Stainless model comes with a lifetime warranty vs 5 years of the OG pots* The Stainless pot is bigger than the OG pots (Pictures included)While it never bothered me that my pasta didn't perfectly fit in the OG pot, I see lots of complaints that people just expect every pasta to fit in it perfectly like there is a standard for pasta lengths... People just like to complain. As you can see in my included photos, the lasagna noodles we get go into the stainless pot just fine where as in the OG pot, I needed to put them in at a slight angle (again, I never cared about it). Even for the spaghetti noodles we tend to get a lot, I'm able to fit them just fine in the stainless steel pot as you would see in the advertisings. (the length of these noodles are around 10")I'm very happy with the purchase, I already knew I was going to love the pot simply because I wasn't using a nonstick coating surface. Over the years and learning more and more about the concerns with non stick surfaces, I figured, why fix what wasn't broke, my grandma's cooked with cast iron, stainless steel and glass, so can I!!I AM NOT SAYING BIALETTI's Pots are poisoning people, I'm saying that if your not careful, once you compromise the integrity of the bond, its not safe to continue use with any non stick surface. Just think, its hard to find non stick cookware being used restaurants... I only worked in a few in my day.Didn't want to go all PSA on this. Its a great pot, worth its weight in pasta!!buon appetito!

I’ve owned two of the original aluminum version of this now, and it’s easily my favorite pasta pot. The aluminum ones are great, but eventually the non-stick coating on the inside starts flaking off (and you don’t want to be eating that), and either the plastic parts or the spot-welds fail. Once they got to a certain point, I just drilled holes in the bottom, and now they’re very cheerful flower pots.The stainless model basically fixes every issue I had with the aluminum model. The handles (side and top) are pretty solid machined steel, and attached with rivets (no spot welds to break). No non-stick, which I see as a benefit because a) I don’t like it that much anyway and b) nothing to eventually flake off. They also added a little divot on the lip to keep the locking lid from turning too far and going all the way around, which is nice. The only drawback is that the metal handles (obviously) get hot in a way the Bakelite ones on the old one didn’t, but it’s a pretty small complaint and nothing I’m not used to from other cookware.All in all, this was a pretty solid upgrade from the old one (which was already great), and I don’t see this pot ever having to go to flowerpot duty!BTW, I got this from the Warehouse Deals nearly half-off because it was marked as having “major cosmetic damage that doesn’t impair function” or similar; when I got it, it was pristine, so my assumption is that the buyer mistook the lid-locking divot for damage (and it does look that way at first, but it’s also in the pictures on the box, so). Check out the warehouse deals!

Solid. The way this pot is made gives me assurance that it’ll last.

Finally - without costing a fortune - a pot made specifically for spaghetti! Well thought out (by an Italian designer) and reasonably well made (by the Chinese). Stainless steel and aluminum.For the wife it was love at first sight.Buy it for the cook-person in your life. You won’t go wrong.