I will be cooking spaghetti sauce in this pot on high heat. I am worried about burning the sauce. Will the high heat be safe for cooking on this pot?
2044743
I would think so. I use mine to make beer witch get the pot about 215F and this pot works well. I have never cooked any food or sauce in it tho.
2219835
I have used these on all heat settings including highest heat. I have never had an issue nor has it in any way scored or burned the pots/pans. I do have a high end cookware set that is double insulated and has a cooper heat displacement plate on the base which you should never put on high heat because the food will not cook properly and you will destroy about anything you cook. But as far as Paula's cookware it is very good and I highly recommend it you can use all heat settings with it.
733902
Hi Pauline, IMO pots of this type (aluminum) are not ideal for high heat frying (although my daughters have done it in similar pots). They are designed for soups and stews, noodles, etc. I would strongly suggest obtaining a dedicated saute pan for meat. Cast iron is very popular for this, but other heavier weight saute pans will fit your needs too (love the Amazon reviews). Hope this helps!
1371367
You have full control of the burners . You can boil a large pot of water for pasta or you can simmer the sauce so it won't burn the sauce to the bottom of the pot.
1146651
This pot is amazing...I absolutely love it!!! I have cooked things on high heat without any problems. I'm not sure how much higher the heat would be on a commercial range though, but I do think that it could handle it!
1571121
If there's any kind of food in it, the pot can never reach 500 degrees, so no worries. If you put the empty pot in a fire, it would destroy the seasoning (black coating) and you would need to re-season. That won't harm it, just gives you another chore to do.
1495637
I have used it for many parties and had no problem with food burning. I cooked the food in the pan so the pan was hot. Then, the tealight candles kept the food warm without burning it. Perfect for food with sauce. During the last party, I served beef in blankets. They dried up after a couple of hours but they were not burned.
798367
Heat it up, not a problem. Keep it warm & not burm it, that depends on your pot and how attentive you are.
902512
Additional note: I just read the other review about the hot liquid traveling down the handle. I found this out the hard way when I got bad burns on my left hand from boiling alfredo sauce. It is the price you pay for the 'nesting' quality of the pots. Just be careful with full loads.
2088177
Recommendation is to use med heat ... Pot is not big enough for high heat ... I've been using it on gas for a while now and no problems with melting as long as you keep the flame to the bottom part of the pot.
2111817
I've not experienced a burning odor from the handles, but I will use a thin towel to lift the pot and dump the pasta into the colander. The handles get hot, but not burning hot the way metal would. This has been my experience when making pasta on a high flame. It's possible on a lower flame the handles don't get hot at all. As I said, there is never a burning smell.
751931
Yes , this pot would be excellent for stews and pot roasts. I use mine to make spaghetti sauce. I never have to worry about the sauce scorching on the bottom due to the high quality of this pot.
1589657
It says you should not. I left burner on low for a little too long with not much in pan and it did leave a discoloration. I am someone who used to cook on high and have had to adjust but from all I read you shouldn't be cooking on high anyway. I really am liking the pans. Ives vey surprised at how light weight they were and almost was turned off by this thinking they were cheaply made but I am really liking them.
403527
The main enemy of this type of cookware is high heat. Since gas flame is cooler than an electric element, you should be OK.
271687
I haven't used it on high heat because I haven't had the need. It works just fine on Medium and Medium High. It is such a well made pan that I doubt there would be a problem.
215795
I don't believe that is safe as while the teflon could handle the heat ,the painted outsides and handles would be done gonners. I'm a firm believer in Pyrex mostly for oven cooking,but theres some recipes I've used where they will reccomend using metal non-stick ovenware. I do a lot of stirfry and sautees.So these pans have worked out great for the top of the stove and I have noticed due to the bottoms of this cookware spreading the heat,my pasta is cooking better and a little quicker.I do reccomend this cookware,It's GREAT,I love it!
1781992
Can you describe in more detail what you mean by "burned?" The pot is titanium so it has a very high melting point. If you cook over a dirty flame it will get black like anything.