WMF Function 4 Pasta/Stock Pot with Lid, 9-Quart

Received my WMF pot,cooked a pound of spaghetti..had to use a low power of two and a half on my stove after bringing water to a boil,very efficient steel,i think the silicone helps quite a bit keeping in the heat,heat control as good as my copper peices.the straining works as advertised,lid stays in place while straining out water,the silicon rubber around the lid is very thick and heavy duty,impressive,i was never a fan of anything silicone till now.Handles stay cool,the rim gets hot if you place your thumbs to hold the lid while straining out water,but you really don't have to touch the rim after some practice,lid stays put well,the last bit of water evaporates and spaghetti is dry from the heat left in the thick bottom of the pot before your eyes in seconds,pretty cool.Only thing i found not up to snuff is the dimensions...this pot is 10 inches tall,not 14 inches as specified in the description..but 10" is more than enough for spaghetti,soi'm actually happy that it's not 14".On line it looks a bit gimmicky but it's well thought out and seriously made.Clean up was very easy.This is a solid great looking pot and i would recommend very highly.

We purchased this WMF pasta/stock pot 3 months ago, primarily for use as a stock pot. Ironic, because it's turned out to be the best spaghetti/pasta pot we have ever owned. It boils evenly, fits great in our cabinet (it's shorter and therefore wider than our prior 8 or 10 quart pots, which makes it *much* easier to store), is not crazy heavy or thin & flimsy, is made so well that it will last for years. Decades. And the lid - the lid is the brilliant part. Yes, we still use hot pads when removing the lid or draining. If we're boiling spaghetti or another thin pasta, we have a strainer in the sink cause a few will escape even the tiny holes. But that's overkill. You could easily use just the lid to drain pasta to exactly the right amount of moistness (not wanting it to be bone dry), not stress the 10 strands of lost angel hair, and figure out how to hold the lid so you don't need hot pads. We're too lazy for that :).It's expensive, yes. But it's a bargain when you consider it's functionality and how many years it will last. We'll be passing this down to our kids, I'm sure. Oh, one last thing - it works great on our induction cook top, also bought 3 months ago. Hence the need for some new pots.Very highly recommended.

I was so excited to get my new pots ..after I used them the first time and cook my roast in them I notices that the pot even after cleaning it many times still had the smell of the roast ..The lid has a silicone rim that holds the smell in ..For what they cost it should not do that ..

Absolutely beautiful and functional pot...I have the whole collection of WMF...bought in Germany...different style lids...the lid on this one came to me with a permanent smudge on the metal hence the 4 stars.Cooking and draining water is 5 star.

This is the absolut best pasta pan I ever had. Does not burn your hands, does not spill water e/or foam while cooking, easy to drain the water and you can also drain with the lid on. And you can leave the drained pasta over the water while you fix the sauce.

Superb, substantial and solid. Heats and cooks much faster then an ordinary pot. Perhaps the best cookware in the world!

LOVE this! I used this for canning all summer so I could preserve pints and quarts on our smaller outdoor burner during the harvest season when it's too hot to be indoors. Love the lid as well!! WMF is a great brand - have a ton of their cooking gadgets (spatulas, spoons, etc) and this is my first foray into their pots. yay!

this high quality pot saves so much room in the dishwasher compared with a similar pot and pasta insert, worth every penny

it is the best German madethanks a lot