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Old 22-09-2007, 08:43 PM posted to rec.food.equipment
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What would be the ideal pot for two people, an 8 or a 12 qt.

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Old 22-09-2007, 09:39 PM posted to rec.food.equipment
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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:43:22 -0400, Dig
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What would be the ideal pot for two people, an 8 or a 12 qt.


I would go for twelve....you can prepare what you want for two...but,
you can't have ten over for chili.

Calphalon 8-quart (or bigger) stockpot, with lid. Simmer soup or cook
a big batch of tomato sauce in this sturdy, nonreactive stockpot. It
will do double-duty for boiling pasta and steaming vegetables, too.
www.calphalon.com



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Old 22-09-2007, 10:27 PM posted to rec.food.equipment
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Dig wrote:
What would be the ideal pot for two people, an 8 or a 12 qt.

Thanks Dig


There are two of us. I have a 6, an 8 and a 10-quart. Just one
comment: I am short and cleaning the 10-quart at the sink gives me
handling problems, lifting it up and moving it back and forth and upside
down. I'd enlist my husband to scrub the 12-quart if we had one and he
often helps with the 10-quart.

Dora

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Old 23-09-2007, 12:38 AM posted to rec.food.equipment
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agrunspan wrote:

Dig wrote:
What would be the ideal pot for two people, an 8 or a 12 qt.

Thanks Dig


My opinion? You can always put less in a large pot -- but you can never
put more in a small one. Won't you ever have company?

If the price difference isn't obscene, I'd go for the 12.

April G.
San Antonio, TX


Thanks, I've decided to go with the 12 qt.

Dig.
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Old 23-09-2007, 06:45 PM posted to rec.food.equipment
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Dig wrote:
What would be the ideal pot for two people, an 8 or a 12 qt.


Goodness, you could never fit two people in a 12-quart pot!

Water weighs about 8 lbs/gallon, and so does "people". Assuming 240 lbs
of human, and about that much water, you'd need at least 60 gallons,
or 240 quarts. I'd say 300 quarts to be safe.



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Old 23-09-2007, 07:19 PM posted to rec.food.equipment
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Donald Tsang wrote:
Dig wrote:
What would be the ideal pot for two people, an 8 or a 12 qt.


Goodness, you could never fit two people in a 12-quart pot!

Water weighs about 8 lbs/gallon, and so does "people". Assuming 240 lbs
of human, and about that much water, you'd need at least 60 gallons,
or 240 quarts. I'd say 300 quarts to be safe.


Are any particular vegetables de rigueur?

How about wine? No, I mean in the pot.


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Old 23-09-2007, 07:23 PM posted to rec.food.equipment
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On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:45:26 -0700 (PDT),
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Donald


Donald...when you get to middle school, let us know.....maybe you can
post again. Until then...sit in the corner while I kill file you.


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Old 23-09-2007, 08:08 PM posted to rec.food.equipment
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On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:54:18 GMT, KLS wrote:


Why don't you and Donald sit quietly together and hold hands.....this
won't hurt.


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Old 23-09-2007, 09:05 PM posted to rec.food.equipment
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On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:08:11 -0400, Ward Abbott
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On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:54:18 GMT, KLS wrote:


Why don't you and Donald sit quietly together and hold hands.....this
won't hurt.


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