Julie Bove wrote:

>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Julie Bove wrote:
> > >
> > > "Gary" wrote:
> >>> Nothing wrong with RevereWare.
> > >
> > > There's a lot wrong with the new stuff!
> >
> > How new are you talking about, Julie?
>
> I bought a pan probably a year ago. It came with a loose handle.
> >
> > Most of my revereware is from the mid-70s
> > up to the mid-80s and are nice.
>
> My original set was late 70's. The two quart pan had to be replaced
> in the mid 80's because a burner on my stove went wacko. It massively
> overheated, made a noise like a Whistling Pete, then the end shot off
> and shot a hole through my pan, skittering across the ceiling and
> leaving burn marks.
>
> My brother bought me a new one that was a double boiler. Instead of
> having two pans, it came with a metal bowl. I still have the bowl.
>
> Both the first set and the other pan were fine until the handles went
> bad from putting them in the dishwasher. Actually the newer pan
> wasn't as bad as I had no dishwasher in that apartment.
>
> I bought a new set in NY, so around 2004 or 2005. The quality wasn't
> so great then.
> >
> > My newest piece is an 8-quart pot (with lid)
> > that I bought in 1990 or so.
> >
> > I always cooked soup and spaghetti sauce in a 5-quart
> > pot and always filled it up too high. So I bought an
> > 8-quart one so I would have room to spare in a large
> > batch of something.
> >
> > That didn't work. As soon as I started using the larger
> > pot, I made more and still filled it up. oh well.
>
> I have that problem with soup. It's hard for me to make a small pot
> of soup.
> >
> > Anyway, 8-quart pot of anything is fine for me. I'd never
> > buy a 16 or 24 quart Navy surplus pot.
>
> I think my Dutch Oven is a 4 quart. That can even be too much for me.

Julie, confirm the BRAND you have?

We are talking *specifically* Revereware (sp?). Not just some 'new
pots you got someplace'.