Help! Can't decide between the 2 quart and the 3 quart. I can only buy one, as I'm on a budget.
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Hello. If you can afford the 3, get it...if the other might be too small, why take a chance? You'll be able to use it more! By the way, ALL-CLAD "rocks"! You'll never be sorry for selecting that maker!!! Professional cook-ware!
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It does not say quarts on this one...just 3 1/2..so perhaps it is smaller..can't imagine why else it would be so much less...I paid 239 for mine and it was worth it ...a really great pot!!
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It depends on what you are cooking, but I would recommned 6 qt if you want an extra space.Thank you for your inquiry.
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I look at it strictly thru this lens: If it's just for you and maybe one or both of you are smaller eaters, women, maybe, or a kid get the smaller one...but if you are gonna possibly be feeding 3 or more people at ANY time, then DEFINITELY get the larger...you can ALWAYS make do with Larger than you need as opposed to having something SMALLER than you need right the!! So again, just you...get the smaller....more than you?? If it was me, I'd get the bigger!! just my opinion. mike
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I just dumped 8 cups (= 2 quarts) into the Scan Pan and it just started overflowing. So I have concluded that one quart is simmer-able; two quarts would be quite disasterous in the kitchen. We love our scan pan and use it for 90% of our cooking. - amy l peterson
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Yup. I have an old 4 quart Revere Ware one which is nice but too small for most published recipes. 6 quart is fairly standard.
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The 2 quart is perfect for 2! It is only my husband and me. We always have left overs.
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This one (4 quart) comes with the base. The review of the 2.3 quart was probably an error caused by the manufacturer.
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I would purchase a gallon because it has many uses. A Qt is probably plenty for this one job.
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We are a 2-person family, so 3 qts meets most of our needs. I'd suggest you pour 3 qts of water into a large bowl to visualize the capacity better.
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Ok, so is it safe to boil up to 2 qt. - that seemed a little unclear about 2 qt.? Two quarts would be fine, one quart would be too small in our house - some mornings with a 2 qt. I would still need to boil twice to make everyones tea and hot coco.
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that was my question after I ordered then...I would say 4 quart, 2 quart and 1 quart.
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I have two ot the Fagor pressure cookers a smaller one and the 10 quart and the small one is great for smaller dishes but the ten quart is fantastic for large roasts and hugh corned beef and cabbage dinners. My suggestion is go for the larger unit.
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When i started no-knead bread, I used the 7 qt dutch oven and it was fine, but now i use a 5qt. I prefer the 5qt, but may try a smaller one someday. Once the 7 qt was tied up on braise duty and made it happily in a Cuisinart 735-24 Chef's Classic Stainless 3-Quart Chef's Pan with Cover
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Unless storage space is an issue, I would go with the 8 quart. The extra space is always handy when cooking for larger crowds - and the large basket can be used to steam crab legs, etc.
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I bought 9 quarts to allow three drain and refills. The only way to do it based on what I found online
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I have the 9 quart so I don't really know, but the 9 quart is not crazy big, and I am glad I got the bigger one. I am really happy with it, steams 3 items really fast and delicious. And the stainless is beautiful!