Where is it manufacture and by whom? Is the base encapsulated? If so, with what (aluminum, copper)?
1118048
Don't know the manufacturer, but base is not encapsulated, very thin, useful only for cooking pasta or something similar Definitely not an all purpose pot. Can be used to steam, but I would never make anything like chili, bean soup, or the like in this pot.
1118049
Don't waste your money. I'm very disappointed. It's a poorly made. It's poor quality. Go to Macy's.
1118050
I returned it. It was out of round. Found a better one, heavy, at Bed, Bath & Beyond.
1118051
I know it's made in China. No name on it and nothing to indicate it's even stainless except the description and my receipt. BOGUS!
1118052
I threw the box it came in away. I don't know the manufacturer name, it may have been on the box. Only paperwork that came with it dealt with the care of the Pasta Pot. I bought it to cook pasta. It serves my purposes if you have these many questions about a 'very inexpensive pasta pot' you obviously can't afford to buy one.
1118053
I no longer have the packaging so do not know where manufactured. Bottom does not seem to be encapsulated. The whole product is very light weight. I thought it would be something like I've seen on the cooking shows and those appear to be heavier like stainless but this product looks and feels like aluminum to me. I am no expert ... just my opinion.
326397
Thank you for your interest in this item. This product is made of corrosion resistant aluminum.
1697829
I believe it is aluminum but not sure. I have had no problems with mine and use it a lot.
1826466
Not sure if your asking where was it made or what it's made of? The company is based in Pennsylvania in the U.S.; but I assume it's made overseas. The material it's made from is a patented aluminum composite, rather heavy. Hope this helps.
1821833
The company is replying to other questions...why not this one? if its aluminium then i would not buy it...
926016
the base is heavy duty, I believe it is plastic covering over metal. the processer is plastic and the main blender is glass. it has worked well for us.
1074510
Those parts are not pure aluminum, their is lead in the metal. My coating came off and exposed the actual metals. see my recent review. This is very dangerous lead based metal.
1208372
Never got the chance to find out. What I did find out was that it was not stainless steel construction. It is aluminum which is what I was trying to avoid. Sent it back.
977419
this is not aluminum. it is a rubber base and a type of plastic hard surface. not cold to the touch either. maintains room temperature, and feels like plastic.
452657
Like all quality products in America it is handcrafted in Iowa by --->> no wait. That was a dream I had last night. --- China --- It is still an awesome pot. We haven't died of heavy metal poisoning yet.
1573361
A buyer back on May 11 scraped one of the wires to discover that they are indeed aluminum wire with copper cladding. I am answering this because this fact is not stated in the tech detail section of the listing. I was hoping to get copper wire in this price range, but it looks I'll need a time machine first.
1439751
From what I have researched about this product is the base is cast iron (NO aluminum) and the coating is ceramic (NOT teflon). I purchased this for safety reasons just like it sounds like you may be. (Aluminum is linked to Alzheimers and the Teflon is a carcinogen.) Do have a little bit of a problem with sticking and they are quite heavy - but very well made and I will sacrifice a bit of sticking for keeping my health in tack! They seem to be rated overall as one of the safest from what I have read. Hope this helps!
1990443
Copper, I've never seen an extension cord made out of stranded copper coated aluminum, but that doesn't mean they aren't out there. Doesn't sound like it would be very flexible and I'd think the Amp. rating would be lower for aluminum.
1691868
Interesting. I confess my lack of attention to detail in this case: I did not know that there was aluminum in the construction, as all I saw was stainless steel. Now I see that the bottom exterior does show evidence of the encapsulated aluminum section to which others have referred; obviously this is not an interior feature.
904421
I am looking for that too, I doubt it, it says aluminum base. If someone who has used (all of) them on induction top can confirm that would be good.
1788612
The base of the pot is about 1/4 inch thick and it seems to be a separate piece that is somehow connected to it. Maybe there's aluminum in it, I don't know
1503451
Hi Venkat, delivery note from the vendor said copper was recycled from some old electricity wires. Regards, Jan