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I bought this thing at Walmart to boil water and cook small quantities of vegetables (peas and the like) and I found it was impossible to clean it.
Whenever I buy anything new for the kitchen (pot, plate, glassware, cuttlery,) I always put it in the dishwasher first to clean it before I start to use it.
Boy, was that a mistake! It came out all spotted!!! Even with lots of elbow grease and steel wool, I still haven't managed to get the discolored spots out.
After I could not clean it, I found there was some strange information on the inside of the cardboard packaging, the one that had a big picure of a smiling Paula Deen that ran across the pot. The instructions said not to boil stuff in the pot and not to put it in the dishwasher. I think this information should be on the front side of the cardboard band so customers can see it BEFORE they buy this pot.
By the way, WHO buys a pot to do anything other than cook with it? And don't we all have dishwashers to clean our cooking stuff with? And what kind of material is it made of that just washing it makes it dirty with spots?
Th packaging said it was stainles steel but it's made in China, but who knows what they actually mixed in with the iron to turn it into steel? I've cetainly never had a stainless steel pot be impossible to clean and I have been cooking for over half a century. I have quarter-century old Revereware pots made in the USA and even older Italian Lagostina pans that my mother gave me when I married, plus many other no name brand pots of steel, cast iron, aluminium, Corning ware, and others. I have NEVER seen a pot that gets dirty before you ever use it or that gets dirty when it is cleaned.
Paula Dean should be more careful in checking the quality of the stuff she puts her name on! I love her show and books, but how can I trust her after this pot?
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I bought this pot because I thought the little pour spouts on the side would be useful and I do not have them on my other sauceposts. However the big handle is too heavy for the pot and every time I put it on the stove it falls over, even if there is liquid in the pot. This could be a serious hazard and IMO the pot should be recalled/replaced because a pot that cannot sit on the stove without falling over is very dangerous! This is a quality control/design flaw that should have been noticed and addressed long before the product came onto the market.Best Deals for Paula Deen Signature Stainless Steel 1-Quart Saucepan with Spouts
I bought this little 1 Qt saucepan @Walmart (butter warmer is what the sticker said it was) as a tester to see if it would hold up to my kitchen usage BEFORE purchasing a collection of Paula Deen stainless/copper bottomed (uncoated) pans.What I WANT is basically just some NON teflon or non-coated sauce pans of various sizes to replace my old anodized saucepans that have teflon coatings. I am tired of buying a full set of pans with coatings that NEVER stand up to a "lifetime" of cooking AND handwashing care.
I WANT 3 or 4 different sizes of STAINLESS pans that can be put into a dishwasher during large dinners without having to worry about coatings. So I purchased this little pan to test it out. I have been using for months now and while I love the style and size for heating up soup or left over veggies I am baffled as to why the outside stays beautiful...but the inside had stains that require me to polished it with a steelwool pad. Why does the inside stain, I wondered, since I only used it to heat soup or water or veggies? I followed the package instructions on soaking the copper outside with a baking soda solution...and with the first wash by hand everything looked shiny. Then I put into dishwasher and the stains showed up...but the outside was shiny and smooth. So after dishwasher I ended up using steel wool on inside...but stains remained on inside bottom. NOW I pulled the pan out of dishwasher and about 1 inch band of rusty looking spots circle the pan!!
I have a lot of stainless bowls and skillets and large pressure cookers that I have put into the dishwasher for YEARS...and only occasionally do I need to use a steel wool to remove spots or stains. But this Paula Deen stainless pot (without an inside coating) can not take the same treatment!
I'm disappointed. When I purchased I did not read that this item must be handwashed or I would not have bought it, (I have lots of caphalon pans that I must handwash so I wanted a plain stainless pot). I figured at the very least it would be similar care as my mothers old Revere Ware pans and my stainless bowls and skillets which can be put into dishwasher. I love the style of these Paula Deen pans...but knew up front that I would NOT buy as a full set since I do not want another pan with teflon in it anymore!
Perhaps this pan and the others of this design (without coatings) will hold up if only handwashed...but I won't be purchasing others of this brand.
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I only wish you put put it in the dishwasher versus wash by hands as the instructions require. Great with the pour spout.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Paula Deen Signature Stainless Steel 1-Quart Saucepan with Spouts
I only use this pan to boil water for my coffee. It works well. I like the feel of the pan, it seem sturdy. The only concern I have is that the handle is too heavy for the pan which could be a problem when not full enough to offset the weight.
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