All-Clad Copper Core 5-Ply Stainless Steel Stockpot 8 Quart - Induction & Oven Safe Up to 600°F - Premium Cookware for Professional Chefs & Home Cooking - Perfect for Soups, Stews & Large Batch Cooking

This isn't the easiest stockpot to wash inside standard apartment sinks, but still very manageable. Due to its height, this 8 qt. pot can fully rotate inside the sink without lifting (very glad I did not purchase the 6 qt. pot for weight savings). Washing it upside down can require some hand/finger dexterity and strength since the handles prevent full rotations within the sink basin. Until given to Goodwill, my Cocinaware 5 qt. enameled cast-iron pot was heavy and difficult to maneuver in the double sink without excessive banging about.Washing this pot after browning the covered pot roasts is easy work as long as deglazing happens prior to roasting. This pot won't be babied nor will ever look like new in my apartment; however, baking soda (and occasionally, bar keeper's friend) is used to remove stubborn stuck-on foods.The lid seems to be tight fitting since it just barely slides compared with my Cuisinart Multiclad Pro (1st generation) stockpot. The Cuisinart 8 qt. was far too tall for my sink and it was cumbersome to wash; it was given away to a friend. This pot's lid is more curved than the Cuisinart; therefore, washing and drying the lid is much easier.Browning meats have been a joy since it provides even heating for a 4 lb bone-in pork shoulder blade roast (or two 2.5-lbs simultaneously). The bottom is beginning to show my electric coil imprints since # 6 of 9 (medium-high heat) is required for browning meats. Cooking soup does an okay job, just not as good as enameled cast-iron pots for flavor depth (perhaps, higher heat is needed when browning vegetables). Pouring liquids is an easy task with its well curved lip (far superior than my Bonjour aluminum clad saucier when it comes to rolled edges). The bottom of the pot gets warm/hot very quickly just by filling it with 100% hot tap water.Unfortunately, this pot does not make a great pot roast (just a good one). Due to it's superior job with browning meats on its 10'' base, it beats my smaller 3.5 qt. Le Creuset enameled cast-iron pot when browning larger meats (over-crowding is an issue with the 8'' Le Creuset base). When it comes to oven pot-roasting, the cast-iron pot does a much better job by leaving 1/3 the liquid of this stainless steel pot; in turn, the meat has a deeper flavor that isn't so terribly moist (perhaps, I haven't figured out the proper technique, or the meat is too far from the sides of the pot).Despite these shortcomings, I will not take off a star on my rating since this stainless steel pot is not designed for pot roasts; my cooking skills may need more work....Whether it's worth the sale price I paid is yet to be determined. I wanted the largest aluminum or copper-clad stainless steel pot that isn't too tall for my sink, yet, able to make large quantities of stock/soup and it just barely delivered. I anticipate a 3.5-4 quart stock output once bones are removed.