What is your largest pot, Casserole or Baking Pan or Bowl?

[Morning Glory]

Two pints (16 oz) equal a quart, so yes 12 qt is 24 pints.

Yes - US pints are smaller than UK pints which are 20 oz. That is, assuming that US oz are same as UK oz! Quite an important distinction if you are following recipes.

 

[Morning Glory]

Aargh - UK fluid oz is bigger that USA oz! Any good at maths?

 

[Yorky]

I cannot understand why there is a difference. Fluid ounces (as far as I know) are based on the weight of water. I'm sure that water weighs the same in US as it does in UK. Or maybe not?

 

[Yorky]

When the last 3 or 4% of the world finally decides to use metric measurements, all these problems will disappear.

 

[CraigC]

I cannot understand why there is a difference. Fluid ounces (as far as I know) are based on the weight of water. I'm sure that water weighs the same in US as it does in UK. Or maybe not?

Unless the UK weight is based on saltwater!

 

[medtran49]

12 U.S. quarts equals 11.3562 L

 

[Morning Glory]

We are off topic..

When the last 3 or 4% of the world finally decides to use metric measurements, all these problems will disappear.

Is it only that small %? Its lunatic in the UK - we still use miles on road signs (although for small distances metres are used!). The greengrocer in Saffron Walden market always asks how many pounds of something you want...

 

[Yorky]

We are off topic..
Is it only that small %?

 

[sidevalve]

odd for a system invented in the UK

 

[Morning Glory]

Back to large pots. Why do you guys that have really large pots need them? Is it because you are cooking for lots of people or because you are cooking up large hunks of meat/whole turkeys etc.?

 

[ElizabethB]

When making soup or gumbo I use large pots and make lots - freeze. There is a lot of slicing, dicing, and chopping involved so why not make a large batch? Over and done with. Quick meals in the freezer.

 

[detroitdad]

We have a thread with almost the same name in my poker forum. It concerns the biggest "pot" that you have won in a home game

 

[CraigC]

We have a thread with almost the same name in my poker forum. It concerns the biggest "pot" that you have won in a home game

Back in the early '70s, I got into botany. Even had a summer project during high school. One of my biggest pots was over 7' tall.

 

[GadgetGuy]

This is one of the stainless steel ones. The other stainless steel one is the same but comes with a steamer tray. The other 250 mm diameter one is aluminium and I cannot remember the last time that we used it.

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Looks almost like a pressure cooker! Hah!!

 

[Yorky]

Back to large pots. Why do you guys that have really large pots need them? Is it because you are cooking for lots of people or because you are cooking up large hunks of meat/whole turkeys etc.?

I have one of the large pots for cooking chili con carne and mushy peas which I then freeze in single portions. I have the second large pot for a) steaming whole birds or fish and b) for cooking chili con carne if I'm really cooking a lot.

Mushy peas.