Excelsteel 12 Quart 18/10 Stainless Steel 4 Piece Muti-Cookware Set With Encapsulated Basegoodunited states

When you dry the pot with a paper towel the towel is turns black. Washed the pot with strong detergent and boiled it several times but each time the paper towel turns black when drying the pot. This pot is made in China and is not safe for food preparation. When wiping a stainless steel pot there should be no residue left behind on the towel.

Heavyweight bottom, good construction, multi-purpose: cooks soup or pasta or steams veggies. Great price. I use it ALL THE TIME. As a gift to my daughter, I had been searching for this 4-pc product in stores with no luck: either not fully multi-purpose or flimsy metal or priced $200. This Excelsteel product has a good heavy bottom, is well-made, and is extremely affordable. Great gift to new householders. This is a GOOD DEAL.

the cookware works great, have'nt tried the steamer basket yet, waiting for those fresh summer veggies... the cookware is heavy duty, only con i found are those spot welded handles, would rather see riveted handles.