Pot with glass strainer lid, 20 cm, 2.5 litres

The pot you do not have to swap for a colander

Pasta is at its best when the water comes off it and it goes straight into the sauce. Usually that means finding the colander, clearing space in the sink, and letting the pasta soften while you do. The lid of this 20 centimetre casserole has strainer slots: hold the handles, turn the lid into place, and the water leaves through the spout. The pasta stays in the pot.

A size made for ordinary days

Two and a half litres. That is two or three servings of boiled potatoes, one large bowl of soup, or enough pasta for a dinner. This is not the pot you bring out for a celebration; it is the one standing on the hob on a Wednesday evening. It measures 20 centimetres across and 10.4 centimetres tall, so it stays slim enough to share a small hob with other pans.

A smaller pot means heating less water than a big one, and 2.5 litres is exactly what pasta for one or two needs. The forged aluminium body takes the heat off the hob quickly meanwhile.

A lid that does three jobs

The tempered glass lid sits on the rim through a soft-closing, heat-resistant silicone system. It does not rattle, it does not slide, and it does not lift while the pot boils. A steam hole lets the excess out.

And along its edge runs the row of strainer slots: the built-in strainer. Draining stops being a separate step: you finish it with the same movement that ends the cooking.

A matt finish and quiet lines

Fashion by Berlinger Haus builds on two things: a minimalist shape and a matt finish. The matt surface does not show every fingerprint, and the handles are a continuation of the line rather than an ornament bolted on.

The handles and the lid knob are stay-cool, ergonomic and soft-touch. That counts most on a pot you have to lift in order to drain it: the grip stays sure while hot water is leaving it.

The base: a turbo induction disc

The pot has a turbo induction base, so it is at home on every type of hob: induction, gas, electric, vitroceramic and halogen. The disc spreads the heat across the whole bottom, so the soup does not boil only in the middle.

What the coating saves you

titanPro coating

Fashion by Berlinger Haus's own hard-wearing non-stick coating. In a pot it mostly works against caught rice and dried cream sauce.

The pot is easy to clean. After a thick stew that is no small thing: you wash the cooled pot out with lukewarm water and a soft sponge.

Materials and safety

The body is forged aluminium, the lid tempered glass, the coating the brand's titanPro system.

An evening in the kitchen

Half past seven and nothing is on the hob yet. Water into the pot, lid on, and while it comes to the boil you get everything else ready. The pasta goes in while the sauce comes together in a frying pan. When it is ready you turn the lid into place, the water leaves, the pasta stays. One pot, one strainer, one movement.

The next day the same pot makes the soup for lunch. A smaller batch asks for more attention: through the glass lid you can see when to turn the heat down, and you never have to lift it to find out.

Care

• Before draining, make sure the lid is seated and hold both handles.
• Let the pot cool before you run cold water into it.
• Stir with wood or silicone to protect the non-stick surface.
• A soft sponge with washing-up liquid is enough; a metal pad takes the sheen off the coating first.
• Dry the silicone rim of the lid so no water stays behind it.

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