Reviews for Vollrath 3803 Optio 4 Qt. Stainless Steel Sauce Pan with Aluminum-Clad Bottom and Cover

This little sauce pan is a must for every kitchen. It's the perfect size and weight for making all kinds of sauces and hot breakfast cereals. I've found it works beautifully for homemade ketchup, oatmeal, rice cereal, and anything else requiring a smaller pan. The included lid is nicely weighted and low-profile, requiring little storage space. Finished with a satin look, it's very attractive with a rounded handle that is both comfortable and remains cool. A multi-layer base facilitates exceptionally quick, even heating on my induction cooktop without the buzzing often associated with less expensive cookware. A fantastic purchase. I highly recommend it!

I'm very happy with these pans. They are durable and heat evenly. They are a good thickness, which is important for making confectionery products. Nice!

When I needed a serious upgrade at home, replaced my nonstick pots with these and it was so worth it. Same with any stainless steel, it's more work to maintain but should last a life time if you do it right.

Top quality sauce pan for the price. The bottom transfers heat very well, bringing sauces to a boil quickly. The handle keeps cool to the touch during normal use. The only downside is that the side walls are a bit thin, I sometimes get some side scorching on high heat. I've used this pan for over a year and it will hold up to a lot of use.

This sauce pan is built really well. Really liked the welded handles. Good for pasta, sauces, rice or soups! The brushed finish helps fro scratches.

Amazing saucepan! Thick aluminum bottom retains and distributes heat very well for even cooking, no hot or cold spots. Perfect for making or reheating soups.

A good heavy duty pot that looks like a work of art. Very high quality. This is a great value for residential or commercial use.

This is a perfect pot for making tea. Yes, my family drinks a lot of herbal teas on a daily basis. This size is perfect to because it lasts us all day long. I also love the solid lid and sealed handle. The quality and price are both unbeatable. I would definitely buy it again.

This is the sauce pan we use with the Avantco induction burner. Mostly used for making pasta. We put sauce and cheese in there too and it cleans up really nicely and easily.

vollrath is incredible, amazing quality! high quality stainless steal, hard to find affordable stainless steel pots/pan at made at such high quality. we use these smaller ones for heating up sauces on the line, as well as different garnishes for our dishes.

Great saucepot for its cost, this easily boils soup, reheats liquids, sautees, and can even sear with its flat and heavy duty bottom. Cleans easily for a stainless steel pot, and holds and distributes heat very well.

The vollrath optio 2.75 quart sauce pan is a great pan! It looks phenomenal and has a long handle. It also has a very thick bottom so food cooks evenly. Love it!

I use this pot for all sorts of things from sauces to grains (rice, quinoa) and even deep frying. it seems to be suited to almost any cooking task. it's really hefty and well constructed, but somehow not all that expensive.

These are excellent little cause pans because they come with a ton of qualities! For instance, it comes with a lid, is induction ready, and it's hard to damage!

These pans are so great i will forever buy them for my kitchen they look great and will hang on my wall so nicely thanks so much

This is a larger sauce pan. It is sturdy and well made. It comes with a matching metal lid, so I don't have to worry about breaking it.

Vollrath make fantastic quality items, and this sauce pan is no exception. It looks and feels high end, and stands up to daily use in our busy kitchen.

This pan is the quality of a much higher priced model, but at literally fraction of the price. They are heavy and sturdy so they can take a beating in a professional kitchen or last basically forever in a home setting. The clad bottom makes the heating super even so food doesn't burn. They're well worth what you pay for them.

The perfect pan for making our homemade sauces. The pan feels very well made and is quite heavy duty. Pan is easy to clean up after use.

The ollrarh Optio 6.75 Qt. Sauce Pan with Cover is well made and sturdy. It heats evenly and food doesn’t stick to the bottom easily. It is very durable and easy to clean. This is great for both residential and commercial use.

We got the Optio set as a Christmas present. This is such a good looking set and it makes you feel so professional in a home kitchen. You can’t beat the versatility (especially as a renter) because they’re induction ready and can also be used with gas or electric ranges. Because they’re made of stainless steel, they’re oven safe up to 350F. The price is fantastic, especially since it includes the lid.

Phenomenal construction like everything Vollrath makes. We use these for poaching eggs and quick sauce work on the line. Highly recommend this product despite the high price.

I love this little pot. I have 2 now and I will probably get another one. I use it for my small batch chocolates. It has a nice heavy bottom, and it's easy to clean up.

We love this pot at our bakery because we make a lot of ganache and have to temper a lot of small batches of chocolate. This pan is the perfect size to get the tasks done.

I could not be more satisfied with this sauce pan. It has an extremely heavy stainless steel bottom which will allow for excellent conductivity. Yet, despite this strong construction, the sauce pan is easy to handle and balanced. The quality is supreme.

Love this pot. We have used this size at our other location and it has held up over three years. We trust it will be doing good at the new location.

Perfect small size pan for making sauces as well as boiling water for a single serving late night pasta craving. The clad bottom helps significantly, especially on my older stove which is not great at even heating. The thickness helps spread the heat sparing my sauces.

Perfect sauce pan. I've been using it to heat up sauces/water and it's worked out beautifully. The lid fits on nicely and it looks really nice and sturdy. Should hopefully last a long time.

this line of pans by vollrath are great for all around cooking. they have clad bottoms for even heat retention and theyre steel so there's no reactions from foods. i have them in every size.

well made heavy duty sauce pan. cover fits snug. You can never have enough pans of varying sizes and this one is perfect for small batches of sauces or toasting seeds for a curry.

Amazing pan. It is very, very well made and holds up to regular use by my wife. It heats well and works great for basically anything you need.

this is a fantastic pan, we needed a small gravy pan and this one fits that need perfectly, well made and holds up to abuse

A great saucepan with an impressively sturdy base. The handle is long as to prevent scalding your hand and the top fits snuggly. The sides are decently thick for this price point. Would buy again

I ordered this item and it arrived without the cover. Contacted Webstaurant regarding the issue via chat. It was resolved within 29 seconds! Webstaurant's customer service is the best I've ever encountered - World Record! Item of course works just as needed.

I have a few of these pots in different sizes. I like these pots but I'm disappointed that this one doesn't work on the Vollrath induction cooker. The other sizes work fine.

Vollrath is a trusted brand and for good reason. This is a great sauce pan. It's good quality, has a sturdy handle, and is easy to wash.

This is an excellent saucepan, with impressive build quality. When comparing it to my other pans of similar quality, they were much more expensive. The Optio has a nice thick base that almost completely covers the bottom of the pan body. The steel walls are much thicker than expected for the price, finish work is good, with an easy-to-clean brushed finish that I really like. Another feature I really appreciate is the handle. It's long, hollow, fat and round

Where has Vollrath been all my life?!. I absolutely love these sauce pans, it heats well and the overall the cookware feels solid and sturdy. I now plan on buying Vollrath to replace all my older cookware. Price point is definitely affordable. Great buy.

Wow. This thing is SOLID. I'm very impressed at how far my money went with this sauce pan. The bottom is perfectly flat and the pan performs flawlessly and is effortless to clean. Feels very well constructed-- I'll likely ditch the rest of my sauce pans soon in favor of the rest of the Vollrath pans. Highly recommended.

Stainless steel pots are just wonderful, they heat oh so well and these are nicely priced and have nice craftsmanship. I will be back to buy more from this brand,