Wanted a bigger pot for cooking chicken for canning, but would also fit on my bottom fridge shelf to cool overnight, this just fit with a pizza pan upside down for lid (lid handle stuck up too far). First batch of chicken parts cooked perfect (for de-boning next day), but the next batch, a couple days later, scorched some leg parts on the bottom layer. If it had been sauce or stew that could be stirred, it probably would have been OK, but you can't stir a big pan of chicken parts (backs,breasts, legs, wings with bones). Note: I made sure there was plenty of liquid, so that wasn't it. So, even if I just cook in my 2 smaller pans and transfer to the King Kooker for cooling and fridge keeping, it's still useful to me.