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Permanently stained the inside the first time that i used it. it is HUGE (16qt), and i wish i had gotten one that was at least 6 inches narrower and 3 inches shorter, but it has been a wonderful cooking companion. Honestly, nothing sticks, but it did LIGHTLY stain when used to make a dark chocolate cake in the oven. it is VERY heavy, especially when half to near full, and makes me worried it will break my glass fridge shelf from weight alone. it has not, though.The outside is beautiful, and truly does not stain, but the inside stained a little near the top. i honestly do not mind this; it is still a good cooking companion. it should be noted that you must raise the cooking temperature 50 degrees with increased time, or 100 degrees to achieve the same results. it may take more heat and time to achieve desired results, but it doesn't burn anything, ever, and keeps things beautifully and deliciously moist. Wonderful for making complex broths that can be used for flavoring other things!i used it for cake, soup, vegetables, squash, chicken, RICE, and more (in that order - the rice was flavored by all the former - except cake -, and it was the best i have ever made!), and it is definitely dependable. if you want to use it to slow cook bird, load it up, make sure there is a pool of basting in the pot, and set it to 250 degrees (bird is 180 internal temp - use thermometer). You can come back to it like a crock-pot with no worries, and more flavor. However, i would recommend 2-4 hours rather than 4-8 (crock-pot), although it can manage UP-TO 6 hours as long as that water is an inch deep or more (it will not evaporate away as with many other cookwares, but it may get absorbed, depending on what you're cooking), temp is no higher than 250 -- 200 deg can be used if you are planning on waiting 4+ hours on a medium meal, or 6+ on a large one.Again, this if for the 16 QUART - which is HUGE. it holds as much as my stockpot, it's just wide rather than tall, and debatably heavier when full. For it to fit in the oven, at all, i have to use the bottom wrack, and it bends a little when the pot is completely full with rice and water.
