Demeyere Resto Cookware

One pot that steams, boils and deep-fries saves a lot of cabinet space, and the Resto 8.5-quart multi-pot does it with a pair of deep lift-out colanders. Drop one in to cook pasta and lift it out to drain without carrying a pot of boiling water to the sink, or use it as a steamer basket for vegetables and dumplings above simmering water. With both colanders in place, you can blanch spring vegetables in one while penne boils in the other. The tall pot also steams asparagus standing upright and whole ears of corn.With the colanders out, the pot works as a stockpot for soup and stock or as a heavy pot for browning and stewing. Demeyere lists seven uses in all, deep-frying among them, with a colander serving as the fry basket. In our hands-on testing, the encapsulated base with its aluminum core spread heat well toward the sides, so deep-frying oil held an even temperature, such as 350°F (175°C), out to the edges of the pot. Markings inside the pot show how much water you have added, which saves measuring.Resto is Demeyere’s value collection, made for cooks who want sturdy stainless cookware at a lower cost than Atlantis or Industry 5. For a stockpot in those collections, see the Atlantis 8.5-quart stockpot or the Industry 5 8.5-quart stock pot. Our Demeyere cookware guide covers all three. Learn More

Four poached eggs at once, each in its own cup, is what the Resto egg poacher is for. Water simmers in the pan below, the cups sit above it under the lid, and the steam sets the eggs with neat edges and no swirling water or vinegar. The tempered glass lid holds in the steam that cooks the tops of the eggs through and lets you watch the yolks, so you can take them off the heat at exactly the doneness you want.The cups have a ceramic nonstick coating, so a cooked egg slides out onto toast with a gentle push from a spoon. Brush the cups with a little butter or oil first for the cleanest release. Lift the insert out and the base becomes an ordinary small saucepan for sauces, vegetables or a single serving of soup, and the lid works with it too.This is the current version of the poacher, with ceramic-coated cups; an older Resto model had a different coating. Resto is Demeyere’s value collection, and pairs well with a small nonstick pan such as the Alu Pro 5 8-inch fry pan for fried eggs and omelets. Our Demeyere cookware guide describes each collection. Learn More