Made In Stainless Steel Pasta Insert for 6 and 8 Quart Stock Pots

A pasta insert changes how you drain. Instead of carrying a pot of boiling water to the sink and tipping it into a colander, you lift the food out and leave the water where it is. The Made In Stainless Steel Pasta Insert is sized for the Made In 6 Quart Stock Pot and the Made In 8 Quart Stock Pot, turning either one into a pasta cooker for weeknight dinners, batch cooking, and any task that calls for boiling and draining.

Why Cook with an Insert

• Precise timing: Lifting the insert stops the cooking immediately, so pasta, grains, beans, and vegetables come out when they are done rather than continuing to cook on the way to the sink.


• Cooking water stays in the pot: The water remains behind, ready to loosen and finish a pasta sauce or to serve as a base for broths and stocks. There is no need to remember to reserve a cup before draining.


• No heavy pour: Draining means lifting only the insert and its contents, not several quarts of boiling water.


• One pot of water, several batches: Because the water stays on the heat, you can blanch vegetables, lift them out, and cook pasta in the same water without starting over.


• Light to handle: The insert is lightweight and lifts out of the pot easily.

What to Cook with It

• Long and short pasta, from linguine to rigatoni


• Green vegetables for blanching before an ice bath


• Potatoes and other root vegetables


• Dried beans and whole grains

A Note on Fit

The insert is designed for Made In’s current 6 and 8 quart stock pots. Some customers with earlier Made In 8 quart stock pots have reported that the insert does not fit. If your pot predates the current line, please contact us before ordering.