Breville Thermal Pro 8 Quart Stainless Steel Stock Pot with Lid - Silver | Heavy Duty Cooking Pot for Soups, Stews & Pasta | Commercial & Home Kitchen Use

I knew the measurements given here couldn't possibly be correct for the 4 quart pot, given that I have a Cuisinart 6 qt. 3-ply French-series stockpot (bought here on Amazon of course) and know that one's dimensions. I bought this partly to find the actual size! :) But I love the pot too. Pretty much the similar 4 qt. version of the 6 qt. Cuisinart French pot (Cuisinart doesn't make that one in 4 qt., hence this pot).Here are the actual measurements. The height of this 4 qt. from base to top is exactly 5.0". The inner diameter at the top is 7 7/8". The inner diameter at the bottom, just before it starts to curve into the base, is 7 3/4". This is common with nearly all pots, in my experience, since during manufacture they need to get the extrusion die out! Top has to be a tiny bit larger than the bottom. The top measure is a little tricky. The very top 1/4" of height flares (curves) outward at the edge. The Top ID measurement ^^^ is just before the flare. Actual top edge to edge diameter, after the flare, is 8 3/8". The flat base of the pot bottom after it curves, with the pot turned upside down, (the burner contact flat surface) is 6 1/4". This is perfect for the smaller burner on our electric coil burner cooktop (they are 5 7/8") and our 120Vac induction hot plate which produces the same power level.The 8 1/2" diameter stainless lid sits on top of this edge (1/16" overhang all around), then has a 1/4" dip in the middle to fit inside the pot's edge flare. The lid has about 1/16" of movable play in all directions when on the pot, as would be expected. Both pots are fairly heavy, as 3-ply pots. Heavier even than similar-sized all-steel (single ply) pressure cooker pots. :) Is ok though! Quality pots. I'm glad they both have stainless covers rather than glass. Too many comments about glass covers on various pots shattering at unexpected times.And finally a happy discovery. This 4 qt. pot fits *perfectly* into the 6 qt. Cuisinart French Series 3-ply stock pot (NOTE! NOT the "Multi-clad Pro" 6 qt. Cuisinart, the French series is also 3-ply clad but a few more $) for stacked storage! The handles on this pot sit on the top edge of the 6 qt. The handle rivets of this 4 qt. have about 3/16" clearance to the sides of the 6 qt. pot and don't scrape at all (no force fit) when the 4 qt. pot goes in and out. At least this is the case with the specific 4 qt. Breville and 6 qt. Cuisinart pots I have. Both pots cook wonderfully! The 6 qt. is a perfect fit for the large 240Vac electric coil on the cooktop - and really does need that extra 2.5x power (vs the small burner or 120Vac induction) to heat the larger 6 qt. amount of water or food vs. 4qt.The measured capacity is just a tiny bit over 4 quarts, exactly as advertised. See the attached photos. Like all pots, the listed/advertised capacity is *to the very brim*, just to the point of spilling over. I guess the manufacturers do it that way for apples-to-apples comparisons to other pots, otherwise at what level would you measure? I used a brand new gallon (4 quarts, of course) of bottled water and poured it in. From the photo you can see it came up to within 1/16" of an inch of the very top, as expected. Some pots won't even give you that extra 1/16!" Pretty impressed here. So with any pot the "useful" capacity (unless you are simply storing something and have very steady hands, lol) is maybe 1/2 quart less than listed for simmering or 1 quart less for a rolling boil, to keep the water from slopping out. If you need more "useful" capacity, go to a bigger pot. Like the Cuisinart French Series 3-ply 6 qt. here on Amazon, that I have. Love that pot too.Interesting note from the box on the origin of the product. Seems to be a company in California, licensing the Breville name from a company in England (very common these days - Sunbeam, Bell and Howell, Hamilton Beach - lots of things are brand-licensed from companies popular in years past) and then actually made in Taiwan. Which is great! Some of the highest quality "things" I have these days (tools, electronics, etc.) are made in Taiwan. I look for that now. All just IMHO, your mileage may vary. :D Happy cooking!