- 8 pots and pans, 4 lids
- For sauces, one-pan meals, frying and soup or pasta
- Not for induction · hand wash only
Mauviel
For five or more, start with a big pot. Every set below has a 6-quart or larger stockpot or Dutch oven plus the everyday pans.
33 sets, most cooking jobs covered first
Mauviel
Cuisinart
Calphalon
Calphalon
Ninja
Calphalon
Cuisinart
All-Clad
All-Clad
All-Clad
All-Clad
All-Clad
Calphalon
Circulon
Cuisinart
Cuisinart
Demeyere
Hestan
Hestan
Mauviel
Mauviel
Rachael Ray
ZWILLING
ZWILLING
All-Clad
Rachael Ray
Heritage Steel
GreenPan
Anolon
Our Place
Caraway
Caraway
Mauviel
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Lodge's guide to cooking for a crowd suggests at least a quart of Dutch oven per person. For six people we look for a pot of 6 quarts or more plus the four everyday pans. That's how we chose these sets, not a promise that six portions of every recipe will fit.
A pot's quarts divided by six include the empty space at the top as well as the food. For soups and stews, change how full the pot is and the portion size in the serving calculator. Pasta water and foaming food need the headroom the recipe and the pot's instructions ask for.
Check the last column before frying several portions of meat at once: some of these sets pair a big pot with a small skillet. For more frying room, look at the family-size list or add one wide pan to what you already own.
33 sets match the size rule above. Open a set to check its care instructions, stove compatibility and every included piece.
| Set for batch cooking | Largest stockpot or Dutch oven | Per person, for six | Largest frying pan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauviel M’Heritage M’150 S copper 12-piece set | 6.2 US qt | 1.03 US qt per person, including headroom | 10.2 in |
| Cuisinart Chef’s Classic Nonstick Hard Anodized 14-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| Calphalon Hard-Anodized Nonstick 12-piece set | 6 US qt | 1 US qt per person, including headroom | 12 in |
| Calphalon Premier Stainless Steel 12-piece set | 6 US qt | 1 US qt per person, including headroom | 12 in |
| Ninja EverClad Commercial-Grade Stainless 12-piece set | 6 US qt | 1 US qt per person, including headroom | 12 in |
| Calphalon Premier Hard-Anodized Nonstick 11-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 12 in |
| Cuisinart MultiClad Pro Triple Ply Stainless 12-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| All-Clad Copper Core 10-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| All-Clad D3 Stainless 10-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| All-Clad D5 Brushed Stainless 10-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| All-Clad HA1 Ceramic Nonstick 10-piece set | 7 US qt | 1.17 US qt per person, including headroom | 10.5 in |
| All-Clad HA1 Expert Nonstick 10-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| Calphalon Premier Space-Saving Hard-Anodized Nonstick 10-piece set | 6 US qt | 1 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| Circulon Ceramic Nonstick with LaserDefense 10-piece set | 6 US qt | 1 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| Cuisinart Ceramica XT Nonstick 11-piece set | 6 US qt | 1 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| Cuisinart Chef’s Classic Stainless 11-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| Demeyere Industry 5 Stainless 10-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 11 in |
| Hestan NanoBond Titanium Ultimate 10-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 11 in |
| Hestan ProBond Brushed Stainless Ultimate 10-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 11 in |
| Mauviel M’COOK 5-ply 10-piece set | 6.2 US qt | 1.03 US qt per person, including headroom | 10.2 in |
| Mauviel M’Heritage M’250 B copper 10-piece set | 6.1 US qt | 1.02 US qt per person, including headroom | 11.8 in |
| Rachael Ray Cucina Nonstick 12-piece set | 6 US qt | 1 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| ZWILLING Clad CFX 10-piece set | 6 US qt | 1 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| ZWILLING Spirit 3-Ply 10-piece set | 6 US qt | 1 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| All-Clad Essentials Nonstick 10-piece set | 7 US qt | 1.17 US qt per person, including headroom | 10.5 in |
| Rachael Ray Cucina Ceramic Nonstick 13-piece set | 6 US qt | 1 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| Heritage Steel Titanium Series 10-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 10.5 in |
| GreenPan Bobby Flay Copper Clad 8-piece set | 6 US qt | 1 US qt per person, including headroom | 10 in |
| Anolon X Hybrid Nonstick 7-piece set | 8 US qt | 1.33 US qt per person, including headroom | 12 in |
| Our Place Cookware Set, 13-piece (ceramic nonstick) | 6.5 US qt | 1.08 US qt per person, including headroom | 8.5 in |
| Caraway Ceramic Cookware 12-piece set, Cream | 6.5 US qt | 1.08 US qt per person, including headroom | 10.5 in |
| Caraway Stainless Steel 12-piece set | 6.5 US qt | 1.08 US qt per person, including headroom | 10.5 in |
| Mauviel M’COOK 5-ply 7-piece set | 6.2 US qt | 1.03 US qt per person, including headroom | 10.2 in |
Products that cover more everyday cooking jobs come first, then those with more pots and pans, then more lids, then by name. It is not a quality ranking, and what we earn from a link never changes the order.
The maker does not publish that figure for this exact product. It does not mean there is no limit; ask the maker or pick a product that states it.