One-Pot Cooking Experience. Wide Base stock pot is 35% bigger in cooking surface area and shorter height designed for bigger batch cooking/sauting/searing/braising and more. The shorter, wider pot with durable stainless steel and a heavy, tri-ply bottom delivers superior results, better visibility and easy access while you cook. Can easily fit a 5 Lb. chicken, 6 chicken breasts, 3 racks of ribs or ham.