Does anyone have the pot turned full of black patches inside after boiling water?
955827
Not patches, but definitely discolored. My understanding is the dis colorization is oxidation, which you definitely want bit will protect the pot as well as the flavor of whatever you are cooking. Basically it is the aluminum version of "seasoning" the pot.
955828
I have the 60qt version and never had that problem. I have brewed over 20 batches of beer with mine and still looks brand new.
795217
Your question depends on use. My roommate kind of ruined the answer that I can give you based on my own experience. After week three, I came home to a pot that was charred because it was let on a gas stove for a good hour and had turned light brown in that time. I was devastated. You'll be happy to know that it cleaned up very well. I used Barkeeper's Friend... despite the accident, it polished up perfectly! Hope that helps.
1622031
I hope not. I haven't had it long but have been using my regular pots and pans and it seems to work just fine. Takes a while to boil.
249919
I use mine twice a week and there is a slight amount of discoloration, not enough for me to worry about. Any discoloration is merely cosmetic. Mine is the most used pot in the kitchen--love it.
1568216
Hello, I have never had this problem. I have seen micro bubbles just before the water starts to boil and against the blue Led light hue could be mistaken for what you are seeing only a guess. Regards
1513304
Most likely is the juices of whatever your cooking mixed in with the water. If the interior surface of the cooker seems intact thats the most common cause. At high preassure this is pretty common.
964853
I had that but I boiled 3 seperate pots of water, filled to the top. After that it was fine. Love this pot, use almost everyday without tasting anything. Hope that helps!
1703046
No. Never had a problem with that. The only caution is when the pot is REALLY full. I burned my hand with alfredo sauce when the hot sauce ran down the channel in the handle and through the hole in the end. Otherwise, I love the pots with my induction cooktop.
2070982
No, unfortunately. Be very mindful when boiling water. I had to buy a new kettle because I forgot about it on the stove and holes were burned into the copper. I still love this kettle though. Just have to pay attention.
43089
The water boiling over has nothing to so with the pot being defective; you either have too much water in it or the heat is too high. Since it happens again after stirring I would say the heat is too high. The pot and lid are very good quality.
2257802
i just swish it with water and wipe with a cloth but it is beginning to rust and black chunks are chipping off the inside bottom. I never drink the last cup out of the pot for fear of it being gritty. I assume the iron is not toxic but I am planning on getting a new one. I have owned this one for many years.
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I wouldn't know for certain - sounds like it could be oxidation. You could ask for a different pot. I use mine every week, but it had no marks brand new. It has a few pencil-point sized black dots now but it has had burned food when I did not watch it closely and had the heat too high or was cooking something too long by multi-tasking. The dots don't worry me, but if your pan came to you in that condition, I'd ask for a new one. Contact amazon. They can tell you how to send it back and get a new one. They have return labels you can print out. Whenever I have called them with a problem, they promptly call me and I have resolved every one of the few problems I have had. I hope I was helpful. I wouldn't know for certain - sounds like it could be oxidation. You could ask for a different pot. I use mine every week, but it had no marks brand new. It has a few pencil-point sized black dots now but it has had burned food when I did not watch it closely and had the heat too high or was cooking something too long by multi-tasking. The dots don't worry me, but if your pan came to you in that condition, I'd ask for a new one. Contact amazon. They can tell you how to send it back and get a new one. They have return labels you can print out. Whenever I have called them with a problem, they... » Read More I wouldn't know for certain - sounds like it could be oxidation. You could ask for a different pot. I use mine every week, but it had no marks brand new. It has a few pencil-point sized black dots now but it has had burned food when I did not watch it closely and had the heat too high or was cooking something too long by multi-tasking. The dots don't worry me, but if your pan came to you in that condition, I'd ask for a new one. Contact amazon. They can tell you how to send it back and get a new one. They have return labels you can print out. Whenever I have called them with a problem, they promptly call me and I have resolved every one of the few problems I have had. I hope I was helpful. « Show Less
1435637
I have not noticed any black spots on ours. What do you mean by "inside?" Did you slice it open or something?
799021
I have never had that problem,I'm using it right now.SLOW COOKER for BEEF STEW with NOODLES. (5 hrs.)
1937961
To be honest I never worried about blacking on any of my pots. The Solo still puts flame to pot so you get some blacking. I would recommend using soap to coat the pot or just be philosophical about it and rinse it off the best you can.
1221457
To my knowledge, NO. There is a stainless steel heating element inside the pot. Oh, the black bottom that the pot sits on is probably plastic (pvc?) I use it daily. It takes no time to heat up.
1700996
Did u put the cold lid on the boiling liquid? Maybe the lid was defective to begin with.