Need a new gumbo pot - Help!

Get you a magnalite, baw

I like a heavy aluminum commercial stock pot (like quarter inch walls) twice as large as what I want to cook so it's not right up to the lip and I can stir without making a mess. You can get smaller ones that aren't 5 gallons for like 20 or 30 bucks. Hit up a restaurant supply house and remember that the vast majority of the professionals aren't using 300 dollar pots.

I use a cast rim Dutch oven however, if I do need to make more than my such oven I pull out my commercial ”restaurant supply” 1/2” thick aluminum pot. I have a few large commercial thick pots I use often. I can do the same and more with thick aluminum pots than use magnetite.

I use a stock pot. Make a roux in my Creuset then mix with the stock in the stock pot. What do all you folks need gumbo pots for?

Go with a dutch oven. Very good for braising as well

Whatever you decide on I would go for a bit larger than 7qt. When I cook a normal sized gumbo it is right at the top the pot and I usually end up pouring it into a 10qt stock pot. I would say a 9-10qt would be sufficient.

I don’t use any of my Dutch ovens for gumbo. I use a stock pot. You don’t have to spend a fortune. Get a Tramontina. You can get 8 qt, 12, 16, and larger.

I've got an All-Clad Heavy Duty Stainless Steel pot with a very heavy bottom that I use for cooking gumbos, stews, red beans, red gravy, etc.

It is a 4 gallon pot, so I can make a good bit when I do cook and that allows me to put stuff in the freezer for later use.

I also have a 4 gallon cast iron pot with lid and it is an excellent pot for cooking, but when full, that damn thing weighs upwards of 50+ pounds.