re: Need a new gumbo pot - Help!

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.