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mmccoy,

The pot you describe sounds like an evasee, or perhaps a saucier. If you should need to replace your pot, some of the new ones have durable non-stick interiors that are intended to stand up to metal cooking utensils and to last for years.

Ceramic/titanium interiors are made by Scanpan and, I believe, the new Calphalon line and are available from www.chefscatalog.com.

A metal non-stick interior is called Cybernox (made by Sitram) and a diamond composite non-stick interior is made by Swiss Diamond. These last two can be found at www.CookingEnthusiast.com.

Unfortunately, I haven''t had the opportunity to use these yet so I can''t vouch for how they cook or how long they wear, but I plan to get one before I leave.

Fagor also makes a 5-pc. pressure cooker set that includes an 8-qt. pot and a 4-qt. skillet, both of which will take either the pressure lid or a glass lid (and includes a steamer rack).

Fine cuisine,
Chas