Matfer Bourgeat Excellence Stainless Steel Stock Pot 50Ltr

The Matfer Bourgeat Excellence stock pot is a heavy-gauge stainless steel pot built for the demands of professional kitchen work. At 50 litres, it is well suited to batch cooking stocks, soups, sauces, and pasta in volume, and is compatible with all heat sources, including induction.

In a busy kitchen environment, this pot earns its place through consistent, even heat distribution across its base and sides, which helps prevent hot spots when cooking large volumes over extended periods. The reinforced rim resists deformation under the stresses of daily service, and the construction is robust enough to handle the kind of repeated, heavy use that commercial kitchens place on their most-used pots. The 10-year warranty reflects the build quality Matfer Bourgeat typically puts into this range.

From a practical standpoint, several details make a genuine difference during service:

• Induction compatibility offers meaningful energy efficiency gains over standard electric hobs
• Welded handles are positioned for safe two-handed lifting when the pot is full
• Handle design minimises heat transfer, reducing burn risk during handling
• Fully dishwasher safe, supporting quick turnaround between services
• Stainless steel construction is non-reactive and well suited to acidic stocks and sauces

At 7.36kg empty, this pot has meaningful weight to it before any liquid is added — worth considering when planning workflow and shelf storage. It requires no special installation, but if your kitchen runs induction hobs, confirm the hob plate diameter is adequate for a 400mm base before ordering. The pot does not include a lid as standard; a compatible lid is available separately.

This stock pot suits mid-to-large professional kitchens with regular high-volume cooking demands — hotel kitchens, contract catering operations, and busy restaurant prep kitchens in particular. For smaller operations where a 50-litre capacity would rarely be filled, a smaller pot from the same range is likely a more practical choice. For very high-throughput sites running continuous production, it is worth discussing whether a larger capacity would better match your service volumes.

If you are unsure which size or specification fits your kitchen's workload, we are happy to talk it through with you.