664802 Wed Nov 04 17:32:12 -0800 2009 1 41 Cookware 0 5156731 I just got my new 2 qt Le Creuset dutch oven (#18) in the mail and it's smaller than my other 2 qt. non-stick one I currently own. As a matter of fact, it's so much smaller that the whole pot sits inside my current one. Yes, I poured 2 quarts of water into it and it does fit (barely) but the water fits much more nicely in my other 2 quart. Has anyone else noticed this? I guess Le Creuset is making theirs with with no room to spare. Two quarts almost to the brim. People may say "well if it holds 2 quarts then it's 2 quarts" but all my other 2 quart pots are bigger than this Le Creuset for one reason or another. Just curious. Wed Nov 04 17:32:12 -0800 2009 1119225 moviefan 1 5157061 I have a 2-quart LC and a 2-quart Staub. I looked at them both and the Staub DID look a little bigger, so I decided to test your theory by filling the LC with water and pouring it into the Staub. LOL, what a mess ;-). Water everywear! I know I have my strong points, but I wouldn't claim physical coordination to be one of them. Anyhoooooo, despite the fact that quite a bit of water ended up on the floor, in the drawers, and on me, so little space was left at the top of the Staub, that I could tell that it WOULD have been filled up, if I hadn't missed so badly. So in the case of my two FOs, I think it's just a matter of the design of the outside of the pot. I don't know what brand your non-stick FO is, though. However, my own opinion is that, if a pot is supposed to be a certain volume, that's what I want it to be, exactly. Just makes it easier for me to judge measurements by eye and, also, if I'm using a recipe from a reputable source and it suggests a certain size vessel, then I think that size is what the food is going to cook best in, presuming the recipe was tested and vetted. Wed Nov 04 20:00:28 -0800 2009 5156731 1104013 Normandie