Stainless Pot

Stainless Pot
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Basic Information
Worn by:	Soldier
Slot:	Cosmetic
Equip region:	Template:Dictionary/items/er error
Released:	Classless Update
Availability:	Craft, Drop, Purchase
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Paintable:	No
Nameable:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Genuine Strange Unusual Collector's
Loadout Stats
Stainless Pot 1 - 100 Protects cranium from bullets and shrapnel. Also heats soup.

“

Do not look at me, I did not ask you a question! Click to listen — The Soldier

”

The Stainless Pot is a headwear item for the Soldier. It is a slightly dented stainless-steel saucepan, which the Soldier wears on his head as an improvised helmet with its wooden handle to his left.

The hat description was written by cypherx82 for the Hat Describing Contest. It was slightly edited by Valve.

Update history

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• The Stainless Pot was added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.

Bugs

• The Stainless Pot clips with the Soldier's primary weapons.

Trivia

• The item references a classic comedy gag in which pots and pans are used as improvised armor, supplemented by the introduction of the Frying Pan as a melee weapon.
• The outer shell of the Template:W used by soldiers in Template:W through 1985 was known as the "steel pot", and was even used as an improvised cooking pot in the field.
• The Stainless Pot features a large dent, which may be a reference to the Shovel, Pain Train, or Frying Pan taunts. Similarly, the Tyrant's Helm sports a broken horn.