This 4-quart heavy duty stainless bowl is quite definitely good for everything: tossing salads, marinating veggies or meats, mixing biscuit dough, making pancakes, and so much more. Sure you can spend a lot of money on all kinds of heavy, fancy bowls but this is your true work-horse. It has a flat bottom, is 10 3/8 inches in diameter across the top, and heavy gauge 18/8 stainless steel with satin finish. $27.o0