I picked up an $800 All-Clad set for well under $500 shipped. If you are patient there are deals, All-Clad runs factory sales several times per year. Good set of stainless 3-ply All-Clad plus a few of those commercial non-stick pans Sam's sells are all you should need and will outlast your lifetime with proper care.

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or not and it will still last forever. and once you learn how to use it, season it, and how versatile it is you won't want none of that other fancy shite neither

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You know, cast iron even works on fancy induction stoves.