Cast iron pans are fucking heavy. As soon as I tried picking one up, I knew I don’t want to cook with that on a regular basis.
I have gone through several non stick pans and they all suck because they will wear out relatively quickly. Eventually things will start to stick, and then you are in trouble because you have to treat them gently to avoid scraping off the nonstick coating, so you end up in a catch 22 situation where you can’t actually scrub stuff off without making it worse.
I switched to a stainless steel pan about a year ago and I love it. The weight is somewhere in between cast iron and most nonstick pans. I’ve never had anything get horribly stuck to it, and it’s not difficult to clean because you can use abrasive sponges or whatever without damaging it.
Cast iron pans are fucking heavy. As soon as I tried picking one up, I knew I don’t want to cook with that on a regular basis.
I have gone through several non stick pans and they all suck because they will wear out relatively quickly. Eventually things will start to stick, and then you are in trouble because you have to treat them gently to avoid scraping off the nonstick coating, so you end up in a catch 22 situation where you can’t actually scrub stuff off without making it worse.
I switched to a stainless steel pan about a year ago and I love it. The weight is somewhere in between cast iron and most nonstick pans. I’ve never had anything get horribly stuck to it, and it’s not difficult to clean because you can use abrasive sponges or whatever without damaging it.