Personally all my pan except one are Revere ware staneless with copper core. They aren't terribly expensive (a beginners set is a little over $100) and I expect mine to last my lifetime, my mom's have =) The one exception is a heavy cast iron job which I self seasoned, I use that when I have to sear something with a lot of mass like a roast. Cast iron is just too impractical with my current electric range, if I had to wait for my pans to heat up I would cook even less than I do now, and that would make me sad.
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