Get yourself some good cast iron cookware and season it properly. The stuff will last multiple lifetimes, and the heat retention on it is amazing. You can do other nice things like transfer a stove-top dish to the oven without worry as well (eg. brown a hunk of meat and then move it directly to roasting).
A well seasoned cast iron fry pan is as easy to clean as the best non-stick cookware, no joke.
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-Scott
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