BeckywiththeDDs t1_irdyj18 wrote on October 7, 2022 at 9:52 AM

I’m not familiar with those brands but I really like the German brand berndes. Anything nonstick is not buy it for life and they’re upfront about that but I had a nonstick frying pan go nine years before adding a newer one into the rotation. For true BIFL look to cast iron. berndes

skarn86 t1_ireprrh wrote on October 7, 2022 at 2:34 PM

Stainless steel is just as BIFL as cast iron, and easier to maintain.

It's just a slightly different way of cooking, and many recipes need a slight adaptation going from one to the other.

Stainless steel is somehow traditionally more common and more used in Europe, cast iron in the USA, and carbon steel in many Asian cuisines.