To me, someone who celebrates a bit more of the spectrum than most: Metal hot. Make food hot.

Non-stick means easier cleanup, but my wife seems to think cast-iron is necessary for certain things (searing a prime rib roast, for example.).

After I figure those out, then I gotta figure out gas vs. electric vs. induction vs infrared…

    • hitwright@lemmy.world
      17·
      26 days ago

      If it’s sticking to a magnet, it will work. Cast iron works. Induction is great, i’ll never go back to gas!

    • porcoesphino@mander.xyz
      3·
      26 days ago

      Probably answered below:

      All will work with induction, except for cheap aluminum nonstick pans

      I thought it was more involved than that but after a quick search online I’m wrong

      • Dicska@lemmy.world
        2·
        25 days ago

        A very slight clarification here:

        cheap to make alumin

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        um nonstick pans. Mine doesn’t work AND it wasn’t cheap : (.

      • JcbAzPx@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        25 days ago

        You do still need a fair amount of mass on the bottom for it to be efficient. Anything ferrous will work, though.

        Pure copper pans will not work for the same reason as aluminum.