Cast iron wares are heavy. I had a lovely fight with my wife many years ago, because she threw away my cast irons; in her words it was “dirty” and “sticky” and

Cast iron wares are heavy. I had a lovely fight with my wife many years ago, because she threw away my cast irons; in her words it was “dirty” and “sticky” and she replaced them with teflon. Years later she is a convert—from small, personal pans to dutch ovens that heat retention makes a difference—but I’m called to move them around but she’ll ensure that it gets oiled and seasoned after every use. We also have high quality multi-ply stainless steel pots and pans but lightweight or not those are used less frequently. If you only want non-stick without the fuss and don’t care about the health implications, it’s hard to beat teflon.