Asklemmy

I've never had a nonstick pan I've personally owned go bad, because I use it for the right things. Low heat only, hands wash, and only use silicone utensils. Whenever I see other people with shitty non sticks it's because they abuse them horribly. Searing things and using metal utensils and throwing them in the dishwasher or scrubbing the hell out of them. I love cast iron too, but I can never get them to not stick with low heat.

Can even toss em in the oven if you want. Love my cast irons. I specifically got my partner a baby cast iron for eggs since she loves eggs.

I have cast iron, I use it often, but I don’t like using it for eggs in the morning.

Some people do, yeah. I've always used stainless steel cause it's what I had. Takes a little practice to get it to not stick, but after that it's fine. I heat the empty pan on medium, medium high until it's pretty hot. If you add a drop of water, it should bead up and roll. Then add the oil, wait until it shimmers, and add the eggs.

Enameled cast iron is nice too. It's non-stick and not as heavy as a regular cast iron.

Cheap nonstick flakes nasty teflon chemicals into your food.

All Teflon coatings will degrade if abused. Getting expensive nonstick just makes you want to use it longer than you should (sunk cost), and abuse it because it's "more durable".

So get a cheap T-fal, be very careful with it, always handwash, never use metal utensils, dispose if damaged at all, and only use for eggs.

Lastly, If you can't use a nonstick pan carefully every time, just don't use nonstick at all.