If you enjoy cooking in the least and don't have at least one piece of stainless steel in your culinary playbook, don't make the same mistake I've made up to this point in my life and go without. Biggest game changer in my cooking since mastering a grilled steak.

I fall into this, what am I missing?

That's how I feel about cast iron.

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http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Same here.

All the beautiful bits you don't get when you use non stick that can be used to fortify a great pan sauce.