I usually keep a couple cheap Teflon skillets. Teflon does not last forever so I replace those every few years.
Thank you for your opinion! I will buy it. Storage space is always a problem as well. I ripped off Julia Child’s idea and put up pegboard all around my kitchen (so cheap - $14 bucks for a huge piece that Home Depot cut to my specifications)and hung everything up that could go up. It made the kitchen look a lot more interesting than it would be otherwise and is totally handy!
Check out America’s Test Kitchen equipment recommendations. Try the Tfal pro non stick aluminum disk bottom skillet. +/- 40 bucks. Teflon lasts forever just about and no hot spots. Very very nice pan. Try the Victronox Fibrox handled chefs knife. Way better than my Henkels. Also about 40. I have both. Both are cheap as dirt and awesome. To sharpen knives get an accusharp, pull your blades through 3 or 4 times every 6 months or so, then just steel your blades after each use. It is about $10 at Walmart. Blades so sharp you can shave with them. Forget expensive sharpeners. The accusharp works miracles.