r/AdamRagusea

I see tons of adds on social media for non-stick pan "alternatives". These adds tend to argue that non-stick pans aren't durable and wear out after a year or so. That tends to be an argument I hear frequently on reddit and places too.

I don't mean to sound like a rich bourgeois a-hole but......Non stick pans are dirt cheap. Like $20 or $30. Why do you even care if they wear out after *checks notes* a year like people say?

An extremely well reviewed non-stick pan is $30 on Amazon. If that pan keeps your family from eating-out one meal a year, it basically pays for itself. If you're single and that easy-to-clean pan keeps you from DoorDashing yourself one or two meals, it's paid for itself.

And what really gets me is that these non-stick ceramic alternatives tend to be way more expensive. I'd be cheaper to just buy a new $30 non-stick every year.

I remember Adam saying he buys the cheap non-stick, because the expensive ones don't last either. Other than environmental considerations, I don't see why buying a new $30 pan every year is that bad a deal. Especially if keeps you from buying some $150 fancy-pants ceramic influencer pan.

Really, non-stick pans are an awesome deal. The people who say otherwise are usually trying to sell you something far more expensive.