At Amazon.com, there are some GREAT deals on Calphalon Commercial cookware. The prices flucuate from time to time, but I've never found Calphalon so cheap. Piece by piece, I have bought all new cookware for the house and the houseboat. The Calphalon Commercial Nonstick 10" Everyday pan is FANTASTIC. Right now it's at $29.99 -- I paid $19.99. Every Friday, I check out the Friday Sale, then do a search on each of the 4 pages for Calphalon. The 12" Hard Anodized Everyday pan is nice, too, but isn't nonstick. I use it for stir frying, etc. Told my mom about the 10" pan, she bought it, now wants to get one for every bridal shower she ever attends!

I have a 12" non stick Calphalon "Everyday Pan" which I bought about 2 years ago and I actually use it about everyday. It is by far the number 1 pan to use to cook about anything requiring frying, browning, or sauteeing. Get one, you'll love it. Try to get a non stick as you will use it a lot for frying and browing. I second the recommendation to try Amazon first, if no luck, do a google search as there are some other good online places.

Here is a different opinion. I use a cast iron skillet more than anything else.

I love love love my Scanpan frying pan. I use it at least twice a day. I'll reach for it over my stainless pots, even for heating up soup. It cleans with just a swish. Nothing ever burns.

Ditto on the scanpan frying pans!!! Oven safe to 500 degrees, and you can use metal utensils. The best non-stick frying pan I've ever used.