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I am a complete noob when it comes to cooking, and when one looks at cooking, there seems to a bombardment of various different materials and types and price ranges. I simply want a reliable pan type, which can last, say, 2-3 years with everyday use, easy to use and season.

Could someone advice me on the same?

tryst with freedom
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    This is too broad. There's no one pan that will do everything, that's why there's so many options. What type of cooking do you want to do? – GdD Sep 29 '23 at 15:04
  • Breakfast like eggs, bacon, and maybe things like pasta, browning meat and chicken breats? Just normal low effort dishes @GdD – tryst with freedom Sep 29 '23 at 15:08
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    @ReineAbstraktion There is no cooking vessel which will be convenient for both pasta and bacon. Different pots/pans are different shapes for a reason, and there's simply no "average" one which will be sufficient for "normal dishes". – Sneftel Sep 29 '23 at 15:47
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    The reason why there are so many different pan shapes and materials is that all of them work well for somebody. If you really only want a usable pan, nothing special, just buy any pan you come across. – rumtscho Sep 29 '23 at 16:39
  • @Stephie - done - https://cooking.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3828/what-defines-opinion-based – Tetsujin Sep 30 '23 at 17:13

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This is as broad as all heck & as people have pointed out in comments, getting a pan that will do bacon & eggs & also pasta is pushing it a bit.

There is a type, however, that will just about get away with this. Known in the UK as a 'chef's pan' [yup, really*] it's a wide, semi shallow, flat base but rounded corner pan, with a tight-fitting lid.
It's a bit like a wok, a bit like a frying pan, a bit like a saucepan… but not quite any of them…

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This is mine, 26cm [10.2"] anodised aluminium, laminated base, non-stick. No, it wasn't cheap, but I've had it a decade [which was the guarantee period] & it still looks like new.

Don't put it in a dishwasher. Don't use metal utensils. Don't scrub it with a Brillo scourer. It will last.

*The trouble with it being called a 'chef's pan' is … all pans could be described that way, so it tends to lead to some pretty broad google searches:\

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