Cookware recommendations, please!

Post date: 2020-11-28 08:18:34

It's the time of year when kitchen goods are going on sale and it's time to replace our cookware but there's a dizzying array of options and I'm dividing by zero trying to make a decision.

It's time to replace our cookware (yay!) and I cannot make a decision about what to get, and googling turns up tons of recommendation articles that all recommend different sets. I'm also having trouble sorting out the space between the 10-piece-set-for-$50-first apartment cookware and the $350-this-single-pan-will-change-your-life ads I keep getting on Instagram. Help?

Some details:
- I cook on an electric flattop stove
- most sets seem to have more pots than skillets, but I don't need a ton of pots (if I'm doing more than making risotto mix from a box, I'm probably figuring out how to make it in the instapot or the rice maker or the slow cooker - and even then half the time the box mix goes in the IP depending on what else I'm making) - one small pot would likely do the trick
- non-stick is nice, though I'm anti-Teflon; I got some cheap ceramic non-stick from Target when I moved out from living with my ex that got beat up pretty quickly, so I'm wary there; I'm also fine with non-non-stick, we don't have health issues that preclude cooking with fat
- at the least, we need a small skillet for omelets, crepes, etc; and a larger skillet for steak, pork chops, etc. A dutch oven or similar pan that is broiler and stovetop safe would be very very nice but is not essential.
- I want a wok but can buy that separately at our local international market
- dishwasher safe is nice, but not terribly compatible with much of the above; I'm happy to hand wash too.

I'm willing to throw up to about $200 at this problem (though if you have the more expensive "you'll never need to buy cookware again" set and it's worth it, I'd love to hear about it), I'm in the U.S., online availability or curbside pickup is a huge plus right now.

Thanks y'all.

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