To me, someone who celebrates a bit more of the spectrum than most: Metal hot. Make food hot.
Non-stick means easier cleanup, but my wife seems to think cast-iron is necessary for certain things (searing a prime rib roast, for example.).
After I figure those out, then I gotta figure out gas vs. electric vs. induction vs infrared…
Speak for yourself: I don’t intend to keep mine nearly as long. “Buy it for life” is not usually multiple centuries
“some say this house is haunted. I’ve lived here 450 years and have never seen a ghost.”