[nielsbot]

It's not impossible to cook eggs in a steel pan without sticking. (That's my preferred method) You have to heat your pan before adding oil. And you have to be careful with the surface, avoid scratching it and also making sure to remove any bits to do get stuck.

I agree that avoiding non-stick is probably minimally beneficial, but knowing that normal pans can be cooked on without things sticking, I avoid them.

This thread has really diverted into a pile of anecdotes. :)

[indrax]

Anecdotes are weak as data. One-off instructions are good, and presumably repeatable.