General Discussion

... clad or bonded underneath for conduction. But not aluminum because that can melt. It did that on a friend who left one on a stove with only water in it. He discovered it, moved it and got molten aluminum on his shoe and foot and burned the wood parquet floor.

Stainless steel is great for me for frying pans or pots. I spray with hot water, soak if I can, scrub with a copper frilly pad / metallic "cloth" pad / tough plastic scrubber. Then I scrub and "polish" with a fine steel wool pad like Jet or S.O.S. Wash w dishes for all over clean. The result can be a little bit mirror-like and free of anodization stains.

I find cast iron requires some extra care to keep spotless but simultaneously seasoned. Likewise nonstick requires care and also has of course the burden of hard-to-research-but-a-bit-scary chemicals. Nonstick prevents the use of elbow grease and requires one to be mindful while cleaning. (Mindfulness good in general.)

With stainless steel and the pads I can wind it up and get it done and get a little muscle strength exercise without worrying about the force being applied. I don't have to fret if it isn't mirror-like or has those zero height super-thin stains resistant to soap and a bit rainbow coloured due to diffraction effects. I think they are analogous to "anodized metal" jewelry.