Lodge Cast-Iron Skillet
Some objects get better with age instead of wearing out. A well-seasoned cast iron skillet is one of the few kitchen tools that can honestly make that claim.
Lodge pre-seasons every skillet at the factory, so it is ready to cook the day it arrives, and with basic care it will outlast nearly everything else in the kitchen, developing a naturally nonstick surface that only improves with use. It sears, bakes, and goes straight from stovetop to oven without a second thought.
It carries none of the coating to flake off or the electronics to fail, which is a large part of why a pan built a century ago still works exactly as well as one built today. Lodge Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet, 10.25 inches, now with a hot handle holder included
Buy it once, and there is a real chance it outlives you.