I have cast iron skillets, but I'm a lazy butt and they are a PITA to clean and keep clean so I use the teflon covered stuff which has been secreted into the house by others.
Really.
I have some of that fancy Cruet stuff and I like it...but I've burned rice in a couple of them (BRC), so they have permenant interior blemishes. They still work well for multiple purposes, thanks to lots of soaking and elbow grease.
Oh...
Yeah...
Sock? You stay away from my chickens. Y'hear?