*I'm not spending much time at the computer these days, so haven't kept up
with much of this thread.
Someone else may have mentioned it, but had you thought of cast iron?  Used
extensively or at high
heat, you will get iron in your food (which for some can be a good thing,
for others not, especially if they are exclusively using cast iron
cookware), but for a breakfast fry pan nothing can beat cast iron, assuming*

Cast iron is a great non-stick surface one it gets properly oiled
permanently....called seasoning it.
Frying eggs sunny side up you will get the edges nice browned and crisped a
bit

Once you have it permanently greased you only need a little bit of oil to
fry things

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