I had a set of Le Creuset pans but the only one of a reasonable size for a family of four was too darned heavy to lift when full of spuds!!
We bought a set of 3 stainless steel Kitchen Devils pans from Woolworths in 2000 for about a tenner. Apart from the one my Dad boiled spuds in for about 3 days (must have gone on fire
) they are like new - the burned one is a sort of gold colour that we can't get back to its proper colour. I agree with other peeps about the Tefal frypans though - they are superb.