We did homemade Manicotti the other night Roy, didn't really NEED the new DO for making a sauce for just Shan and I but heck it worked great :)
I did some fast calculations over the last 4 years of dumping the Analon Bronze set and bolstering the Iron and Steel
We added Multiple Cast Iron pieces, started with 2 and went to 16, 4 different Carbon Steel Skillets, plus a set of Stainless Steel pots and pans from Revereware and I think we finally matched what we paid for that one set of Analon that only lasted 8 years..
I understand that it is "healthier", but I'll leave that to the science guys, what i do know is the food sure seems to taste better.
I have found that it is much like SR's I keep saying "I only need one more pan then I will be done" :P