Nonstick just won’t last. The coating breaks down too much.

Kenji, provided some eye opening advice for nonstick for me after I replaced my nonstick skillets multiple times with more expensive options. Essentially, most nonstick pans are equal. There’s no need to buy a $200 nonstick pan because with regular use and good care, it will last 2 years. Buy the cheap $40 restaurant nonstick pan and replace it once every 1-2 years. You’ll always have a nice surface and you also won’t be mad if it is scratched because you didn’t pay an arm and a leg, and it wasn’t going to last much longer anyway.

The real advice is to try and switch to stainless and carbon steel though, even if that’s not what you’re asking.