Can anyone help me learn how to differentiate a good stainless steel pan from a bad one? I go to thrift stores a lot and there are always a few on the shelves, but I have no idea how to know what's good vs not worth it.

If there are a few, which I've seen plenty of times, often there will be one that is a lot heavier than the other two, which I'm sure is at least some indication that it's "better" than the other two, but beyond that, I still don't know if it's good or not. I've googled the brands every time and it's never really been much help. It's usually things that were sold 20 years ago at JCPenney or something like that, and not some name brand that has a thousand results talking about how good it still is or whatever else.

The other hard thing is trying to decide if this no-so-great stainless steel pan is still worth getting and cleaning up and using for a few years because it's only $10, of it's a waste of time and I should use what I have until I find a solid quality one somewhere. Like are "bad" stainless steel pans still good? Like will they more or less work the same as a good one but just not last as long? Or there noticeable properties about it's heat transfer that will actually be problematic when cooking (problematic to a home cook that doesn't have an eye for stuff like that).

Any tips?

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