I don’t want to ask anyone for something super expensive. I know it’s not a requirement, but I’d hate for anyone to feel obligated.

Thank you so much for the recommendations! I’ll definitely look in to those! I disagree with the not wanting a bunched set, we have pans/pot similar to all of these (just crappy versions) that we use every week, but if we didn’t cook so much I’d agree. We may need duplicates of a few anyways. My biggest thing with the copper is how conductive it is for evenly cooking, but it’s definitely not a necessity.

It’s a “forever chemical” and damages water systems.

Like with poor conditions and unfair wages for the laborers who make them or poorly sourced materials. The example products a listed are handmade, with fair wages, and recycled materials.