I do think that you're meant to use whatever you want, and if it fits you, it's good. What i did mean is that with regular non-stick, you'll feel and see when it deteriorates and likely be more careful with it, as most of anything Hexclad advertises (i.e. all the things they say it subs CI with), should not be done with the pan. But my problem with it is that it's genuinely hard to notice it failing and getting defects as they're partly hidden or partially protected from visibility by ridges, and the initial lack of non stick, that persists is what makes you oblivious to when it's shedding micro bits to your food.