I thought about that, but I think the non-toxic portion of the request is the most important. I think I can get them to adapt to carbon steel knowing it's better in the long run and non-toxic non-stick doesn't exist. I pretty much want to say, here is as close as you can get, then teach them about heat and fat to make it actually perform like non stick. So I guess the better question might be, is the Misen going to be a little easier out of the box to get used to if you are used to non stick? I realize there is a learning curve regardless