And fungi and plants. But we can hand-waive that away because they both love water!

Yep, as I said, there are stainless alloys that do work, but only if a magnet sticks. If it doesn’t conduct magnetism, there’s nothing for the induction circuit to act on.

Also, if you’re looking for something light and strong, carbon steel is your answer. It’s still going to need seasoning, but it’s a lot lighter than cast iron.

It is, but stainless doesn’t work with induction. There are some stainless alloys that do, but they do rust and take more effort than true stainless. If a magnet won’t stick to it, it won’t work with induction.

Just as a point for the OP: most stainless won’t work on induction. Test it with a magnet before you buy. If a magnet won’t stick to it, induction won’t work.

Carbon steel or cast iron for induction. Both need to be seasoned, but that’s not a big deal.

Karl Marx was German, though…

I have mine set to the same sound as an incoming phone call, that way psychologically it’s harder to ignore or dismiss.