I do 98% of the shopping and cooking at our house, the wife is good at a lot of things, but never learned to cook! When we got married, I bought a brand new full set of stainless Revere Ware pots, just like my mom used to use, when she passed, I think my SIL (a pretty fair cook) grabbed all of those... I don't even know if they make Revere Ware anymore as I see them on action sites asking high $$$...
For most all frying pan cooking, I use several old cast iron fry pans---one I got from my mom, the others at yard sales for next to nothing... Take care of your cast iron fry pans, and they'll last several lifetimes...! I don't even know what brands the are...
I also have a Traeger pellet smoker a good friend gave me when he upgraded to a newer fancy one. Works perfect and makes great tri-tip smoked roasts! And, of course, and old Webber charcoal BBQ grill for all the usual BBQ stuff...