I think I agree in terms of pans because our stainless still frying pan was double the price but I find it hard to handle because of the size. Whenever we have just 1 piece of meat or two, it's bound to burn the butter and I hate that.
The grillpan is probably going to be my most used pan year round because 1 I can leave out the oil and butter and I just love the taste of grilled anything hahaha.. But last week I also threw a baking pan filled with veggies in the oven which turned out great too. Just had to remember to first add alu foil on top before going for that burned edge part :P