To me, someone who celebrates a bit more of the spectrum than most: Metal hot. Make food hot.
Non-stick means easier cleanup, but my wife seems to think cast-iron is necessary for certain things (searing a prime rib roast, for example.).
After I figure those out, then I gotta figure out gas vs. electric vs. induction vs infrared…
Got a cast iron pot for the first time a few months ago gifted to me. The heaviness really is a thing.
Popcorn is very hard to do, because it’s so heavy to keep the pot moving the whole time (don’t know another technique to make popcorn in a normal pot).
Draining pasta water without a colander is near impossible. Yes, just use a colander. But it takes away the flexibility of a light-weight pot, where you can absolutely get by without one, just making pasta meals.
Taking it out and putting it away is actually not that easy.
My 5 cents of living with cast iron pot.