boy do I know what you mean! Dh tends to get me things to help me out.....like one of those ready set go things. He absolutely loves it and asks why i don't use it more often. Well the darn thing sticks and takes 2x as long cook an egg as my trusty old cast iron pan that rinses clean! Never mind the fact that I never cook just one egg...there are 8 of us here! Doesn't bother him that it sticks....he doesn't have to clean it! I kinda dread Christmas...I'll have to squeeze another appliance that won't be used in under the counter. And of course i can't get rid of one....the minute I do he'll decide to cook something and what do you think he will want to use?