Just replaced all my cast iron skillets with OXO pre-seasoned carbon steel skillets. Already loving them. They're not that expensive and unlike the expensive ones these come with a removable silicon handle sleeve plus being a fraction of the weight of cast iron. The pre-season pans are non-stick right out of the box, just as slick as non stick coated pans.
Of course at some point in time they will have to be re-seasoned just like cast iron.
Of course at some point in time they will have to be re-seasoned just like cast iron.