KSS,
My sweetie makes popovers, and did spring for the high-heat circulation popover pan:
http://www.cutleryandmore.com/chicago-m ... hwod5D4yfQI don't know that it makes better popovers than her grandmother's cast aluminum muffin pan. But it does stick less.
I just asked my sweetie: "If something happened to your popover pan, would you buy a new one?"
She said: "yes."
... after a pause "... is something
likely to happen to my popover pan?"