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The Aldi one will probably fine - there isn't much to them, so long as the steel is heavy enough gauge to provide reasonable heat distribution and not warp on a gas hob.
A few things to consider: It takes a while for the seasoning to build up. Acidic foods will strip the seasoning off. Don't scrub them down!
Coolio, only learnt something about them when I saw a salter carbon steel frying pan in Aldi for £15 and thought that's to good to be true (life time guarantee) but peaked my interest so seriously considering one