Oh, I love zombie threads! Graaaaiiiins! :rockin:
Anywho, my progression has been 1 can brew, 2 extract brews, and now my next 2 brews will be partial mash.
Personally, I'm moving to PM because it saves a little money, and I don't have the capabilities to go AG yet, so this is the next step. Also, I just like the idea of using less extracts.
On a side note, i think an important distinction (and one I wasn't aware of till recently) is the difference between a can brew and an extract brew.
Can brews are really the simplest form, where you get a can of prehopped extract, and add either DME or Corn sugar. (plus yeast of course) And that's it.
Extract kits use DME and LME, but they also incorporate hops and specialty grains. Also, you're less likely to make it with a lot of corn sugar, as many coopers kits suggest.
I only mention this because when I first started, i thought "can kit" and "extract kit" were interchangeable, and that's not necessarily the case.