Chefman Review, Is Chefman Non-Toxic?
Chefman averages 15 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Chefman products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Chefman grades Bad on our four-band scale.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
What Chefman says and does about PFAS
Chefman’s own California AB 1200 disclosure lists polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE, as an intentionally added chemical in its air fryer pot, rack and dip tray, and records that entry as PFAS. The same filing covers the air fryer gasket, the Teflon lined inner pots of its deep fryers, a rice cooker, its convection microwaves and its warming tray baking sheets. That is the company’s own regulatory filing rather than anything we inferred from the product listing.
- Regulatory filingChefman’s California AB 1200 disclosure lists polytetrafluoroethylene (CAS 9002-84-0) in the pot, rack and dip tray of its air fryers and records it as PFAS. The gasket is listed as containing PFAS as well. Chefman ↗
- Regulatory filingThe same disclosure lists PTFE and PFAS in its RJ55 convection microwaves, its RJ34 rice cooker, the Teflon (PTFE) inner pot coating of its RJ07 deep fryers, and the baking sheets of its warming trays. Chefman ↗
- Brand statementChefman says the disclosed chemicals are included for reasons including the composition of the materials themselves, strengthening or bonding agents, heat conduction, durability and nonstick features. Chefman ↗
Sources checked September 22, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Chefman is one of the brands we researched by hand for our record of what every brand has published about PFAS, where the same question is answered for each of them in one line.
Does Chefman have PFAS, by category
Graded and flagged Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
Chefman
12 Quart 5-in-1 Air Fryer with Integrated Smart Thermometer
- Nonstick-coated cooking basket; coating composition not disclosed
- Nonstick coating degradation and particle shedding, Undisclosed coating composition means you cannot…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Chefman
2 Qt. Compact Air Fryer
- Non-stick coated cooking basket (type unspecified)
- Teflon-type coating/Polytetrafluoroethylene fume risk (if applicable), If the basket uses traditional…
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Chefman
ExacTemp Toaster Oven Air Fryer
- Stainless steel body; nonstick interior coating (type unspecified)
- Nonstick coating degradation (Teflon-type coating/Teflon-family coating off-gassing), The unspecified…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Chefman
Turbofry 8-Quart Air Fryer
- Nonstick-coated metal cooking basket (composition unspecified)
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal decomposition), Nonstick coating chemistry is undisclosed. If the…
5 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Chefman
TurboFry Touch 4-Qt Easy-View Air Fryer
- Nonstick-coated cooking basket (type unspecified)
- Nonstick coating degradation and inhalation fume risk, If the basket uses conventional Teflon-type coating…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Chefman
TurboFry Touch Digital Air Fryer
- Nonstick-coated cooking basket (composition unspecified by brand)
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal decomposition), If the basket uses traditional Teflon-type coating…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Chefman
TurboX 5-Quart Air Fryer
- Nonstick-coated cooking basket; composition unspecified by brand
- Teflon-type coating (Teflon) fume inhalation risk, Coating composition is unconfirmed by Chefman. If…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
What to buy instead Good or better, in the categories Chefman sells
Big Boss
Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart Replacement Clear Glass
- borosilicate glass, bare uncoated
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Thermal shock and fracture
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Fritaire
Glass Air Fryer Self-Cleaning & Non-Toxic
- borosilicate glass
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Aluminum leaching from base/housing
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
NutriChef
5.8 Qt Glass Air Fryer – 8-in-1 Digital Presets
- glass bowl, stainless steel exterior
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Thermal stress and glass breakage
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Chefman and PFAS, common questions
- Does Chefman have PFAS?
- Chefman averages 15 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Chefman products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests. Chefman’s own AB 1200 disclosure lists PTFE, recorded as PFAS, in its air fryer pot, rack and dip tray.
- Is Chefman non-toxic?
- No Chefman product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Chefman 12 Quart 5-in-1 Air Fryer with Integrated Smart Thermometer at 15/100.
- Which Chefman products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Chefman products we have scored are Chefman TurboX 5-Quart Air Fryer, Chefman TurboFry Touch Digital Air Fryer, Chefman TurboFry Touch 4-Qt Easy-View Air Fryer. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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