Cuisinart Review, Is Cuisinart Non-Toxic?
Cuisinart averages 33 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 83 Cuisinart products graded as of October 2026, and 11 of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Cuisinart grades Poor 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 Cuisinart says and does about PFAS
Cuisinart sells both kinds of nonstick. Independent testing by the Ecology Center found PTFE on a Cuisinart stainless skillet with its QuanTanium nonstick interior, and a silicon dioxide ceramic coating on a Green Gourmet skillet, matching that line’s PTFE-free label. We could not load Cuisinart’s own chemical disclosure pages to confirm which current models it lists as containing PFAS.
- Independent testThe Ecology Center’s 2020 testing found PTFE on the Cuisinart Classic Stainless Steel 8 in Non-stick Skillet, sold with a QuanTanium non-stick interior. Ecology Center ↗
- Independent testThe same testing found a silicon dioxide coating, a type of ceramic, on the Cuisinart Green Gourmet Induction 8 in Skillet, consistent with its PTFE-free label. Ecology Center ↗
- Brand statementCuisinart has described its GreenGourmet hard anodized cookware coating as completely free of PTFE and PFOA. Cuisinart (archived page) ↗
Sources checked September 14, 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.
Cuisinart 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.
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- Stainless steel (no nonstick coating)
- Nickel leaching from stainless steel. Stainless steel cookware can release trace amounts of nickel…
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- Stainless steel construction, no nonstick coating
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- Stainless steel with tri-ply construction (no nonstick coating)
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- Stainless steel pots and pans (non-coated)
- Nickel leaching from stainless steel. Stainless steel typically contains 8-12% nickel. Leaching is negligible…
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- Stainless steel blades
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- Stainless steel, tri-ply construction (no nonstick coating)
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- stainless steel cookware
- Nickel and chromium leaching. Stainless steel cookware can release trace amounts of nickel and chromium when…
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- Stainless steel cooking vessel; sealed electric heating element
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- Stainless steel inner pot, electric heating base
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- Seal and gasket degradation. Rubber seals in all pressure cookers age and harden with repeated thermal…
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- polyethylene or polypropylene cutting mat
- Microplastic shedding from mechanical wear. Repeated knife cuts and dishwasher cycles gradually fragment…
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- Acacia wood handles, stainless steel bowls
- Wood handle degradation and microbial colonization. If wood is not dried promptly after washing or is stored…
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- Cordierite stone; uncoated ceramic composite
- Thermal shock fracture (not a chemical hazard). Cordierite stones are prone to cracking if preheated…
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- Silicone polymer degradation and microparticle shedding. At temperatures exceeding the product's rated limit…
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- Ceramic-coated stainless steel blades
- Ceramic coating degradation and particle shedding. Ceramic coatings are more brittle than Teflon-type coating…
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- Ceramic-coated stainless steel blades
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- Cordierite grilling stone
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- Steel pan and rack; no nonstick coating
- Rust and corrosion over time. Bare steel will oxidize if exposed to moisture and not dried promptly. Rust…
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- Cordierite ceramic baking stone
- Thermal fracture and ceramic shedding. Cordierite resists thermal shock well but is not immune. Mishandling…
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- Cordierite ceramic pizza stone
- Aluminum or silicate leaching from ceramic matrix. Cordierite contains magnesium and aluminum oxides as…
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- semi-transparent polymer (likely polyethylene or polypropylene)
- Plastic polymer leaching under heat stress, HDPE and PP are stable at room temperature and during normal food…
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- Stainless steel heads, polypropylene handles
- Polypropylene handle thermal degradation. Polypropylene softens at approximately 160°C. Contact with very hot…
- Silicone or nylon spatulas
- Silicone leaching or off-gassing. Food-grade silicone is generally recognized as low concern for food…
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- Rubber or silicone cutting mats
- Microplastic shedding. Prolonged abrasion or wear may gradually shed microscopic silicone particles; risk is…
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- Silicone or nylon spatula heads
- Silicone degradation at high heat. Repeated or sustained use above 400°F (204°C) can cause silicone to lose…
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- Stainless steel grill, porcelain-coated cooking surface
- Porcelain coating degradation and chipping. Outdoor grills experience thermal cycling and physical stress. If…
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- silicone or coated fiberglass, unspecified
- Silicone oligomer leaching. Degraded or low-grade silicone can release small siloxane molecules into food…
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- ceramic nonstick coating
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- Ceramic nonstick coating over aluminum baking pans
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- Ceramic nonstick coating (unspecified formulation)
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- ceramic nonstick coating (composition unspecified)
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- nonstick-coated basket (coating type unspecified)
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- Stainless steel blade; nonstick-coated handles (coating type unspecified)
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- Nonstick-coated cooking surfaces (type unspecified)
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- Stainless steel blades with nonstick coating (type unspecified)
- Nonstick coating thermal degradation (Teflon-type coating/PFA type unknown). If the coating contains…
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- Stainless steel blades with nonstick coating (type unspecified)
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- Acacia wood handles with unspecified tool coating
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- nonstick coating, type not disclosed
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- Non-stick coated basket (composition unspecified)
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- Steel with nonstick coating, type unspecified
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- Carbon steel or aluminized steel with unspecified nonstick coating
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- Ceramic XT nonstick coating (proprietary, unspecified)
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- Hard-anodized aluminum with nonstick coating (type unspecified)
- Aluminum leaching from damaged anodization. If the hard-anodized layer is scratched or compromised…
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- stainless steel with unspecified nonstick coating
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- steel with unspecified nonstick coating
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- Steel body with unspecified nonstick coating
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- Hard anodized aluminum with proprietary non-stick coating (unspecified)
- Non-stick coating leachables (unspecified chemistry). Cuisinart's proprietary non-stick formula is not…
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- nonstick coating, composition unspecified
- Teflon-type coating fume release on overheating. If coating contains Teflon-type coating (unconfirmed)…
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- Hard anodized aluminum with unspecified nonstick coating
- Nonstick coating thermal stability (Teflon-type coating or equivalent). Cuisinart has not disclosed whether…
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- Hard anodized aluminum with nonstick coating (type unspecified)
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- Nonstick coating (type unspecified)
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (if coating is Teflon-type coating-based). If this pan uses conventional…
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- Hard-anodized aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating (composition unspecified)
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- Stainless steel base with proprietary nonstick coating (unspecified)
- Teflon-type coating fume inhalation risk (thermal decomposition). If the undisclosed coating is Teflon-type…
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- nonstick-coated cooking surface (composition unspecified)
- Teflon-type coating fume risk. If the nonstick coating is Teflon-type coating-based, overheating above 500°F…
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- Non-stick coated basket (composition unspecified)
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- Nonstick coating, type unspecified
- Teflon-type coating thermal degradation and fume release. If the coating is Teflon-type coating-based…
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- Nonstick-coated cooking basket; specific polymer unspecified
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- Non-stick coated basket (type unspecified by brand)
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- Non-stick coating (Teflon-type coating status unspecified by brand)
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- Nonstick-coated steel/aluminum (coating composition undisclosed)
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- Nonstick-coated cooking surface (composition unspecified)
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- nonstick coating, type unspecified
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- Stainless steel with proprietary nonstick coating (unspecified)
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- Hard anodized aluminum with nonstick coating (unspecified)
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- Non-stick coated cooking plates (type unspecified)
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- Non-stick coating, composition unspecified
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- Silicone utensils, no coating
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
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- Stainless steel utensils
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Nickel leaching from stainless steel
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- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
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- ceramic or unglazed stone; no nonstick coating
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Ceramic or stone cracking and fragmentation
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- carbon steel (bare metal, no coating)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Thermal shock and fracture
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- borosilicate glass
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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- glass bowl, stainless steel exterior
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- Thermal stress and glass breakage
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Find an alternative on AmazonCuisinart and PFAS, common questions
- Does Cuisinart have PFAS?
- Cuisinart averages 33 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 83 Cuisinart products graded as of October 2026, and 11 of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests. Independent testing found PTFE on a Cuisinart QuanTanium nonstick skillet and a PTFE-free ceramic coating on a Cuisinart Green Gourmet skillet.
- Is Cuisinart non-toxic?
- Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless Steel Cookware Set is the highest-graded Cuisinart product we have scored, at 75/100. It depends on the product line rather than the brand, so check the grade of the exact item you are buying.
- Which Cuisinart products are lower concern for PFAS?
- The highest-graded Cuisinart products we have scored are Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless Steel Cookware Set, Cuisinart Classic Stainless Steel Cookware Set 10pc, Cuisinart Multiclad Pro Stainless Steel Cookware Set. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.
- Which Cuisinart products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Cuisinart products we have scored are Cuisinart Pizza Grilling Pack, Cuisinart Grill Wok Non-Stick, Cuisinart Griddler GR-11NAS Grill and Panini Press. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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