Do Cuisinart non-stick knife sets have PFAS?
Cuisinart non-stick knife sets average 42 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Cuisinart non-stick knife sets graded as of October 2026, and 1 of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Cuisinart non-stick knife sets average Poor on our four-band scale. 1 of the 6 we graded is worth buying.
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.
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
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- RO membrane, carbon filters, stainless steel housing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial and microbial growth in housing and filters
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
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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 non-stick knife sets worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- Stainless steel blades
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Which Cuisinart non-stick knife sets contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Ceramic-coated stainless steel blades
- Ceramic coating degradation and particle shedding. Ceramic coatings are more brittle than Teflon-type coating…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Ceramic-coated stainless steel blades
- Ceramic coating degradation and microparticles. Ceramic coatings can chip or flake with repeated use or…
- Stainless steel blade; nonstick-coated handles (coating type unspecified)
- Nonstick coating degradation and leaching. Without specification of the nonstick polymer used, the leaching…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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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…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Stainless steel blades with nonstick coating (type unspecified)
- Teflon-type coating and nonstick coating fume risk (undisclosed type). Cuisinart has not disclosed whether…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Cuisinart average of 42.
- Stainless steel blades; wood, plastic, or composite handles
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Wood handle degradation and moisture damage
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- Stainless steel blades, Fibrox composite handles
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Polymer leaching (Fibrox composite)
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Stainless steel blades, hardwood handles
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Wood handle microbial contamination and moisture damage
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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