Does Gotham Steel cookware have PFAS?
Gotham Steel cookware averages 15 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Gotham Steel cookware products graded as of October 2026, level with the 15 out of 100 median for the 49 other cookware brands graded alongside it.
Gotham Steel cookware averages Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 30% of the cookware brands we grade.
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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Which Gotham Steel cookware contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Nonstick coating, composition unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk and coating degradation. Coating type not disclosed; if Teflon-type…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick coating (unspecified polymer), metal lid/pan body
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk. Gotham Steel has not disclosed whether its nonstick coating contains…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick ceramic-hybrid coating (composition undisclosed)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Undisclosed nonstick chemistry (possible fluorinated compounds). Gotham Steel does not publicly disclose…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- aluminum with nonstick coating, composition unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating/nonstick coating degradation and fume risk. Nonstick coating composition is unspecified.…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick ceramic or titanium-reinforced coating (unspecified)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Ceramic coating degradation and substrate exposure. Ceramic nonstick coatings are prone to chipping and…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- nonstick coating, type unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (if fluorinated coating). Unconfirmed coating type makes assessment indirect…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- stainless steel with unspecified nonstick coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (if coating contains Teflon-family coating). Unspecified coating means…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Gotham Steel average of 15.
- Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Clad separation or delamination over time
- stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Nickel leaching from stainless steel
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Clad stainless steel, no coating
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Metal ion release during cooking (iron, nickel, chromium)
The same question, asked of the other cookware brands
Best average grade first. Gotham Steel averages 15.
See every Gotham Steel product we grade on the Gotham Steel brand page, or the full cookware ranking.