15Bad

Does Oster cookware have PFAS?

The verdict
Oster cookware averages 15 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 7 Oster cookware products graded as of October 2026, level with the 15 out of 100 median for the 49 other cookware brands graded alongside it.
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Oster 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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100ExcellentPFAS grade
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  • The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
  • Heavy metals

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Which Oster cookware contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

  • Aluminum with unspecified nonstick coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk (overheating). If the nonstick coating is Teflon-type coating-based (not…

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Oster Ashford Aluminum Frying Pan

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Ashford Aluminum Frying Pan

15BadPFAS grade
  • aluminum with unspecified nonstick coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk and coating degradation. If the unspecified coating is Teflon-type…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • Aluminum with unspecified non-stick coating (charcoal grey)
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal decomposition). Coating type unspecified; if Teflon-type…

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • Aluminum with unspecified nonstick coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk (nonstick coating thermal breakdown). Coating type is undisclosed; if…

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • Stainless steel base, nonstick coating unspecified
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal degradation). If the nonstick coating is Teflon-type coating-based…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • aluminum with nonstick coating, type unspecified
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal degradation). If this pan uses Teflon-type coating nonstick…

3 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 fume risk (thermal decomposition). The coating type is undisclosed. If Teflon-type…

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Graded higher than the Oster average of 15.

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Made In

Stainless Clad Fry Pan

100ExcellentPFAS grade
  • Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating
  • The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
  • Clad separation or delamination over time
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10' Stainless Clad Frying Pan

100ExcellentPFAS grade
  • 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.

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100ExcellentPFAS grade
  • Clad stainless steel, no coating
  • The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
  • Metal ion release during cooking (iron, nickel, chromium)

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Best average grade first. Oster averages 15.

See every Oster product we grade on the Oster brand page, or the full cookware ranking.