Does Rachael Ray cookware have PFAS?
Rachael Ray cookware averages 15 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 8 Rachael Ray cookware products graded as of October 2026, level with the 15 out of 100 median for the 49 other cookware brands graded alongside it.
Rachael Ray 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 Rachael Ray cookware contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Aluminum with unspecified nonstick coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Aluminum leaching. Aluminum core can release aluminum ions into food, particularly with acidic or salty…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- hard anodized aluminum with nonstick coating, type 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 proprietary nonstick coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal decomposition). Coating composition unknown; if Teflon-type…
4 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 (inhalation hazard if overheated). If this pan uses traditional Teflon-type…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Hard anodized aluminum with nonstick coating, type unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Nonstick coating degradation and fume risk. The coating type is undisclosed; if Teflon-type coating-based and…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- hard-anodized aluminum with nonstick coating, type unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (if Teflon-family coating nonstick). If the coating is Teflon-type…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick coating, composition unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (inhalation hazard when overheated). If this line uses traditional Teflon-type…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- hard anodized aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (if Teflon-type coating-based coating). No independent testing on record for…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Rachael Ray 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. Rachael Ray averages 15.
See every Rachael Ray product we grade on the Rachael Ray brand page, or the full cookware ranking.