Does Stahl cookware have PFAS?
Stahl cookware averages 15 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 6 Stahl cookware products graded as of October 2026, level with the 15 out of 100 median for the 49 other cookware brands graded alongside it.
Stahl 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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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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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
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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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2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Which Stahl cookware contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Stainless steel with unspecified non-stick coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (unconfirmed coating type). If the non-stick layer is Teflon-type…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Non-stick coating, composition unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume emission risk (unconfirmed coating type). If coating is Teflon-type coating…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Stainless steel with unspecified non-stick coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Non-stick coating thermal stability and fume risk (Teflon-type coating-based). If the coating is Teflon-type…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Non-stick coating composition unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk. Stahl does not disclose whether the coating is Teflon-type coating-based. If…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Stainless steel body with unspecified non-stick coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal breakdown). If the non-stick layer is traditional Teflon-type coating…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- stainless steel triply with unspecified nonstick coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (nonstick coating). If the unidentified nonstick coating is Teflon-type…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Stahl 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. Stahl averages 15.
See every Stahl product we grade on the Stahl brand page, or the full cookware ranking.