Does Tramontina cookware have PFAS?
Tramontina cookware averages 36 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 14 Tramontina cookware products graded as of October 2026, above the 15 out of 100 median for the 49 other cookware brands graded alongside it.
Tramontina cookware averages Poor on our four-band scale. 5 of the 14 we graded are worth buying. That is above 67% 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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What Tramontina says and does about PFAS
Tramontina sells both kinds of nonstick and says which is which. It describes its traditional nonstick as a PTFE-based coating, and its ceramic nonstick as made without intentionally added PTFE, PFOA, PFAS, lead and cadmium. Tramontina is one of the three cookware makers behind the industry group that challenged Minnesota’s ban on cookware with intentionally added PFAS, and the court dismissed that challenge in August 2025.
- MaterialsTramontina says its traditional nonstick uses a PTFE-based coating, while its ceramic nonstick coating is made without intentionally added PTFE, PFOA, PFAS, lead and cadmium. Tramontina ↗
- Brand statementIts ceramic cookware collection page repeats that the coating is made without intentionally added PTFE, PFOA or PFAS. Tramontina ↗
- Legal caseA February 2025 federal court order names Tramontina, Meyer and Groupe SEB as the members of the Cookware Sustainability Alliance challenging Minnesota’s PFAS cookware ban, notes that all three admittedly make cookware containing PFAS, and denies the alliance’s request for a preliminary injunction. U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota ↗
- Legal caseIn August 2025 the court granted Minnesota’s motion to dismiss, dismissing the Commerce Clause claims with prejudice. U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota ↗
- Independent testConsumer Reports featured the Tramontina Enameled Cast-Iron Series 1000 among its alternatives for cooks who want to avoid PFAS nonstick coatings. Consumer Reports ↗
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.
Tramontina cookware worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- stainless steel, no nonstick coating
- Stainless steel surface pitting and corrosion. Prolonged exposure to high chloride environments (salt water…
- Stainless steel tri-ply clad, bare uncoated surfaces
- Aluminum core leaching. The aluminum core is encapsulated and should not contact food directly. Risk is…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Stainless steel tri-ply clad, bare surfaces
- Tri-ply clad separation over time. Extreme overheating or physical damage (denting, warping) can…
- stainless steel tri-ply clad, glass lids
- Stainless steel surface degradation and pitting. Prolonged exposure to high chloride environments (saltwater…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Triverge 10 Piece Tri Ply Clad Stainless Steel Cookware Set, Induction Ready and Oven Safe
- Stainless steel tri-ply clad, bare cookware
- Aluminum leaching from tri-ply core. The aluminum middle layer is encased in stainless steel, significantly…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Ceramic nonstick coating
- Ceramic coating degradation and unknown breakdown products. Ceramic coatings degrade faster than Teflon-type…
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- Ceramic nonstick coating over stainless steel tri-ply
- Ceramic coating degradation and particle release. Ceramic nonstick coatings inherently degrade with use and…
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- Hard anodized aluminum with nonstick coating, unspecified type
- Nonstick coating thermal degradation and potential off-gassing. The unspecified nonstick coating type raises…
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- Nonstick coating, unspecified type
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (unconfirmed coating type). If coating is Teflon-type coating-based…
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- Nonstick coating, type unspecified
- Teflon-type coating thermal decomposition and fume risk. If coating is Teflon-type coating-based…
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- Aluminum with nonstick coating, composition unspecified
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (inhalation if overheated). If the coating is Teflon-type coating-based (not…
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- Nonstick coating, composition unspecified
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (if Teflon-type coating-based coating). Tramontina does not specify coating…
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- Stainless steel body with unspecified nonstick coating
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (if coating contains Teflon-type coating). If this pan uses traditional…
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- Nonstick coating, type unspecified
- Teflon-type coating fume release (if coating is Teflon-type coating-based). Tramontina does not confirm…
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Graded higher than the Tramontina average of 36.
- 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)
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Best average grade first. Tramontina averages 36.
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