Essentials Hard Anodized Nonstick Small Roaster with Rack vs Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack: which is safer?
GreenPan Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack is the clear pick. All-Clad Essentials Hard Anodized Nonstick Small Roaster with Rack carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
All-Clad
Essentials Hard Anodized Nonstick Small Roaster with Rack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
ReportedTeflon-type coating thermal decomposition and fume risk
LikelyCoating degradation and nonstick loss
PossibleAluminum leaching from base metal
Our pick
GreenPan
Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyCeramic coating degradation over time
PossibleAluminum leaching from substrate
PossibleCoating adhesion variability and manufacturing consistency
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PTFE thermal decomposition and fume risk, Coating degradation and nonstick loss, Aluminum leaching from base metal and PFAS in nonstick coating (PTFE source) on the All-Clad and not on the GreenPan.
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time, Aluminum leaching from substrate and Coating adhesion variability and manufacturing consistency on the GreenPan and not on the All-Clad.
- The All-Clad is PTFE non-stick coating, as disclosed by All-Clad where the GreenPan is Ceramic nonstick coating (Thermolon™), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 65 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the GreenPan is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the All-Clad grade, at 42% confidence against 82%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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