HA1 Expert 2.5-Quart Nonstick Sauce Pan with Lid vs Chatham Ceramic Nonstick 3-Quart Saucepan with Lid: which is safer?
GreenPan Chatham Ceramic Nonstick 3-Quart Saucepan with Lid is the clear pick. All-Clad HA1 Expert 2.5-Quart Nonstick Sauce Pan with Lid carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
All-Clad
HA1 Expert 2.5-Quart Nonstick Sauce Pan with Lid
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyTeflon-type coating thermal decomposition and fume risk
ReportedCoating degradation and microparticle ingestion
PossibleAluminum core leaching
Our pick
GreenPan
Chatham Ceramic Nonstick 3-Quart Saucepan with Lid
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAluminum leaching
LikelyCoating degradation and loss of nonstick function
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PTFE thermal decomposition and fume risk, Coating degradation and microparticle ingestion, Aluminum core leaching and PFAS in manufacturing residue or offgassing on the All-Clad and not on the GreenPan.
- We flag Aluminum leaching and Coating degradation and loss of nonstick function 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, 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 35% confidence against 78%, 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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