HA1 Expert Cookware Nonstick Square Griddle 11" vs Rio Advanced Ceramic Nonstick Griddle: which is safer?

GreenPan Rio Advanced Ceramic Nonstick Griddle is the clear pick. All-Clad HA1 Expert Cookware Nonstick Square Griddle 11" carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

All-Clad HA1 Expert Cookware Nonstick Square Griddle 11"

All-Clad

HA1 Expert Cookware Nonstick Square Griddle 11"

PFAS grade

Bad 5/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Teflon-type coating non-stick coating, as disclosed by All-Clad

Confidence

35%

LikelyTeflon-type coating degradation and fume release

PossibleAluminum leaching

ReportedCoating degradation from mechanical wear

Our pick

GreenPan Rio Advanced Ceramic Nonstick Griddle

GreenPan

Rio Advanced Ceramic Nonstick Griddle

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 52/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Ceramic-based nonstick coating

Confidence

72%

PossibleCoating degradation and substrate exposure

PossibleAluminum leaching

ReportedManufacturing consistency and third-party verification

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag PTFE coating degradation and fume release and Coating degradation from mechanical wear on the All-Clad and not on the GreenPan.
  • We flag Coating degradation and substrate exposure and Manufacturing consistency and third-party verification on the GreenPan and not on the All-Clad.
  • Both carry a flag for Aluminum leaching, so neither choice avoids it.
  • The All-Clad is PTFE non-stick coating, as disclosed by All-Clad where the GreenPan is Ceramic-based 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 72%, 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 →

More griddle pans, see the full ranking