HA1 Expert Nonstick 11" Square Grill Pan vs Contemporary Stainless Steel Round Grill Pan: which is safer?
Calphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel Round Grill Pan is the clear pick. All-Clad HA1 Expert Nonstick 11" Square Grill Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
All-Clad
HA1 Expert Nonstick 11" Square Grill Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating thermal degradation and fume release
LikelyCoating wear and microparticulate shedding
PossibleAluminum core leaching (if aluminum substrate)
Our pick
Calphalon
Contemporary Stainless Steel Round Grill Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleStainless steel nickel or chromium leaching under acidic conditions
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PTFE thermal degradation and fume release, Coating wear and microparticulate shedding, Aluminum core leaching (if aluminum substrate) and Coating adhesion and bonding durability on the All-Clad and not on the Calphalon.
- We flag Stainless steel nickel or chromium leaching under acidic conditions on the Calphalon and not on the All-Clad.
- The All-Clad is PTFE non-stick coating, as disclosed by All-Clad where the Calphalon is stainless steel, non-nonstick, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Calphalon is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the All-Clad grade, at 35% 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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