HA1 Expert Nonstick Double Burner Grill 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 Double Burner Grill carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
All-Clad
HA1 Expert Nonstick Double Burner Grill
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating thermal degradation and fume release
PossibleCoating flaking and ingestion of polymer particles
PossibleVOC or off-gassing during first use
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 flaking and ingestion of polymer particles and VOC or off-gassing during first use 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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