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

All-Clad

HA1 Expert Nonstick Double Burner Grill

PFAS grade

Bad 5/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

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

Confidence

35%

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

Calphalon

Contemporary Stainless Steel Round Grill Pan

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

stainless steel, non-nonstick

Confidence

82%

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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