NS Pro Nonstick Double Burner Griddle vs Rio Advanced Ceramic Nonstick Griddle: which is safer?
GreenPan Rio Advanced Ceramic Nonstick Griddle is the clear pick. All-Clad NS Pro Nonstick Double Burner Griddle carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
All-Clad
NS Pro Nonstick Double Burner Griddle
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
ReportedTeflon-type coating thermal degradation and fume release
LikelyCoating degradation and microflaking
PossibleAluminum leaching from base or exposed substrate
Our pick
GreenPan
Rio Advanced Ceramic Nonstick Griddle
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCoating degradation and substrate exposure
PossibleAluminum leaching
ReportedManufacturing consistency and third-party verification
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PTFE thermal degradation and fume release, Coating degradation and microflaking, Aluminum leaching from base or exposed substrate and PTFE manufacturing residue (PFOA/PFBS) on the All-Clad and not on the GreenPan.
- We flag Coating degradation and substrate exposure, Aluminum leaching and Manufacturing consistency and third-party verification 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-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 →
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