Tri-Ply 10-Piece Stainless Steel Cookware Set vs Macy's All-Clad 7 Piece Cookware Set: which is safer?
All-Clad Tri-Ply 10-Piece Stainless Steel Cookware Set is the clear pick. Macy's All-Clad 7 Piece Cookware Set carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
All-Clad
Tri-Ply 10-Piece Stainless Steel Cookware Set
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHandle degradation or food-contact loosening
All-Clad
Macy's All-Clad 7 Piece Cookware Set
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleNonstick coating degradation and flaking
PossibleTeflon-type coating fume inhalation (overheating)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Handle degradation or food-contact loosening on the All-Clad and not on the All-Clad.
- We flag Nonstick coating degradation and flaking and PTFE fume inhalation (overheating) on the All-Clad and not on the All-Clad.
- The All-Clad is Stainless steel tri-ply (no nonstick coating) where the All-Clad is Stainless steel with hard-anodized aluminum exterior; nonstick coating type unspecified, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 60 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the All-Clad is the one to buy.
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