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

All-Clad

Tri-Ply 10-Piece Stainless Steel Cookware Set

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Stainless steel tri-ply (no nonstick coating)

Confidence

82%

PossibleHandle degradation or food-contact loosening

Macy's All-Clad 7 Piece Cookware Set

All-Clad

Macy's All-Clad 7 Piece Cookware Set

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 7/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Stainless steel with hard-anodized aluminum exterior; nonstick coating type unspecified

Confidence

62%

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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