Tri-Ply 10-Piece Stainless Steel Cookware Set vs Pro 11-Piece Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware Set: which is safer?

These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.

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

Cuisinart Pro 11-Piece Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware Set

Cuisinart

Pro 11-Piece Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware Set

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Stainless steel, tri-ply construction (no nonstick coating)

Confidence

78%

PossibleStainless steel surface degradation and nickel release

PossibleChromium leaching from stainless steel

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Handle degradation or food-contact loosening on the All-Clad and not on the Cuisinart.
  • We flag Stainless steel surface degradation and nickel release and Chromium leaching from stainless steel on the Cuisinart and not on the All-Clad.
  • The All-Clad is Stainless steel tri-ply (no nonstick coating) where the Cuisinart is Stainless steel, tri-ply construction (no nonstick coating), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

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