HA1 Expert Cookware Nonstick 2 Piece Fry Set vs Stainless Clad Fry Pan: which is safer?
Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan is the clear pick. HA1 Expert Cookware Nonstick 2 Piece Fry Set carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
All-Clad
HA1 Expert Cookware Nonstick 2 Piece Fry Set
PFAS grade
Bad 5/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Teflon-type coating non-stick coating, as disclosed by All-Clad
Confidence
35%
ReportedTeflon-type coating thermal decomposition fume risk
PossibleAluminum leaching
LikelyCoating degradation over time
Our pick
Made In
Stainless Clad Fry Pan
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 96/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating
Confidence
90%
PossibleClad separation or delamination over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PTFE thermal decomposition fume risk, Aluminum leaching, Coating degradation over time and PFAS in non-stick coating on the All-Clad and not on the Made In.
- We flag Clad separation or delamination over time on the Made In and not on the All-Clad.
- The All-Clad is PTFE non-stick coating, as disclosed by All-Clad where the Made In is Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 95 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Made In is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the All-Clad grade, at 35% confidence against 90%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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