Macy's All-Clad 7 Piece Cookware Set vs Chef's Classic Stainless Steel Cookware Set: which is safer?
Cuisinart Chef's Classic 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.
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)
Our pick
Cuisinart
Chef's Classic Stainless Steel Cookware Set
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleNickel leaching from stainless steel
PossibleHandle material degradation or detachment
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Nonstick coating degradation and flaking and PTFE fume inhalation (overheating) on the All-Clad and not on the Cuisinart.
- We flag Nickel leaching from stainless steel and Handle material degradation or detachment on the Cuisinart and not on the All-Clad.
- The All-Clad is Stainless steel with hard-anodized aluminum exterior; nonstick coating type unspecified where the Cuisinart is Stainless steel (no nonstick coating), 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 Cuisinart is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the All-Clad grade, at 62% confidence against 87%, 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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