Contemporary Stainless Steel Round Grill Pan vs Ceramic Nonstick Grill Pan & Griddle Set: which is safer?
Calphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel Round Grill Pan is the clear pick. Cuisinart Ceramic Nonstick Grill Pan & Griddle Set carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Calphalon
Contemporary Stainless Steel Round Grill Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleStainless steel nickel or chromium leaching under acidic conditions
Cuisinart
Ceramic Nonstick Grill Pan & Griddle Set
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCoating degradation and aluminum leaching
PossibleUndisclosed synthetic binders or additives in ceramic coating
ReportedDurability and premature replacement need
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Stainless steel nickel or chromium leaching under acidic conditions on the Calphalon and not on the Cuisinart.
- We flag Coating degradation and aluminum leaching, Undisclosed synthetic binders or additives in ceramic coating and Durability and premature replacement need on the Cuisinart and not on the Calphalon.
- The Calphalon is stainless steel, non-nonstick where the Cuisinart is Ceramic nonstick coating (unspecified formulation), 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 Calphalon is the one to buy.
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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