Contemporary Stainless Steel Round Grill Pan vs GreenGourmet Hard Anodized Grill Pan 11": which is safer?
Calphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel Round Grill Pan is the clear pick. Cuisinart GreenGourmet Hard Anodized Grill Pan 11" 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
GreenGourmet Hard Anodized Grill Pan 11"
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk from nonstick coating
LikelyCoating degradation and microflaking
PossibleCoating adhesion loss and delamination
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 PTFE fume risk from nonstick coating, Coating degradation and microflaking and Coating adhesion loss and delamination on the Cuisinart and not on the Calphalon.
- The Calphalon is stainless steel, non-nonstick where the Cuisinart is Hard anodized aluminum with nonstick coating (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 Calphalon is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Cuisinart grade, at 35% confidence against 82%, 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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