Contemporary Stainless Steel Round Grill Pan vs Bobby Flay 11" Cast Iron Square Grill Pan: which is safer?
Calphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel Round Grill Pan edges it on pure PFAS risk, but GreenPan Bobby Flay 11" Cast Iron Square Grill Pan wins overall once other hazards are counted.
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
Our pick
GreenPan
Bobby Flay 11" Cast Iron Square Grill Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCeramic-polymer coating degradation and peeling
PossibleOff-gassing or volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from coating
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Stainless steel nickel or chromium leaching under acidic conditions on the Calphalon and not on the GreenPan.
- We flag Ceramic-polymer coating degradation and peeling and Off-gassing or volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from coating on the GreenPan and not on the Calphalon.
- The Calphalon is stainless steel, non-nonstick where the GreenPan is Cast iron with thermolon coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are 5 points apart, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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