Premier Stainless Steel 13" Wok vs Carbon Steel Wok: which is safer?
Our Place Carbon Steel Wok is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Calphalon
Premier Stainless Steel 13" Wok
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Stainless steel with no nonstick coating
Confidence
85%
PossibleMetal leaching (chromium, nickel, iron)
PossibleHandle integrity and burn risk
Our pick
Our Place
Carbon Steel Wok
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 78/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
carbon steel (bare metal, no coating)
Confidence
85%
PossibleIron leaching from bare metal surface
LikelyRust formation from improper storage or care
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Metal leaching (chromium, nickel, iron) and Handle integrity and burn risk on the Calphalon and not on the Our Place.
- We flag Iron leaching from bare metal surface and Rust formation from improper storage or care on the Our Place and not on the Calphalon.
- The Calphalon is Stainless steel with no nonstick coating where the Our Place is carbon steel (bare metal, no coating), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Our Place 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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