Design Series 7-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker with Locking Lid vs Stainless Clad Fry Pan: which is safer?
Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan is the clear pick. Design Series 7-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker with Locking Lid carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Crock-Pot
Design Series 7-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker with Locking Lid
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyCeramic coating degradation and chipping
PossibleLead or cadmium in ceramic glaze
PossiblePlastic components and silicone gasket degradation
Our pick
Made In
Stainless Clad Fry Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleClad separation or delamination over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation and chipping, Lead or cadmium in ceramic glaze, Plastic components and silicone gasket degradation and PFAS in interior coating (undisclosed composition) on the Crock-Pot and not on the Made In.
- We flag Clad separation or delamination over time on the Made In and not on the Crock-Pot.
- The Crock-Pot is Stainless steel heating vessel, ceramic-coated interior where the Made In is Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 85 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Made In is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Crock-Pot grade, at 55% confidence against 90%, 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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