Chef's Classic Stainless Steel Cookware Set vs Professional Series 11-Piece Stainless Steel Cookware Set: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Cuisinart
Chef's Classic Stainless Steel Cookware Set
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Stainless steel (no nonstick coating)
Confidence
87%
PossibleNickel leaching from stainless steel
PossibleHandle material degradation or detachment
Cuisinart
Professional Series 11-Piece Stainless Steel Cookware Set
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Stainless steel pots and pans (non-coated)
Confidence
82%
PossibleNickel leaching from stainless steel
PossibleAluminum leaching (if cladding layer present)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Handle material degradation or detachment on the Cuisinart and not on the Cuisinart.
- We flag Aluminum leaching (if cladding layer present) on the Cuisinart and not on the Cuisinart.
- Both carry a flag for Nickel leaching from stainless steel, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Cuisinart is Stainless steel (no nonstick coating) where the Cuisinart is Stainless steel pots and pans (non-coated), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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