De'Longhi CGH902 5-in-1 Grill and Griddle vs decg6601 grill for 220-240 volt 50/60 hz: which is safer?

Delonghi decg6601 grill for 220-240 volt 50/60 hz is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

De'Longhi CGH902 5-in-1 Grill and Griddle

Delonghi

De'Longhi CGH902 5-in-1 Grill and Griddle

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

nonstick-coated cooking surfaces, unspecified polymer

Confidence

42%

PossibleTeflon-type coating thermal decomposition (acute fume risk)

ReportedNonstick coating degradation and microparticle release

PossibleAluminum base material leaching

Our pick

Delonghi decg6601 grill for 220-240 volt 50/60 hz

Delonghi

decg6601 grill for 220-240 volt 50/60 hz

PFAS grade

Poor 35/100

Overall grade

analysis pending

Verdict

pending

Hazard flags

none flagged

Material

stainless steel cooking plates

Confidence

72%

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag PTFE thermal decomposition (acute fume risk), Nonstick coating degradation and microparticle release and Aluminum base material leaching on the Delonghi and not on the Delonghi.
  • The Delonghi is nonstick-coated cooking surfaces, unspecified polymer where the Delonghi is stainless steel cooking plates, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • We are less certain about the Delonghi grade, at 42% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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