decg6601 grill for 220-240 volt 50/60 hz vs Panini Press Gourmet Sandwich Maker: 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.
Our pick
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%
Hamilton Beach
Panini Press Gourmet Sandwich Maker
PFAS grade
Bad 15/100
Overall grade
Bad 0/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Non-stick coated cooking plates (composition unspecified)
Confidence
35%
PossibleTeflon-type coating thermal decomposition (Teflon fumes)
PossibleAluminum leaching from substrate
ReportedNon-stick coating degradation and flaking
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PTFE thermal decomposition (Teflon fumes), Aluminum leaching from substrate and Non-stick coating degradation and flaking on the Hamilton Beach and not on the Delonghi.
- The Delonghi is stainless steel cooking plates where the Hamilton Beach is Non-stick coated cooking plates (composition unspecified), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- We are less certain about the Hamilton Beach grade, at 35% 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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