Natural Collection 12 In. Fry Pan vs Stainless Clad Fry Pan: which is safer?

Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan is the clear pick. Gotham Steel Natural Collection 12 In. Fry Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Gotham Steel Natural Collection 12 In. Fry Pan

Gotham Steel

Natural Collection 12 In. Fry Pan

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Nonstick ceramic-hybrid coating (composition undisclosed)

Confidence

35%

PossibleUndisclosed nonstick chemistry (possible fluorinated compounds)

LikelyCoating degradation and aluminum leaching

PossibleNonstick fume risk from thermal decomposition

Our pick

Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan

Made In

Stainless Clad Fry Pan

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 96/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating

Confidence

90%

PossibleClad separation or delamination over time

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Undisclosed nonstick chemistry (possible fluorinated compounds), Coating degradation and aluminum leaching, Nonstick fume risk from thermal decomposition and Microplastic or particulate shedding from coating wear on the Gotham Steel and not on the Made In.
  • We flag Clad separation or delamination over time on the Made In and not on the Gotham Steel.
  • The Gotham Steel is Nonstick ceramic-hybrid coating (composition undisclosed) 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 Gotham Steel grade, at 35% 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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