Crate & Barrel Greenpan Mini 1-Qt. Butter Warmer vs Chatham Ceramic Nonstick 3-Quart Saucepan with Lid: which is safer?
Crate & Barrel Greenpan Mini 1-Qt. Butter Warmer is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
GreenPan
Crate & Barrel Greenpan Mini 1-Qt. Butter Warmer
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 58/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Nonstick ceramic-based coating (GreenPan proprietary, unspecified)
Confidence
45%
PossibleCoating degradation over time
PossibleAluminum leaching (if substrate is aluminum)
PossibleThermal shock and coating adhesion
GreenPan
Chatham Ceramic Nonstick 3-Quart Saucepan with Lid
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Poor 48/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Ceramic nonstick coating
Confidence
78%
PossibleAluminum leaching
LikelyCoating degradation and loss of nonstick function
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Coating degradation over time, Aluminum leaching (if substrate is aluminum) and Thermal shock and coating adhesion on the GreenPan and not on the GreenPan.
- We flag Aluminum leaching and Coating degradation and loss of nonstick function on the GreenPan and not on the GreenPan.
- The GreenPan is Nonstick ceramic-based coating (GreenPan proprietary, unspecified) where the GreenPan is Ceramic nonstick coating, 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.
- We are less certain about the GreenPan grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, 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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