Bobby Flay 11" Cast Iron Square Grill Pan vs Valencia Pro Ceramic Nonstick 11" Round Grill Pan: which is safer?
GreenPan Valencia Pro Ceramic Nonstick 11" Round Grill Pan is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
GreenPan
Bobby Flay 11" Cast Iron Square Grill Pan
PFAS grade
Excellent 90/100
Overall grade
Good 72/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Cast iron with thermolon coating
Confidence
72%
PossibleCoating degradation and leaching
PossibleThermal fume risk from coating
ReportedCeramic coating chipping hazard
Our pick
GreenPan
Valencia Pro Ceramic Nonstick 11" Round Grill Pan
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 78/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Ceramic nonstick coating (Teflon-type coating-free proprietary formulation)
Confidence
82%
PossibleAluminum leaching from base material
LikelyCeramic coating degradation and mechanical wear
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Coating degradation and leaching, Thermal fume risk from coating and Ceramic coating chipping hazard on the GreenPan and not on the GreenPan.
- We flag Aluminum leaching from base material and Ceramic coating degradation and mechanical wear on the GreenPan and not on the GreenPan.
- The GreenPan is Cast iron with thermolon coating where the GreenPan is Ceramic nonstick coating (PTFE-free proprietary formulation), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
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