Ceramic Non-stick vs M'Steel Black Carbon Natural Nonstick Frying Pan With Iron Handle 9.4-in and Frying Pan With Iron Handle 11-in B: which is safer?

GreenPan Ceramic Non-stick is the clear pick. Mauviel M'Steel Black Carbon Natural Nonstick Frying Pan With Iron Handle 9.4-in and Frying Pan With Iron Handle 11-in B carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

GreenPan Ceramic Non-stick

GreenPan

Ceramic Non-stick

PFAS grade

Excellent 90/100

Overall grade

Excellent 78/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

not stated

Confidence

100%

PossibleCoating degradation and integrity loss

PossibleAluminum leaching

PossibleMicroparticle shedding from coating

Mauviel M'Steel Black Carbon Natural Nonstick Frying Pan With Iron Handle 9.4-in and Frying Pan With Iron Handle 11-in B

Mauviel

M'Steel Black Carbon Natural Nonstick Frying Pan With Iron Handle 9.4-in and Frying Pan With Iron Handle 11-in B

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Carbon steel with unspecified nonstick coating

Confidence

35%

PossibleNonstick coating degradation and particle release

PossibleCoating fume risk at high heat

ReportedIron handle burn risk

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Coating degradation and integrity loss, Aluminum leaching and Microparticle shedding from coating on the GreenPan and not on the Mauviel.
  • We flag Nonstick coating degradation and particle release, Coating fume risk at high heat, Iron handle burn risk and Coating adhesion and leaching under acidic food on the Mauviel and not on the GreenPan.
  • The gap is 75 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the GreenPan is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Mauviel grade, at 35% confidence against 100%, 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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