Ceramic Non-stick vs Fry Pan, Black, 8 Inch: which is safer?

GreenPan Ceramic Non-stick is the clear pick. Mirro Fry Pan, Black, 8 Inch 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

Mirro Fry Pan, Black, 8 Inch

Mirro

Fry Pan, Black, 8 Inch

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

aluminum with nonstick coating, composition unspecified

Confidence

35%

PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk (if Teflon-type coating-based)

ReportedAluminum leaching

LikelyNonstick coating degradation and leaching

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Coating degradation and integrity loss and Microparticle shedding from coating on the GreenPan and not on the Mirro.
  • We flag PTFE fume risk (if PTFE-based), Nonstick coating degradation and leaching and Off-gassing of unknown compounds during manufacturing residues on the Mirro and not on the GreenPan.
  • Both carry a flag for Aluminum leaching, so neither choice avoids it.
  • 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 Mirro 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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