Chatham Ceramic Nonstick 3-Quart Saucepan with Lid vs Rio Advanced 3qt Ceramic Nonstick Sauce Pan with Lid: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
GreenPan
Chatham Ceramic Nonstick 3-Quart Saucepan with Lid
PFAS grade
Excellent 90/100
Overall grade
Excellent 86/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Ceramic nonstick coating
Confidence
78%
PossibleCoating degradation and microflaking
GreenPan
Rio Advanced 3qt Ceramic Nonstick Sauce Pan with Lid
PFAS grade
Excellent 90/100
Overall grade
Excellent 86/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
ceramic nonstick coating
Confidence
78%
PossibleCeramic coating degradation over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Coating degradation and microflaking on the GreenPan and not on the GreenPan.
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time on the GreenPan and not on the GreenPan.
- The GreenPan is Ceramic nonstick coating 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.
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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