Chatham Ceramic Nonstick 3-Quart Saucepan with Lid vs Simply Cook Nonstick Sauce Pan with Lid: which is safer?
GreenPan Chatham Ceramic Nonstick 3-Quart Saucepan with Lid is the clear pick. T-Fal Simply Cook Nonstick Sauce Pan with Lid carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
GreenPan
Chatham Ceramic Nonstick 3-Quart Saucepan with Lid
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAluminum leaching
LikelyCoating degradation and loss of nonstick function
T-fal
Simply Cook Nonstick Sauce Pan with Lid
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating degradation and fume emission
PossibleAluminum leaching from substrate
LikelyCoating degradation over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Aluminum leaching and Coating degradation and loss of nonstick function on the GreenPan and not on the T-fal.
- We flag PTFE degradation and fume emission, Aluminum leaching from substrate, Coating degradation over time and Manufacturing PFAS exposure (occupational, not consumer) on the T-fal and not on the GreenPan.
- The GreenPan is Ceramic nonstick coating where the T-fal is PTFE non-stick coating, as disclosed by T-fal for this range, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 65 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the GreenPan is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the T-fal grade, at 35% 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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