Premiere Roaster vs Ultimate Hard Anodized Nonstick Roasting Pan: which is safer?
GreenPan Premiere Roaster is the clear pick. T-fal Ultimate Hard Anodized Nonstick Roasting Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
GreenPan
Premiere Roaster
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAluminum leaching
ReportedCoating degradation and microflaking
PossibleProprietary composition opacity
T-fal
Ultimate Hard Anodized Nonstick Roasting Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
ReportedTeflon-type coating thermal decomposition and fume risk
PossibleCoating degradation and loss of barrier function
PossibleAluminum leaching if coating is breached
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Aluminum leaching, Coating degradation and microflaking and Proprietary composition opacity on the GreenPan and not on the T-fal.
- We flag PTFE thermal decomposition and fume risk, Coating degradation and loss of barrier function, Aluminum leaching if coating is breached and Fluorinated compound residues in PTFE on the T-fal and not on the GreenPan.
- The GreenPan is Thermolon nonstick coating (proprietary blend, composition not fully disclosed) 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.
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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