Rio Ceramic Nonstick Frypan vs Create Delicious Hard Anodized Aluminum Nonstick Deep Skillet: which is safer?
GreenPan Rio Ceramic Nonstick Frypan is the clear pick. Rachael Ray Create Delicious Hard Anodized Aluminum Nonstick Deep Skillet carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
GreenPan
Rio Ceramic Nonstick Frypan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyCeramic coating degradation and peeling
PossibleAluminum leaching from base metal
ReportedCoating adhesion loss and metal exposure
Rachael Ray
Create Delicious Hard Anodized Aluminum Nonstick Deep Skillet
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating thermal degradation / nonstick fume risk
PossibleNonstick coating degradation and microflake inhalation
PossibleCoating adhesion loss and substrate exposure
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation and peeling, Aluminum leaching from base metal and Coating adhesion loss and metal exposure on the GreenPan and not on the Rachael Ray.
- We flag PTFE thermal degradation / nonstick fume risk, Nonstick coating degradation and microflake inhalation, Coating adhesion loss and substrate exposure and Unknown nonstick polymer composition on the Rachael Ray and not on the GreenPan.
- The GreenPan is ceramic nonstick coating where the Rachael Ray is hard anodized aluminum with nonstick coating (unspecified type), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- 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 Rachael Ray grade, at 35% confidence against 82%, 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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