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

GreenPan

Rio Ceramic Nonstick Frypan

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 58/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

ceramic nonstick coating

Confidence

82%

PossibleCoating degradation and particulate release

PossibleAluminum leaching from base metal

PossibleThermal polymer decomposition fumes

Rachael Ray Create Delicious Hard Anodized Aluminum Nonstick Deep Skillet

Rachael Ray

Create Delicious Hard Anodized Aluminum Nonstick Deep Skillet

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

hard anodized aluminum with nonstick coating (unspecified type)

Confidence

35%

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 Coating degradation and particulate release, Aluminum leaching from base metal and Thermal polymer decomposition fumes 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 55 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, 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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