Rio Ceramic Nonstick Frypan vs CTX Nonstick Frying Pan: which is safer?
GreenPan Rio Ceramic Nonstick Frypan is the clear pick. CTX Nonstick Frying Pan 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
PossibleCoating degradation and particulate release
PossibleAluminum leaching from base metal
PossibleThermal polymer decomposition fumes
Scanpan
CTX Nonstick Frying Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk and thermal decomposition
PossibleCoating degradation and leaching of subsurface metals or binders
PossibleAluminum leaching from substrate
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 Scanpan.
- We flag PTFE fume risk and thermal decomposition, Coating degradation and leaching of subsurface metals or binders, Aluminum leaching from substrate and Heavy metals in coating pigments or adhesion layers on the Scanpan and not on the GreenPan.
- The GreenPan is ceramic nonstick coating where the Scanpan is Nonstick coating, type unspecified, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 35 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the GreenPan is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Scanpan 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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