Valencia Pro Ceramic Nonstick Crepe Pan vs Simply Cook 11" Nonstick Square Griddle: which is safer?
GreenPan Valencia Pro Ceramic Nonstick Crepe Pan is the clear pick. T-Fal Simply Cook 11" Nonstick Square Griddle carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
GreenPan
Valencia Pro Ceramic Nonstick Crepe Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCeramic coating degradation and exposure
PossibleBacterial growth on compromised surfaces
T-fal
Simply Cook 11" Nonstick Square Griddle
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk (thermal degradation)
LikelyCoating degradation and microparticle shedding
PossibleAluminum leaching
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation and exposure and Bacterial growth on compromised surfaces on the GreenPan and not on the T-fal.
- We flag PTFE fume risk (thermal degradation), Coating degradation and microparticle shedding, Aluminum leaching and Lack of third-party certification or disclosure on the T-fal and not on the GreenPan.
- The GreenPan is Ceramic nonstick coating where the T-fal is Nonstick coating (proprietary, unspecified), 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 T-fal grade, at 35% confidence against 75%, 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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