Non Stick Fry Pan 12 Inches vs Stainless Clad Fry Pan: which is safer?
Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan is the clear pick. IMUSA Non Stick Fry Pan 12 Inches carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Imusa
Non Stick Fry Pan 12 Inches
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk (thermal decomposition)
LikelyCoating degradation and aluminum leaching
ReportedCeramic or proprietary coating durability
Our pick
Made In
Stainless Clad Fry Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleClad separation or delamination over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PTFE fume risk (thermal decomposition), Coating degradation and aluminum leaching, Ceramic or proprietary coating durability and Undisclosed coating composition creating uncertainty on the Imusa and not on the Made In.
- We flag Clad separation or delamination over time on the Made In and not on the Imusa.
- The Imusa is Non-stick coating, composition unspecified where the Made In is Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 85 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Made In is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Imusa grade, at 35% confidence against 90%, 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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