ProCoat Non-Stick Frying Pan vs Fry Pan 8.5": which is safer?
Heritage Steel Fry Pan 8.5" is the clear pick. Made In ProCoat Non-Stick Frying Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Made In
ProCoat Non-Stick Frying Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyTeflon-type coating thermal decomposition and fume risk
ReportedCoating degradation and flaking over time
PossibleLack of independent safety certification
Our pick
Heritage Steel
Fry Pan 8.5"
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleMetal ion release (nickel, chromium) from stainless steel
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PTFE thermal decomposition and fume risk, Coating degradation and flaking over time and Lack of independent safety certification on the Made In and not on the Heritage Steel.
- We flag Metal ion release (nickel, chromium) from stainless steel on the Heritage Steel and not on the Made In.
- The Made In is PTFE non-stick coating, with FEP and PFA, as disclosed by Made In where the Heritage Steel is Clad stainless steel, no coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 95 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Heritage Steel is the one to buy.
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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