Stainless Clad Fry Pan vs Aluminum Non-Stick Frying Pan: which is safer?
Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan is the clear pick. Mirro Aluminum Non-Stick Frying Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Made In
Stainless Clad Fry Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleClad separation or delamination over time
Mirro
Aluminum Non-Stick Frying Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAluminum leaching (reactive with acidic/alkaline foods)
PossibleTeflon-type coating fume release (if coating is Teflon-based)
ReportedNon-stick coating degradation and peeling
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Clad separation or delamination over time on the Made In and not on the Mirro.
- We flag Aluminum leaching (reactive with acidic/alkaline foods), PTFE fume release (if coating is Teflon-based), Non-stick coating degradation and peeling and PFAS in non-stick coating (Teflon or legacy formulas) on the Mirro and not on the Made In.
- The Made In is Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating where the Mirro is Aluminum with non-stick coating, type unspecified, 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 Mirro 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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