Stainless Clad Fry Pan vs Fry Pan, Black, 8 Inch: which is safer?
Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan is the clear pick. Mirro Fry Pan, Black, 8 Inch 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
Fry Pan, Black, 8 Inch
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk (if Teflon-type coating-based)
ReportedAluminum leaching
LikelyNonstick coating degradation and leaching
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Clad separation or delamination over time on the Made In and not on the Mirro.
- We flag PTFE fume risk (if PTFE-based), Aluminum leaching, Nonstick coating degradation and leaching and Off-gassing of unknown compounds during manufacturing residues 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 nonstick coating, composition 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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