Stainless Clad Fry Pan vs Ceramic Nonstick Mini Always Pan: which is safer?
Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Made In
Stainless Clad Fry Pan
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 96/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating
Confidence
90%
PossibleClad separation or delamination over time
Our Place
Ceramic Nonstick Mini Always Pan
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 52/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Ceramic nonstick coating over aluminum
Confidence
72%
PossibleAluminum leaching
ReportedCeramic coating degradation and loss of nonstick function
PossibleMicroplastic or coating particle ingestion from wear
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Clad separation or delamination over time on the Made In and not on the Our Place.
- We flag Aluminum leaching, Ceramic coating degradation and loss of nonstick function and Microplastic or coating particle ingestion from wear on the Our Place and not on the Made In.
- The Made In is Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating where the Our Place is Ceramic nonstick coating over aluminum, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 30 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Made In 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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