Stainless Clad Fry Pan vs Signature Red Speckled Non-stick 1 Qt Sauce Pan W/ Lid: which is safer?
Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan is the clear pick. Paula Deen Signature Red Speckled Non-stick 1 Qt Sauce Pan W/ Lid 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
Paula Deen
Signature Red Speckled Non-stick 1 Qt Sauce Pan W/ Lid
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating/non-stick coating degradation and fume release
PossibleAluminum leaching from substrate
ReportedCoating flaking and microparticles
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Clad separation or delamination over time on the Made In and not on the Paula Deen.
- We flag PTFE/non-stick coating degradation and fume release, Aluminum leaching from substrate, Coating flaking and microparticles and Lid seal integrity and steam risk on the Paula Deen and not on the Made In.
- The Made In is Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating where the Paula Deen is non-stick coating, composition undisclosed, 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 Paula Deen grade, at 35% confidence against 90%, because it discloses less.
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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