Stainless Clad Fry Pan vs Ceramic Titanium: which is safer?

Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan is the clear pick. Scanpan Ceramic Titanium carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan

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

Why this gradeBuy
Scanpan Ceramic Titanium

Scanpan

Ceramic Titanium

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

not stated

Confidence

100%

PossibleCeramic coating degradation and leaching

PossibleAluminum leaching (if aluminum base)

ReportedTeflon-type coating or PFOA in coating (despite ceramic claim)

Why this grade

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Clad separation or delamination over time on the Made In and not on the Scanpan.
  • We flag Ceramic coating degradation and leaching, Aluminum leaching (if aluminum base) and PTFE or PFOA in coating (despite ceramic claim) on the Scanpan and not on the Made In.
  • The gap is 85 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, 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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