Stainless Clad Fry Pan vs Mini Skillet Frying Pan: which is safer?
Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan is the clear pick. Staub Mini Skillet 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
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
Staub
Mini Skillet Frying Pan
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Enameled cast iron
Confidence
72%
PossibleEnamel coating degradation and spalling
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Clad separation or delamination over time on the Made In and not on the Staub.
- We flag Enamel coating degradation and spalling on the Staub and not on the Made In.
- The Made In is Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating where the Staub is Enameled cast iron, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 35 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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