Stainless Clad Fry Pan vs Easy Care Nonstick Family Fry Pan 13.25 inch: which is safer?

Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan is the clear pick. T-fal Easy Care Nonstick Family Fry Pan 13.25 inch 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
T-fal Easy Care Nonstick Family Fry Pan 13.25 inch

T-fal

Easy Care Nonstick Family Fry Pan 13.25 inch

PFAS grade

Bad 5/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

not stated

Confidence

85%

PossibleTeflon-type coating thermal decomposition fumes (Teflon-type coating fume risk)

ReportedNonstick coating degradation and microparticle release

PossibleAluminum core leaching

Why this grade

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Clad separation or delamination over time on the Made In and not on the T-fal.
  • We flag PTFE thermal decomposition fumes (PTFE fume risk), Nonstick coating degradation and microparticle release, Aluminum core leaching and Undisclosed nonstick chemistry (PFAS or alternatives) on the T-fal and not on the Made In.
  • The gap is 95 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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