Create Delicious Nonstick Induction Frying Pan Set vs Professional 12-Inch Ceramic Fry Pan: which is safer?

Tramontina Professional 12-Inch Ceramic Fry Pan is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Rachael Ray

Create Delicious Nonstick Induction Frying Pan Set

PFAS grade

F 15/100

Overall grade

F 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Nonstick coating, type unspecified

Confidence

35%

PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk (inhalation hazard if overheated)

ReportedCoating degradation and ingestion of coating fragments

PossibleAluminum leaching (if aluminum core uncoated or exposed)

Why this grade

Our pick

Tramontina

Professional 12-Inch Ceramic Fry Pan

PFAS grade

D 65/100

Overall grade

F 35/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Ceramic nonstick coating

Confidence

72%

PossibleLead and cadmium in ceramic glaze or bonding layer

LikelyCeramic coating degradation over time

PossibleAluminum leaching from substrate

Why this grade

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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