Cookware, ranked by PFAS grade

What we found October 2026

220 of the 278 cookware products PFAS Authority has graded score below its 70 point pass mark for PFAS and other toxins, 79.1% of the category, as of October 2026, leaving 58 that pass. The highest graded is Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan at 100 out of 100.

The full ranking is below, best-graded first, with every score linking to the evidence behind it.

Is cookware safe?

58 of the 278 cookware products we graded come back low-concern on our screen and 220 do not. Our grades are model-based assessments built from published materials, ingredient lists, certifications and brand disclosures, not laboratory tests, so they say what we can evidence rather than that anything is safe.

Best graded cookware here

1Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan 100 out of 100
2MADE IN 10' Stainless Clad Frying Pan 100 out of 100
3Heritage Steel Eater Fry Pan 100 out of 100

By materialCeramic Stainless Steel Uncoated

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Avoid5Bad

T-fal

Ultimate Hard Anodized Nonstick Fry Pan Set

5/100 safety

Teflon-type coating non-stick coating, disclosed by the brand.

Why avoid it

Better75Excellent

All-Clad

D3 Stainless Steel

75/100 safety

Uncoated stainless steel, and no PFAS statement from the brand.

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Best pick100Excellent

Made In

Stainless Clad Fry Pan

100/100 safety

Brand PFAS statement on record, which we have not verified.

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Why Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan wins, and what it beats

Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 3 products it beats, so you can see exactly where the 95 points between the top and the bottom of this cookware ranking come from.

The winner

100Excellent

Made In Stainless Clad Fry Pan

Made of Stainless steel clad construction, no nonstick coating.

+30Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
-10Brand-stated PFAS-free. The brand states this product is PFAS-free. We have not verified the claim.
-20Bare uncoated material. Recorded as a bare, uncoated material with no surface coating or treatment.

0risk points in total, which is a grade of 100

What the grade does not fix. Nothing specific to this product adds risk, so what remains is the category baseline that every product here starts from. See the full breakdown.

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What it beats, and why

75Excellent25 points behind the winner

All-Clad D3 Stainless Steel

What puts it behind. No PFAS disclosure, +15 points. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product. The winner carries no such factor.

+30Category baseline
+15No PFAS disclosure
-20Bare uncoated material

25risk points, a grade of 75

65Good35 points behind the winner

Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron

What puts it behind. No PFAS disclosure, +15 points. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product. The winner carries no such factor.

+30Category baseline
+15No PFAS disclosure
-10Base material not linked to PFAS. The main material recorded for this product is not one associated with PFAS.

35risk points, a grade of 65

5Bad95 points behind the winner

All-Clad HA1 Non-stick

What puts it behind. PTFE / Teflon confirmed, +50 points. Uses Teflon-type coating (Teflon), a Teflon-family coating in the PFAS family. The winner carries no such factor.

+50PTFE / Teflon confirmed
+30Category baseline
+15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.

95risk points, a grade of 5

No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.