10" Stainless Steel Nonstick Fry Pan 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.

All-Clad

10" Stainless Steel Nonstick Fry Pan

PFAS grade

F 15/100

Overall grade

F 7/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Stainless steel base with nonstick coating (unspecified type)

Confidence

35%

PossibleTeflon-type coating thermal decomposition (if coating is Teflon-type coating-based)

PossibleCoating degradation and microparticle release

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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