We also tested and recommend the 8-inch and 10-inch versions of these nonstick ceramic skillets.
When we first reviewed “green” alternatives to nonstick cookware about a decade ago, we tested pans that were free of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), manufactured without perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), or both. In addition to concerns about fumes from PTFE, there was growing evidence that PFOA, a processing agent used to manufacture PTFE, was dangerous to human health and the environment.
At that time, our top-ranked “green” skillet, by Scanpan, was PFOA-free, but its coating was PTFE-based, and we could only recommend it with reservations. Since then, manufacturers have stopped using PFOA, so being PFOA-free no longer sets a pan apart from its competitors. Although Scanpan nonstick pans are sometimes mistaken for ceramic, they are not. For our assessment of the Scanpan HaptIQ 12.5" Fry Pan, see our review of 12-inch nonstick skillets. The best way to find out if a pan is ceramic is to look for “PTFE” on its packaging. If a nonstick pan is PTFE-free, it is ceramic. If it contains PTFE, it is not ceramic.
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