Ceramic Vs Nonstick Skillets: Which Is Better? | Gear Heads

Forget both and get a quality cast iron pan, PERIOD! I did and NEVER looked back!! Screw all this non-stick garbage!!

How does the Granitestone style pan compare? I prefer mine to the ceramic pans I have used.

OXO have been selling ceramic pan for half a year. Why wasn’t it reviewed yet?

Teflon... discovered???? or invented!!!!!

Great review! Thanks for all the work.

Very informative. Thanks for the video.

What a pleasing and usefully informative video. A++ :)

Does Dupont still threaten litigation against people talking about teflon's toxicity? Back in the 90's anytime some poor bird owner would write an article warning other bird owners about the dangers of teflon they'd get threatened by Dupont with lawsuits. Just random folks posting about teflon on their geocities website would get threatened lol. I haven't used non-stick in decades.

Aren’t both non-stick and “ceramic” made out of super cancerous “forever chemicals” that pollute the environment for centuries to come?

I purchased the Oxo because of ATKs recommendation. Worst pan ever.

do you have video about cast iron

I hope you fed people with the test food, because that is a lot of waste in this starving world.

Ty!🎉

Mmm tasty PFAs

Skip it. Iron and stainless steel.

Did you test the Greenspan G5 ? I believe that’s the latest ideration?

I've been using a ceramic pan for years. Never going back to teflon coated ones.

What about enmal pans. I have Caraway

PTFE should be illegal but GOP lack of regulations means profits come before people's health.

These forever chemicals are put into our country’s water when they are being manufactured. When you support buying these pans with PTFE forever chemicals, you are part of the problem!

I'd prefer seeing the various ratings not just a one time "best". When I clicked to see the ceramic reviews, the site demanded my email adress before I could proceed. NOT cool.

ok

I have mauviel cookware and I think this is much better than other products. I also have carbon steel and lodge cast iron pans. But for non stick I prefer my copper mauviel

Please include Induction Pans in your nonstick reviews! Also where is Hannah Crowley? I recall she was on maternity leave a while ago. Hope all is well!!

Can someone guide me to a video explaining more about nonstick sprays, bc I rely heavily on them!

And let the non-stick pan cool before rinsing.

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Is the no dishwasher advice out of date?
Wasn’t the reason for it that dishwasher soap used to contain micro-plastics, used an abrasive to clean baked on food?
With micro-plastics now outlawed & removed from dishwasher soap, why not put pans in them to get clean?

Why anyone would use anything other than carbon steel for anything but acidic dishes is beyond me. Cast iron is too damned heavy for anything other than coated Dutch ovens.

I wish I could find an 8 inch induction compatible skillet coated with titanium

I hated the ceramic pan I bought, but then I got an Our Place Always Pan® 2.0 as a gift, and it has been wonderful! Of course, though as long as I can lift them, I love my cast iron skillets!

Does ATK ever consider you have to throw these away, and buy a new one over and over, and how bad that is for the environment? Carbon steel and cast iron last forever, and I'm not sure but I'd think stainless lasts ALOT longer than these options.....I can't recall ATK ever mentioning it.

science. based. communication. 10/10!

Ceramic doesn't biodegrade easily either...

Got any ceramic recommendations cheaper than $85? Jesus.

I'd love a comparison of these non stick pans with your recommended traditional pan and a little instruction on how to make it not stick (add oil when it is hot, etc)

Pressed carbon steel pans for the win.
I bought the solidteknics on their original Kickstarter run, used every week.

All clad NS1 coating is apparently PFOA free but not PFAS free. PTFE coated products contain PFAS chemicals (polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA), fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP)). Also the fact it needs to be replaced every 3-5 years is a big no for me. I’ll stay with all-clad stainless steel and other brand ceramics. Sad because I was gifted a brand new ns1 pan stovetops get above 500F easily

One thing that is not highlighted; if you regularly use a glass lid on the pans, then you need to look for a pan with a non coated edge. Like a metal rim on which the lid can rest. Because if this edge is non stick, then it will for sure rub away the non stick coating and paint layers

OK. You can't just say (figuratively), "A pox on both of these, I'm using high carbon steel", and just walk away from it. Please elucidate.

Don't do this...
Don't do that...
Then don't buy!

It would be great to test the new titanium infused nonstick pans, made without any coatings at all and can handle super high heat! 🔥

Stainless steel all the way

I am just an average cook and yet I see no need for any kind of "non stick" I have tri clad pans that were made in France and cost a tiny fraction of what Alclad do and cook everything without a problem.

Cast iron is the only skillet you'll ever need.

They both suck, steel & cast Iron works just fine

This seems biased towards PFAS non-stick while downplaying its environmental and health issues. If the surface degrades and goes away after a few years, where is it going? It’s going into the air and your food. Also, if you have to put butter or oil on a non-stick pan to warn you when it’s getting too hot… just use non-PFAS non-stick with butter or oil.

Ceramic is bullshit. The nonstick only lasts a couple months. It then loses performance. Teflon is way better

For bullet proof versatility I think I will stick with seasoned carbon steel skillets. They do not have as many “don’ts” as these, as nice as they are, I think seasoned steel is a better kitchen utensil.

Great reviews - you guys are awesome 🎉