West Elm Caraway Non-Stick Ceramic Square Pan vs Simply Cook 11" Nonstick Square Griddle: which is safer?

West Elm Caraway Non-Stick Ceramic Square Pan is the clear pick. T-Fal Simply Cook 11" Nonstick Square Griddle carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Caraway

West Elm Caraway Non-Stick Ceramic Square Pan

PFAS grade

A 100/100

Overall grade

C 78/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Ceramic non-stick coating (no Teflon-type coating/Teflon-family coating)

Confidence

82%

LikelyCeramic coating degradation and particle shedding

PossibleThermal degradation of coating at high heat

Why this gradeBuy

T-fal

Simply Cook 11" Nonstick Square Griddle

PFAS grade

F 15/100

Overall grade

F 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Nonstick coating (proprietary, unspecified)

Confidence

35%

PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk (thermal degradation)

LikelyCoating degradation and microparticle shedding

PossibleAluminum leaching

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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