PFAS score
Emeril Lagasse · Dutch Ovens
Emeril Lagasse Kitchen | Emeril Lagasse Stainless Steel 5 Qt Dutch Oven / 3 Qt Soup Pot / 3 & 1.5 Qt Sauc | Color: Silver | Size: 5qt/3qt/1.5qt |
Lower PFAS concern, stainless steel cookware with no nonstick coating.
This Emeril Lagasse Dutch oven and pot set is stainless steel with no nonstick coating, which means it avoids the Teflon-family coating coatings (Teflon-type coating, PFOA) commonly associated with PFAS in cookware. Stainless steel itself poses no known PFAS risk.
The safe swap
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90/100 safety
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Material
Stainless steel body, no nonstick coating
Brand disclosure
Brand is silent on PFAS
Lab data
No public lab test
Why this grade
Stain-resistant finish
Stain-resistant finishes are a common PFAS use.
Category baseline
cookware is a category where PFAS exposure is more common.
No PFAS disclosure
No public statement about PFAS in this product.
What we don’t know
This grade is a model-based estimate from public materials, coatings, and brand disclosure at 82% confidence. It is not a lab result.
No independent PFAS lab test is on record for this exact product. A lab test could move the score in either direction.
The brand has not made a specific, verifiable PFAS-free statement, so part of this score reflects that missing disclosure rather than a confirmed material.
Formulations and coatings change between production runs. Always check the current label before buying.
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