15/ 100
F

PFAS score

Staub Frying Pan

Staub · Cast Iron Skillets

Staub Frying Pan

F · High PFAS

Lower concern: enameled cast iron is a traditional, PFAS-free material class, though Staub provides no explicit PFAS disclosure.

Staub frying pans use enameled cast iron with a black matte enamel coating, a material type not associated with PFAS in standard use. Staub does not publicly disclose PFAS-related information.

The safe swap

12” Enameled Cast Iron Large Skillet

Caraway

12” Enameled Cast Iron Large Skillet

100/100 safety

A

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Material

Enameled cast iron (black matte enamel coating)

Brand disclosure

Brand is silent on PFAS

Lab data

No public lab test

Why this grade

Non-stick, chemistry undisclosed

Marketed non-stick without stating the coating chemistry.

Hurts the grade

Category baseline

cookware is a category where PFAS exposure is more common.

Hurts the grade

No PFAS disclosure

No public statement about PFAS in this product.

Hurts the grade

What we don’t know

This grade is a model-based estimate from public materials, coatings, and brand disclosure at 75% 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.

Safer alternatives in Cast Iron Skillets

12” Enameled Cast Iron Large Skillet

Caraway

12” Enameled Cast Iron Large Skillet

Enameled cast iron

A
A
PFASAll
A · Very low PFAS2 flags

Lower-concern cookware; enameled cast iron is an inherently safer base, and Caraway has publicly committed to PFAS-free formulations.

Risky category by default

Lodge Cast Iron Classic Cast Iron Skillets

Lodge

Cast Iron Classic Cast Iron Skillets

cast iron (bare or seasoned with oil)

A
C
PFASAll
A · Very low PFAS3 flags

Lower PFAS concern, bare cast iron has no synthetic coatings.

Risky category by default

Lodge Cast Iron Skillet Pan 6"

Lodge

Cast Iron Skillet Pan 6"

cast iron, seasoned with oil

A
C
PFASAll
A · Very low PFAS3 flags

Lower PFAS concern, bare cast iron with traditional seasoning, no Teflon-family coating coatings.

Risky category by default

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How we score: every product runs through the same public 0–100 rubric based on materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls. See the full methodology → Spotted a mistake? Report an error.