PFAS score
T-fal · Waffle Makers
Vintage Emeril's Waffle Panini Maker by T-fal - Removable Plates, Recipe Book, Manual
Skip, vintage nonstick cookware with undisclosed coating poses elevated PFAS risk.
This vintage T-fal waffle maker has removable nonstick plates, but the coating material is not identified in available product documentation. Older nonstick cookware commonly used Teflon-type coating (Teflon) or other Teflon-family coating; T-fal provides no PFAS disclosure or certification.
The safe swap
Hamilton Beach
Hamilton Beach Belgian Waffle Maker with PFAS-Free Non-Stick Ceramic-Coated Plates
90/100 safety
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Material
Nonstick-coated removable plates; composition unspecified
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.
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 35% 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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Presto
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