Cookware guides

Last reviewed July 2026.

Every brand we track, plus the background guides. The brand pages answer one question — is the safety marketing backed by anything published? — claim by claim, with sources. The background guides cover the label tricks and testing methods you need to read any of it critically.

Is it actually tested? brand by brand

• Is All-Clad third-party tested?
• Is Caraway third-party tested?
• Is Carote third-party tested?
• Is GreenLife third-party tested?
• Is GreenPan third-party tested?
• Is HexClad third-party tested?
• Is Le Creuset third-party tested?
• Is Lodge third-party tested?
• Is Made In third-party tested?
• Is Ninja third-party tested?
• Is Our Place third-party tested?
• Is Red Copper third-party tested?
• Is Sensarte third-party tested?
• Is Swiss Diamond third-party tested?
• Is T-fal third-party tested?
• Is Xtrema third-party tested?

Labels, lawsuits & lab methods

• "PFOA-free" is not "PFAS-free": the label trick to know
• The HexClad $2.5M settlement, from the court record
• "Ceramic" nonstick isn't ceramic: sol-gel coatings explained
• XRF vs leach testing: why "contains lead" and "passes lead tests" can both be true
• What California's Prop 65 record actually shows about cookware

We do not test cookware — we index published third-party lab results and public legal records, with attribution, and make no health claims. A verdict describes the state of the published evidence for specific marketing claims, not whether a pan is safe or dangerous. An allegation is not a finding; a settlement is not an admission; a lab report speaks only for the samples tested. If a brand publishes new evidence, the page changes — the source always wins.