Pots and pans

I'm sure there has been threads like this before but technology advances, i'm looking to replace all my pots and pans with a nice set, now amazon has a PFOA free option but is that the same thing as Teflon free and ptfe free and all the dangerous things? Is there a recommended set you all would deem safe.

Any recommendations appreciated.


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Sorry I'm not on as much but been busy.

PFOA free doesn't necessarily mean it is safe. I would look for 100% stainless or aluminum if I were you.

I used stainless and ceramic.

We have this set; Calphalon Classic Ceramic Nonstick 11-Piece Cookware Set | Williams Sonoma AU
I contacted the manufacturer with the list of what to ask for posted by Noodles(?) earlier this year and they came back about a week later to say it’s completely free of all the harmful stuff.

The stuff I was told you have to ask the manufacturer if you’re planning to go for ceramic cookware is;
SAY the abbreviation and spell the full name (they will get back to you):
1. PTFE and Polytetrafluoroethylene (MAKE SURE that when you spell, you say, "p as in parker, o as in octopus, l as in light" etc (because not doing so has caused problems for me in the past lol)
2. PFOA and Perfluorooctanoic acid (also called c8)
3. PFCs= Perfluorinated chemicals AND perfluorocarbons (spell both)
4. Teflon (a common brand-name for the aformentioned compounds).
5. fluoropolymers

We also have aluminium, glass, and ceramic bakeware.

It really is a ‘buyer beware’ marketplace! Just like the new buzz words, BPA free, popping up on plastics! Big deal! It has been replaced with BPS and BPF!

Honestly, I would suggest avoiding any coated cookware except *maybe* high end enameled cast iron (like ale Crueset or Staub). Sure, modern ceramic coatings on stainless or aluminum cookware may be bird safe, but they have an extremely limited lifespan, meaning you'll end up replacing them down the line after about 5 years on average (possibly sooner if cheap, a little longer if used more gently or a better brand). Many people report they loose their non stick properties long before they eventually chip, scratch and flake. Tossing entire sets of cookware every few years because they wear out just seems so...wasteful

I’d recommend a set of uncoated triply stainless. Will last a lifetime and nothing to leech, chip or get ruined (even if you really burn something on). There is a bit of a learning curve and occasionally you need to soak and scrape but it always cooks evenly and at a much lower temperature since it conducts heat so well. I have the older version of this set plus a few of the individual pieces and love it, very good cookware, less expensive than all clad and worth the investment IMO (it’s always going on sale too) https://www.surlatable.com/sur-la-table-tri-ply-stainless-steel-10-piece-set/PRO-2393346.html. There are several other brands of triply that start in the $200 range for sets too and if you really need a budget option in the under $200 range with stainless would, uncoated disk bottom pans work pretty good. Look for brands like regular Farberware and Calphalon. Another option I found was vintage glass frying pans. I found a pair in a thrift store for my poor husband who’s hopeless with cooking in the stainless ones They appear to be pretty non stick with nothing to leech. He uses them for eggs and frozen stir fry type dishes a lot. They don’t seem to make them anymore, but I see them commonly in thrift stores. I’ve seen like an amber and purple color for the glass cookware. There are also manufacturers of solid ceramic cookware (no metal at all), which I haven’t tried but have heard nothing but good things about https://www.xtrema.com/

thank you all and keep the suggestions coming.

The worst thing in the world would be buying something bad for my flock.

I am watching this thread and I hope others do too.

A nice stainless set will be safe and last a lifetime. My mom bought me a set for hs graduation and I had them almost years. They had some sort of plastic/resin/something handles that eventually cracked, or I’d still have them. New set doesn’t have those and I plan to never need to buy cookware again.


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I use vintage Revere-Ware (stainless inside) and it works very well-- I find them at thrift stores all of the time for under $5 each and the bottoms can look quite nice is polished with baking soda etc .....https://www.ebay.com/b/Vintage-Revere-Ware/975/bn_55194116