GreenPan Valencia Pro Ceramic Nonstick 10-Inch vs OXO Ceramic Professional Nonstick 10-Inch

This coating is physically made without PTFE or PFAS — confirmed by independent chemical testing labs, not just brand marketing. If you're cooking for young children or anyone with respiratory sensitivities, this is the safest nonstick surface type available.

The ceramic sol-gel coating contains no PTFE and no PFAS — confirmed by independent Ecology Center and Mamavation testing of ceramic-coated pans. There is no thermal fume threshold to worry about at any home cooking temperature.

GreenPan complies with California's cookware chemical disclosure law, which requires brands to publicly list any potentially harmful chemicals in their products. The food-contact surface is declared free of all listed PFAS chemicals — this is a legally auditable claim, not a marketing slogan.

Safe to use under the broiler at full heat — no fume risk, no coating breakdown. Traditional nonstick pans have a 500°F upper limit beyond which toxic fumes can form; ceramic has no such limit, giving you full oven flexibility.

Safe to 600°F — well above the 500°F ceiling where PTFE coatings begin to break down. You can sear on the stovetop and finish in a 500°F oven without any coating risk.

OXO maintains a Required Material Disclosures page meeting California's chemical transparency law. This legally binding disclosure gives buyers an authoritative record of what chemicals are and aren't in the coating.

Hard-anodized aluminum is the most durable pan body construction in this category — harder than stainless steel, with an even heat surface that prevents the hot spots that cause nonstick coatings to break down faster.

Hard-anodized aluminum is the premium standard for nonstick pans — electrochemically hardened to be 30% harder than stainless steel, with even heat distribution that prevents hot spots from accelerating coating wear.

GreenPan doesn't tell you how many layers of coating are applied — and that number matters more than almost anything else for predicting how long the nonstick surface will last. Competitors who disclose 3-layer or 5-layer systems give you a real durability signal. GreenPan's silence here is the main reason the efficacy score is low.

OXO doesn't publish the number of coating layers anywhere on the product page or Amazon listing. More layers generally means longer-lasting nonstick performance — without this information, the coating's long-term durability cannot be assessed.

This pan works on induction cooktops via a steel disc bonded to the bottom, but it's not the best design for induction. Pans with a fully encapsulated base heat more evenly and are less prone to warping over time. For gas or electric users, this is irrelevant.

OXO claims the pan works on induction, but doesn't clarify whether the base is a full encapsulated tri-ply or a simpler bonded magnetic disc. Encapsulated bases distribute heat more evenly on induction — the distinction matters if induction is your primary cooktop.

At 2.31 lbs this pan is easy to lift, toss, and maneuver — light enough for daily use without fatigue, including when cooking for kids.

The pan's weight isn't listed anywhere — OXO's product page and Amazon spec table both omit it. Weight matters for daily ergonomics, especially for one-handed use; you'll need to pick it up in store to judge the feel.

Stainless steel means this handle is oven-safe to the full 600°F — it will never melt or limit your oven use. The trade-off is that it conducts heat from the burner, so you'll need an oven mitt for stovetop cooking at medium-high or above.

The stainless steel handle is fully oven-safe to 600°F with no silicone components that would limit high-heat use. The tradeoff: stainless conducts heat, so stovetop cooking requires an oven mitt after the first few minutes.

GreenPan says dishwasher-safe, but independent kitchen testing consistently finds that dishwashing shortens nonstick coating life — the detergents and heat cycles are harsh. We score this as a mild red flag: the claim is technically true but following it will likely cost you years of coating performance.

OXO calls this dishwasher-safe, but cookware experts consistently recommend hand-washing all nonstick pans — dishwasher heat cycles and alkaline detergents degrade ceramic coatings faster. The brand's dishwasher-safe claim works against long-term coating life.

A lifetime warranty means GreenPan will cover manufacturing defects — including coating that bubbles, flakes, or peels — for as long as you own the pan. That's the strongest consumer protection in this category.

OXO backs this pan with a lifetime warranty covering coating defects including bubbling, flaking, and loose rivets. That's the strongest warranty signal available — it indicates OXO stands behind the coating's durability over the long term.

Current price is unavailable from Amazon and the OXO brand site. Value scoring is excluded from the overall R3 score when price cannot be confirmed.