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12-Inch Ceramic Nonstick Skillets

The ceramic skillets we’ve tested have never been able to compete with regular nonstick cookware. Have they improved?

|Published on Apr. 13, 2020

What We Learned

Ceramic nonstick skillets promise to be as slick and reliable as the best regular nonstick skillet, which we like to use when cooking delicate foods such as fish and eggs. Because manufacturers of Teflon and similar coatings have faced allegations that their coatings are dangerous for cooks and bad for the environment, ceramic pans are often marketed as safer, more environmentally f...

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