Cookware & Bakeware

Which cast iron griddle fits a gas, coil, glass or induction stove, what Lodge's PFAS claim does and does not prove, and seven uncoated picks.

Five non-stick pans, ceramic and PTFE, with what each maker says about its coating, oven limit, induction and metal tools, plus what Consumer Reports and The Kitchn found.

Best stainless steel roasting pan with rack for a turkey, the size you need, and why to check the rack: some stainless roasters ship with a coated one.

Which loaf pan material is best? We checked each maker’s rules for glass, stoneware, cast iron and steel loaf pans, plus sizes and nonstick coatings.

Is cooking spray bad for you? What the PAM label lists, what 8 pan makers say about sprays on nonstick, and the olive oil sprayers we’d buy, part by part.

We read what touches your food in Amazon's top steamer baskets, steamer pots and electric steamers (Oct 2026): steel, silicone, bamboo or plastic. 6 picks.

A sauté pan has straight sides and a lid; a frying pan's sides slope. When each one wins, what size to buy, and 5 sauté pans checked against the makers' own specs.

What the stove makers actually allow on glass tops, the cast-iron split between brands, and four pans and pots that fit the rules.

We read the California chemical disclosure pages of 40 well-known cookware brands. Here is what each one says about PFAS and the other chemicals it lists, with a link to every source.

Bare, hard-anodized, clad or nonstick: what touches your food, what acidic sauces do to bare aluminum, the FDA lead warning on imported pots, and the pans we would buy.

Which parchment papers name their coating, what the PFAS tests did and did not cover, how hot each brand can go, and the three unbleached papers we'd buy.