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Stainless Steel Cookware

18/10 stainless pans and pots.

86Minimal burden · out of 100
Evidence strengthstrong

How this score is built

  1. 100Start
  2. 95.4Chemical hazard 1 × 4.6−4.6
  3. 88.6Everyday exposure 2 × 3.4−6.8
  4. 86Persistence 1 × 2.6−2.6
  5. MinimalThe band86 sits in 80–100.

What each input rests on

The three ratings behind the score, and the studies each rests on
InputRatingEvidence
Chemical hazard1/10unsourced input
Everyday exposure2/10

  • Seven stainless steel utensils exposed to mildly acidic conditions at boiling temperature released nickel as a major corrosion product, with chromium and iron also detected; the authors recommend that nickel-sensitive patients use another material.

    Stainless steel cookware as a significant source of nickel, chromium, and iron · Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 1992

    DOI 10.1007/BF00212277 · PMID 1514841 · Abstract · read 2026-10-26

Persistence1/10unsourced input

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What this means for you

Inert, durable, coating-free. The safe default for everyday high-heat cooking.

Evidence strength: strong

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