Cookware

7 products ranked by Scout score

Best cookware right now

Caraway Stainless Steel Cookware Set 95/100
Scout's analysis: Caraway Stainless Steel Cookware Set scores 95/100. A 12-piece 5-ply stainless steel set including a 10.5" fry pan, 3-qt sauce pan with lid, 4.5-qt sauté pan with lid,…
All-Clad D3 Stainless Steel Fry Pan 95/100
Scout's analysis: All-Clad D3 Stainless Steel Fry Pan scores 95/100. The gold standard of stainless steel cookware, made in the USA (Canonsburg, PA). Tri-ply bonded construction with an…
Heritage Steel Titanium Series 10.5" Fry Pan 95/100
Scout's analysis: Heritage Steel Titanium Series 10.5" Fry Pan scores 95/100. A 7-ply titanium-strengthened stainless steel pan made in the USA (Clarksville, TN). The titanium layer…

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Ninja Crispi Portable Glass Air Fryer Cooking System 90/100
Scout's analysis: Ninja Crispi scores 90/100. A portable air fryer that cooks in borosilicate glass containers instead of a non-stick basket, and Ninja states every food-contact surface…
GreenPan Reserve Pro Uncoated Stainless Steel Frypan 94/100
Scout's analysis: GreenPan Reserve Pro Uncoated Stainless Steel Frypan scores 94/100. An uncoated stainless steel frypan from GreenPan — the company that invented PFAS-free nonstick and…
Made In Stainless Steel Frying Pan 94/100
Scout's analysis: Made In Stainless Steel Frying Pan scores 94/100. A 5-ply stainless clad pan from the Austin, TX-based cookware company. Manufactured in the USA with professional-grade…

Independently lab-tested cookware

3 of the 7 products ranked here have a lab panel on their pages — each measured amount, the level it falls in and the report it comes from.

Caraway Stainless Steel Cookware Set 95/100
Heritage Steel Titanium Series 10.5" Fry Pan 95/100
Made In Stainless Steel Frying Pan 94/100

Common questions about cookware

What scores highest in cookware on Scout?

Caraway Stainless Steel Cookware Set leads Scout's cookware ranking at 95/100, followed by All-Clad D3 Stainless Steel Fry Pan (95) and Heritage Steel Titanium Series 10.5" Fry Pan (95). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in cookware?

Ninja Crispi Portable Glass Air Fryer Cooking System scores 90/100, the lowest of the 7 products Scout has analyzed in cookware; next lowest are GreenPan Reserve Pro Uncoated Stainless Steel Frypan (94) and Made In Stainless Steel Frying Pan (94). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

Is anything in cookware independently lab tested?

3 of the 7 products on this page carry independent lab results — Caraway Stainless Steel Cookware Set, Heritage Steel Titanium Series 10.5" Fry Pan, Made In Stainless Steel Frying Pan. Each of their product pages shows the measured amounts, the level each falls in and the report they come from.

How does Scout score cookware?

Every product in cookware gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores cookware

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →