Replace Your Peeling Nonstick Pans With Affordable Non-Toxic Picks That Aced Our Tests

OXO Enhanced 10-Inch Ceramic Frying Pan

After testing over a dozen nonstick skillets, we were simply blown away by the OXO ceramic frying pan. Delicate crepes and omelettes cooked evenly and slid off the pan without tearing or sticking. It’s also very durable: The cooking surface remained unblemished when we scratched it with a metal fish spatula. The 10-inch pan is on sale for $28, but you can also grab the trio with various sizes on sale for $68.

OXO Agility 3-Quart Chef’s Pan with Glass Lid

Finished with the same ceramic coating as our favorite nonstick pan, this OXO chef’s pan has higher sides and a wider base. It’s ideal for stir-frying vegetables, tossing pasta in sauce, or stirring fried rice. It also comes with a glass lid.

KitchenAid Hard Anodized Ceramic Nonstick Frying Pan

This KitchenAid pan was a strong contender when we tested ceramic nonstick pans. We liked frying eggs and making omelettes in it, and it emerged relatively unscathed from our durability tests. 

Tramontina Professional 10-Inch Ceramic Nonstick Frying Pan

The Tramontina has been our budget nonstick skillet pick for years, but the brand recently released a new version of its nonstick skillet with a non-toxic ceramic coating. It has the same heavy-gauge aluminum as our tried-and-true favorite and is oven-safe up to 500°F.

Lisos Japanese Tamagoyaki Omelette Ceramic Pan

If you enjoy all things egg-related, you’ll want this tamagoyaki pan for making Japanese rolled omelettes. An updated version of our budget tamagoyaki pan pick, we like that this ceramic-coated Lisos pan offers a great non-toxic alternative. It has an inclined lip for rolling the omelette right off the pan onto your plate.

USA Pan Bakeware Muffin Pan

USA Pan Bakeware Muffin Pan

After baking dozens of cupcakes and frittata bites, we found the USA Pan muffin tin to be the best of the bunch. It produces golden-brown muffins and releases baked goods without trouble. The brand’s silicone coating is a breeze to clean—even baked-on batter comes off with just a swipe of the sponge.

USA Pan 8-Inch Bakeware Square Cake Pan

Brown butter blondies and vanilla sponges baked thoroughly in the nonstick USA square pan. There were no hot spots and the coating survived our durability tests without getting scratched. We also like how the rolled edges provide a stable grip when transporting the pan.

USA Pan Bakeware Half-Sheet Pan

Half-sheet pans are the MVP of the kitchen. Our writer (that’s me, An!) swears by the ones she has from USA Pan. Coated with the same proprietary silicone that the brand calls Americoat, these sheet pans are great for roasting vegetables, making sheet cake, and, of course, baking chocolate chip cookies. The aluminum conducts heat uniformly, and after years of use, it still never warps.

USA Pan Nonstick Standard Bread Loaf Pan

This loaf pan bakes tall loaves and is easy to clean. Ridges run along the walls to help loaves pull away for a clean release. The tall sides also promote impressive oven spring, be it banana bread or a sourdough loaf.