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Made In Stainless Clad Frying Pan, 10 in

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Made In

Made In

Stainless Clad Frying Pan, 10 in

Uncoated 18/10 stainless over a clad core, with no plastic and nothing to wear out. The everyday inert pan.

1 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$$
Verified plastic-free

Five bonded layers of metal with a 304-grade 18/10 stainless cooking surface and no coating anywhere. Food only ever touches inert stainless steel.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Plastic-free
Made In states the pan is 5-ply construction, 2.7 mm thick, with a 304-grade 18/10 stainless steel cooking surface over aluminum and aluminum alloy cores and a ferritic 403 stainless exterior for induction. The hollow Stay Cool handle is stainless steel. There is no nonstick coating. Made in Italy and the US, oven safe to 800F.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Doesn't shed
None expected. Solid stainless steel sheds nothing; there is no coating in the food path.
End of life: persistence and recovery Recovers well
Not stated. Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Low concern
No PFAS, PTFE, BPA, or other leaching plastics in food or heat contact.
Transparency and verification Mostly disclosed
Full ply and steel grade disclosure on the product page

Strengths

  • Inert 18/10 stainless cooking surface, nothing to leach or shed
  • 5-ply clad construction heats evenly
  • No coating to ever wear out
  • Oven safe to 800F, broiler and induction ready

Trade-offs

  • Not naturally nonstick, so it needs fat and proper preheating
  • A small amount of nickel can migrate into long, very acidic cooking
  • Premium price
  • Brand recommends hand washing even though it is dishwasher safe

What's inside

Made In states the pan is 5-ply construction, 2.7 mm thick, with a 304-grade 18/10 stainless steel cooking surface over aluminum and aluminum alloy cores and a ferritic 403 stainless exterior for induction. The hollow Stay Cool handle is stainless steel. There is no nonstick coating. Made in Italy and the US, oven safe to 800F.

PartMaterial
Cooking surface304-grade 18/10 stainless steel
CoreAluminum and aluminum alloy layers (no food contact)
ExteriorFerritic 403 stainless steel (induction)
HandleStainless steel, hollow Stay Cool design
CoatingNone

Free of Nonstick coatings, PTFE, PFAS, plastic parts

Packaging
Not stated
Microplastics
None expected. Solid stainless steel sheds nothing; there is no coating in the food path.

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Plastic-Free ProductReusableOven SafeInduction CompatibleDishwasher SafeMade in Italy and USA

Certifications

None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.

About Made In

Made In is a direct-to-consumer cookware company founded in Austin, Texas, in 2017 by Chip Malt and Jake Kalick, whose family had been in the restaurant-supply business for generations. The brand works with established European and American factories and sells to professional kitchens as well as home cooks, with stainless clad, carbon steel, enameled cast iron, and nonstick lines.

Made In publishes the ply count, steel grade, and thickness for its stainless clad pieces, which are made in Italy and the US. The stainless clad line has no coating at all, so it is the inert, buy-once side of the range; the brand also sells PTFE nonstick, which this directory does not list, so check the line before you assume a Made In pan is uncoated.

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