{ "slug": "cookware", "name": "Cookware", "question": "Which pans, pots and Dutch ovens contain no plastic, coating and handle included?", "status": "published", "updated": "2026-11-11", "editor": "cody-wauters", "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/cookware/", "summary": "The Solidteknics 30cm Polished Iron Frypan is the one pan listed so far: a single sheet of wrought iron, handle included, with no rivets, no grip and no coating, only a rice bran oil seasoning. It's Silver because we couldn't verify the packaging, not because of anything on the pan.", "whyPlastic": "The pan is metal. What fails the test is what sits on it. Nonstick layers are PTFE or a sprayed ceramic-style coating, and both are coatings, not pan. Handles are often phenolic resin, a thermoset plastic, and lids wear phenolic or silicone knobs. Cast iron gets a silicone sleeve clipped over the handle. Some iron and carbon steel pans ship with a lacquer or resin sealant meant to be scrubbed off. Oil seasoning is fine, and so is vitreous enamel, which is glass fired onto iron. A silicone handle or lid seal is where most pans lose.", "whatToCheck": [ "The cooking surface: bare metal, oil seasoning or vitreous enamel, or a nonstick coat?", "The handle: the same metal, wood, or a phenolic or silicone grip?", "The lid knob and lid seal: metal, or phenolic and silicone?", "The factory coating: none, or a lacquer or resin sealant on the metal?", "The seasoning: a named oil, or an unnamed \"food-safe\" finish?", "The enamel: fired glass, or a painted polymer coat?", "Packaging: paper and card, or plastic film and foam?" ], "faq": [], "whyNone": "", "products": [ { "slug": "solidteknics-30cm-polished-iron-frypan", "name": "30cm Polished Iron Frypan", "brand": "Solidteknics", "category": "cookware", "tier": "silver", "rank": 1, "page": "https://amaterio.com/plastic-free/cookware/solidteknics-30cm-polished-iron-frypan/", "url": "https://solidteknics.com/products/30cm-polished-iron-frypan", "affiliateUrl": null, "price": { "amount": 209.55, "currency": "USD", "seenAt": "2026-11-11" }, "madeIn": "Australia", "inTheBox": "", "unknowns": [], "verdict": { "summary": "One sheet of Australian wrought iron, handle included, with no rivets, welds, grips or coating. The cooking surface is polished bare iron, and the outside carries a baked-on rice bran oil seasoning. Nothing on the pan is plastic. The packaging is why this is Silver: Solidteknics says its pans arrive in a plastic-free calico bag, but it states that on the 20cm page, not this one, and it doesn't describe the carton or tape. At 3 liters and 2.1 kg it's a family-size pan, and it works on induction. Wash by hand and wipe it with a little oil.", "date": "2026-11-11", "passes": [ "pass-1", "pass-2" ], "agree": true, "caveat": "No plastic found in the pan. Packaging beyond the calico bag is unverified, so it can't be Gold. The maker's page showed the 30cm as sold out on 2026-11-11." }, "components": [ { "name": "body", "role": "major", "material": "single sheet of Australian wrought iron", "class": "not-plastic", "ruling": null, "source": { "url": "https://solidteknics.com/products/30cm-polished-iron-frypan", "quote": "an Australian-made iron pan crafted from a single solid sheet of Australian wrought iron", "translation": "", "retrieved": "2026-11-11", "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261111213354/https://solidteknics.com/en-us/products/30cm-polished-iron-frypan" } }, { "name": "handle (vented, forged from the same sheet)", "role": "major", "material": "wrought iron, no grip or sleeve", "class": "not-plastic", "ruling": null, "source": { "url": "https://solidteknics.com/products/30cm-polished-iron-frypan", "quote": "no rivets, welds or coatings", "translation": "", "retrieved": "2026-11-11", "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261111213354/https://solidteknics.com/en-us/products/30cm-polished-iron-frypan" } }, { "name": "cooking surface", "role": "major", "material": "precision-polished bare iron, not a coating", "class": "not-plastic", "ruling": null, "source": { "url": "https://solidteknics.com/products/30cm-polished-iron-frypan", "quote": "It is not a coating — just science and a lot of careful polishing.", "translation": "", "retrieved": "2026-11-11", "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261111213354/https://solidteknics.com/en-us/products/30cm-polished-iron-frypan" } }, { "name": "seasoning (exterior; cooking surface as the maker states it)", "role": "minor", "material": "non-GMO rice bran oil, baked on", "class": "not-plastic", "ruling": "R3", "source": { "url": "https://solidteknics.com/products/30cm-polished-iron-frypan", "quote": "One sheet of clean Australian iron, naturally seasoned with non-GMO rice bran oil. No coatings, no chemicals, no PFAS.", "translation": "", "retrieved": "2026-11-11", "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261111213354/https://solidteknics.com/en-us/products/30cm-polished-iron-frypan" } }, { "name": "fasteners and joints", "role": "minor", "material": "none: one piece, no rivets, screws or welds", "class": "not-plastic", "ruling": null, "source": { "url": "https://solidteknics.com/products/30cm-polished-iron-frypan", "quote": "Forged from a single sheet with no rivets, screws or welded joints.", "translation": "", "retrieved": "2026-11-11", "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261111213354/https://solidteknics.com/en-us/products/30cm-polished-iron-frypan" } }, { "name": "stamp on the pan", "role": "minor", "material": "month-and-year stamp in the metal", "class": "not-plastic", "ruling": null, "source": { "url": "https://solidteknics.com/en-us/products/20cm-iron-frypan", "quote": "Each pan is stamped with its month and year of manufacture", "translation": "", "retrieved": "2026-11-11", "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261111213831/https://solidteknics.com/en-us/products/20cm-iron-frypan" } } ], "packaging": { "verified": false, "materials": [ "calico (cotton) storage bag" ], "class": "unknown", "source": { "url": "https://solidteknics.com/en-us/products/20cm-iron-frypan", "quote": "arrives in a reusable, plastic-free calico storage bag", "translation": "", "retrieved": "2026-11-11", "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261111213831/https://solidteknics.com/en-us/products/20cm-iron-frypan" } }, "commentary": [], "images": [ { "src": "/products/solidteknics-30cm-polished-iron-frypan/1.webp", "alt": "Solidteknics 30cm Polished Iron Frypan", "credit": "Photo: Solidteknics (solidteknics.com)", "source": "http://solidteknics.com/cdn/shop/files/p131s_ecom_a8dd713b-2b93-4dc2-a607-50233fd38a94.png?v=1784162217" }, { "src": "/products/solidteknics-30cm-polished-iron-frypan/2.webp", "alt": "Solidteknics 30cm Polished Iron Frypan", "credit": "Photo: Solidteknics (solidteknics.com)", "source": "https://solidteknics.com/cdn/shop/files/p131s_ecom_a8dd713b-2b93-4dc2-a607-50233fd38a94.png?v=1784162217" }, { "src": "/products/solidteknics-30cm-polished-iron-frypan/3.webp", "alt": "Solidteknics 30cm Polished Iron Frypan", "credit": "Photo: Solidteknics (solidteknics.com)", "source": "https://solidteknics.com/cdn/shop/files/p131s_ecom_a8dd713b-2b93-4dc2-a607-50233fd38a94.png?v=1784162217&width=1920" } ] } ] }