Which pans, pots and Dutch ovens contain no plastic, coating and handle included?
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.
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| Rank | Photo | Materials | Packaging | Price seen | The catch |
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| 1 |  | Solidteknics 30cm Polished Iron Frypan Silver | |||
| single sheet of Australian wrought iron, wrought iron, no grip or sleeve, precision-polished bare iron, not a coating, non-GMO rice bran oil, baked on, none: one piece, no rivets, screws or welds, month-and-year stamp in the metal | Not verified yet | $209.55seen November 11, 2026 | 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. | ||
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Solidteknics 30cm Polished Iron Frypan
Silver
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.
- Materials
- single sheet of Australian wrought iron, wrought iron, no grip or sleeve, precision-polished bare iron, not a coating, non-GMO rice bran oil, baked on, none: one piece, no rivets, screws or welds, month-and-year stamp in the metal
- Packaging
- Not verified yet
- Price seen
- $209.55 on November 11, 2026
- 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.
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Where plastic hides in cookware
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.
What to check before you buy
- 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?