Made In’s Ceramic Nonstick Pan Made Me Break Up With Teflon

If you’ve spent any time browsing our cookware reviews, you know that Le Creuset, Staub, and All-Clad regularly rank among our top picks. It’s not a cookware conspiracy or favoritism. Those brands are built on decades of durability and craftsmanship. But a new kid on the block, Made In, has quickly joined the ranks of these legacy brands.

Since it launched with a stainless-clad frying pan in 2017, the Austin, TX-based company has built a loyal following among chefs—and among us on the BA shopping team. We’ve found the brand’s Dutch oven to be a more affordable alternative to Le Creuset; my colleague Wilder Davies says the 5-ply stainless steel pan rivals his longtime favorite All-Clad D3; and I plan to use the brand’s flatware until I die. And Made In’s CeramiClad frying pan has earned a spot on our list of the best nonstick pans.

I first tried Made In’s original nonstick pan (now called the Procoat Nonstick line) in early 2024 and liked it. The 12-inch pan I tested was super slick, nicely weighted, and had great heat distribution thanks to a 5-ply stainless clad base. But in early 2025, BA stopped recommending traditional (Teflon-coated) nonstick cookware, so I had to look for a worthy replacement. I didn’t have to look hard: Made In had recently released Ceramiclad—an alternative to its traditional nonstick pans with a ceramic-coated nonstick cooking surface that’s free of PFAS, PTFE, PFOA, lead, and cadmium.

I loved cooking in it even more than I loved cooking in the brand’s original nonstick pan. The Ceramiclad pan has a 5-ply stainless-clad base—just like the original Procoat pan—so it feels sturdier than most ceramic nonstick pans. And the sand-colored ceramic nonstick coating is just as slick as the original Procoat cooking surface, even after months of use.

It’s the only pan I reach for when I want to make eggs and quesadillas. And because it’s so slick and easy to clean with a soft sponge and soapy water, I also use it for lots of other things when I want to put the absolute bare minimum into hand-washing my dinner dishes.

The sand-colored cooking surface is aesthetically pleasing and makes it easy to see if you’ve turned your heat up a little too high. And while the ceramic coating only comes in that one color, the stay-cool handle is available in two finishes: brushed stainless steel and antique brass.

Like so much of the cookware we recommend, Made In’s nonstick pan is a bit of an investment. And unlike enameled cast iron and stainless steel, nonstick pans—neither Teflon nor ceramic—are made to last forever. But this is a pan I will happily splurge on again, when the time comes in a few more years.

How to prolong the life of your Made In Ceramiclad nonstick pan

With proper care, you might get up to five years out of a high-quality pan like this, but it could be more or less depending on how often you use it—and what temperature you tend to use when cooking.

In general, you should avoid using really high heats on the stove because nonstick coatings will eventually begin to gradually deteriorate with repeated exposure to even moderately high cooking temperatures. Speaking of heat, always preheat your ceramic nonstick pan slowly, starting at a lower temperature, and avoid temperature shocking it (e.g., don’t put a hot pan into cold water).

And no matter what the box or product description says, don’t ever use metal utensils on your ceramic nonstick pan. Stick to wood or silicone, especially when the pan is hot (or even warm), but really, all the time to be safe.

Last, but certainly not least, don’t ever put your nonstick pan in the dishwasher. If it’s getting hard to clean by hand, that’s a good sign that the nonstick coating is no longer doing its job, which means it’s time to invest in a new one.

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