Best non-stick frying pans 2025: tried and tested

Only non-stick frying pans that do the best job of frying food, as well as being durable and scratch-resistant, get our Best Buy recommendation. 

Our tests assess how well the non-stick coating works, both straight out of the box and after we've simulated prolonged use, by dry-frying eggs to see whether they stick.

In addition, we add 500 steel nuts to each pan and then vibrate it for 10 minutes to simulate prolonged use. The best pans still fry eggs well; the worst lose some of their non-stick properties.

We've found that the most expensive non-stick frying pans aren't always the best – some of the cheapest pans have better non-stick surfaces and can be more durable, too. 

The best non-stick frying pans from our tests

The biggest brands and the 10 most popular non-stick frying pans are listed below.

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The non-stick frying pans we tested

A selection of the non-stick frying pans we tested are listed in alphabetical order below.

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Blackmoor 67080 Classic 28cm Frying Pan

Most recently tested November 2025

Weight 925g

Dishwasher-safe No

Material Aluminium

Need to know Not oven-safe, suitable for induction hobs, 28cm

Eaziglide Neverstick2 Aluminium Non-Stick Open Frying Pan 28cm

Available from Eaziglide and John Lewis both (£48)

Most recently tested November 2025

Weight 960g

Dishwasher-safe Yes

Material Toughened aluminium

Need to know Suitable for induction hobs, oven-safe, 28cm

HexClad 30cm Hybrid Pan

Most recently tested November 2025

Weight 1,415g

Dishwasher-safe Yes

Material Aluminium

Need to know Oven-safe, suitable for induction, 30cm, lifetime warranty

Jamie Oliver by Tefal Cook's Classics Stainless Steel Frying Pan 28cm

Most recently tested November 2025

Weight 1,385g

Dishwasher-safe Yes

Material Stainless steel

Need to know Oven-safe, 28cm, suitable for induction hobs, ten-year guarantee

Ninja Zerostick 30cm Frying Pan C30030UK

Most recently tested November 2025

Weight 1,350g

Dishwasher-safe Yes

Material Hard-anodised Aluminium

Need to know Oven-safe, 30cm, suitable for induction hobs, ten-year guarantee

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Salter Megastone 28cm Frying Pan

Most recently tested November 2025 

Weight 830g

Dishwasher-safe Yes

Material Forged aluminium

Need to know Suitable for induction hobs, not oven-safe, 28cm

Scoville Sky Neverstick 28cm Frying Pan

Available from Scoville (£28)

Most recently tested November 2025

Weight 975g

Dishwasher-safe Yes, but not recommended by the manufacturer

Material Aluminium

Need to know Suitable for induction hobs, not oven-safe, 28cm

Tefal Emotion Stainless Steel Non-Stick Frying Pan 28cm

Most recently tested November 2025

Weight 1,370g

Dishwasher-safe Yes

Material Stainless steel

Need to know Oven-safe, 28cm, suitable for induction hobs, 10-year guarantee

Tefal Titanium Ultimate Aluminium Non-Stick Frying Pan 28cm

Available from John Lewis (£40)

Most recently tested November 2025

Weight 1,000g

Dishwasher-safe Yes

Material Aluminium

Need to know Oven-safe, suitable for induction hobs, 28cm

More non-stick frying pans from our test

Here’s how the rest of the non-stick frying pans from our tests measured up, listed in alphabetical order.

How we test non-stick frying pans  

We heat up, cook with, vibrate, scratch, plunge from heat into cool water and attempt to damage all of the pans we test to find the best. This involves the following:  

• Dry-frying eggs We do this to check how effective the non-stick surface is. In the best pans, the eggs slide off the surface easily. In the worst, they stick and the yolk breaks.
• Wear and tear To find out how resistant pans are to the kind of knocks they encounter during cooking, we fill them with 500 steel nuts and vibrate them for 10 minutes. We then run the egg test again to see how the pans' surfaces have changed.
• Scratch resistance We heat pans to 100⁰C and then scratch them using a measured force six times. No scratch marks show on the best pans; on the worst, deep scratches are visible.
• Heating up We find out how quickly the pans heat to 180⁰C and 200⁰C on ceramic and induction hobs. The quickest pans heat up more than six times faster than the slowest.
• Spread of heat We measure how evenly a pan heats up by measuring the hottest and coolest parts of the pan. We also cook crêpes and measure the evenness of browning to show how well heat spreads.
• Thermal shock We test how resilient the pans are to heating and rapid cooling by heating them 10 times, plunging them into cool water and then measuring any distortion to the flatness of the pan bottom.
• Ease of use We measure the temperature of the pans' handles to make sure they're safe to touch. We also check how easy the pans are to handle, and we clean each pan, too.

What does PFOA-free mean?

PFOA-free means the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) wasn't used to make the non-stick coating of a frying pan.

This chemical is part of the larger family of PFASs (perfluorooctanoic acid and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a group of thousands of industrial chemicals used in all sorts of everyday items such as food packaging, clothing and cosmetics. 

PFOA was used worldwide as an industrial surfactant in chemical processes. It's now considered a health concern and was added to the POP Regulation Annex I in 2020, which prohibits its use in manufacturing, and in products placed on the market.

This means any frying pan sold in Europe should be PFOA-free. That's why some manufacturers don't state 'PFOA-free' as they consider it self-evident advertising. 

It's worth noting that even if a product is claimed to be PFOA-free, it might still contain chemicals from the same family of substances.

In 2025 the UK government's Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) launched an investigation into the risks from PFAs

How to care for your non-stick frying pan

Most premium and high-end non-stick frying pans come with a care guide. We recommend reading this before use and following the instructions. 

Some recommend not using the pans on high heat to extend the life of the non-stick coating.

After our testing we found that one pan's coating peeled off after just two uses on high heat, so sometimes there isn't much wiggle room. 

Here are a few simple tips to get the best use and longest life out of your non-stick frying pan: 

• Handwash it before using it for the first time Use hot soapy water to remove any residue or dirt.
• Don't use metal utensils They can scratch off the non-stick surface. It's much safer to stick to wooden or silicone utensils.
• Allow the pan to cool naturally before you wash it This will help to avoid the pan warping.
• Always handwash It's worth doing this even if the pan is dishwasher-safe.
• Try to store your non-stick pans without anything on top of them If that isn't possible, use a tea towel or fabric pan protectors to cover the non-stick surface.

Why don't all pans work on induction hobs?

To work on an induction hob, a frying pan needs enough iron (a magnetic material) in its base. 

If your existing pans don't heat up at all, it's likely that they don't have enough magnetic material to perform optimally. All pans we test are compatible with induction hobs. Read our reviews above if you're in the market for new induction hob frying pans. Also see our pick of the best induction hobs.  

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