The Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro meets
the T-fal Titanium Nonstick
An uncoated titanium pan that releases eggs with no fat and never wears out. We tested it head-to-head against the T-fal Titanium Nonstick across 6 key dimensions.
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro
“An uncoated titanium pan that releases eggs with no fat and never wears out”
T-fal Titanium Nonstick
“A few dollars buys flawless egg release, as long as you treat it as a pan you will replace”
Head-to-Head Breakdown
Strengths & Weaknesses
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro
- Prudent Reviews and Kenji were shocked it cooks and flips eggs with zero fat despite having no chemical coating
- Survived brutal scratch tests with metal ladles and knives, so there is no coating to wear off
- Runs silent and even on induction and is safe to 1000F in the oven
- Dishwasher safe and completely PFAS-free
- Whisking on the textured titanium surface makes a loud grinding sound, though it causes no damage
- At around $180 it costs far more up front than a coated pan
- Earlier versions had a boxy handle and a lid gap that vented steam onto your hand, since updated on the Pro
T-fal Titanium Nonstick
- Sorted Food watched an egg white peel away with no fat at all straight from a cold start
- A thermal camera showed the thin aluminum base still heats very evenly
- Costs a fraction of premium pans, so replacing it when it wears out is painless
- Light and easy to lift for quick everyday cooking
- Sorted Food saw it warp into a dome after the second cook, sending oil to the edges
- Too light to toss food, with no base weight for a proper pull-back
- Food gets stuck in the interior handle rivets, needing a toothpick to clean
The Verdict
Our Bottom Line
The reviewers in this set agree on an uncomfortable truth: every nonstick coating eventually wears out. Prudent Reviews says flatly that it does not make sense to spend over $100 on a coated pan, because ceramic and PTFE both degrade and end up in the trash. The Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro wins by sidestepping the problem entirely. It has no coating at all.
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro
The reviewers in this set agree on an uncomfortable truth: every nonstick coating eventually wears out. Prudent Reviews says flatly that it does not make sense to spend over $100 on a coated pan, because ceramic and PTFE both degrade and end up in the trash. The Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro wins by sidestepping the problem entirely. It has no coating at all.
- Cooks tired of replacing scratched nonstick pans every couple of years
- Anyone who wants a completely coating-free, PFAS-free surface
- Induction users who want even heat with no buzzing
- People who cook eggs and delicate foods but also want to use metal utensils
- Buyers happy to pay more once to avoid buying again
T-fal Titanium Nonstick
If you would rather spend $30 than $180, cheap nonstick still has a place, and T-fal has owned that lane for years. Testing T-fal's budget titanium nonstick, Sorted Food was stunned when an egg white peeled away with no fat at all from a cold start. A thermal camera showed the thin aluminum base heating surprisingly evenly for the price, and the cooking surface wiped clean with a soft cloth.
- Budget cooks who want effortless egg release for around $30
- Anyone on gas or electric rather than induction
- People who accept a pan as a disposable that gets replaced
- Cooks who do not flip or toss food in the pan
- First-apartment kitchens outfitting on a shoestring