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Nonstick Pans · Comparison

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 in brushed titanium with domed lid and matching spatula on a clean background
BEST

Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro

“An uncoated titanium pan that releases eggs with no fat and never wears out”

$179.99MSRP
Our Score
88.5 / 100
T-fal Titanium nonstick fry pan viewed at an angle, showing the black nonstick interior and red silicone handle grip
VALUE

T-fal Titanium Nonstick

“A few dollars buys flawless egg release, as long as you treat it as a pan you will replace”

$34.99MSRP
Our Score
60.8 / 100
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Head-to-Head Breakdown

Nonstick
30% of score +
Our Place
95
T-fal
95
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro

Prudent Reviews and J. Kenji López-Alt were both shocked that its textured titanium surface flips eggs with no fat and no coating at all.

T-fal Titanium Nonstick

Sorted Food was stunned when an egg white peeled away from T-fal's budget titanium nonstick with no fat at all from a cold start.

Durability
25% of score +
Our Place
95
T-fal
25
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro

Prudent Reviews and Kenji found it shrugged off brutal scratch tests with metal utensils; with no coating there is nothing to wear off.

T-fal Titanium Nonstick

Sorted Food saw the thin body warp into a dome after just the second cook, pooling oil at the edges.

Heat
15% of score +
Our Place
85
T-fal
60
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro

Prudent Reviews and Kenji found even heating across its tri-ply build, and it runs silent on induction.

T-fal Titanium Nonstick

Despite the cheap build, Sorted Food's thermal camera showed the thin aluminum base heated very evenly.

Handling
10% of score +
Our Place
65
T-fal
45
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro

Prudent Reviews dinged earlier boxy-handle and lid-gap designs, though the Pro updated both.

T-fal Titanium Nonstick

Sorted Food's home cook could not get any tossing rhythm; the pan lacks the base weight for a proper pull-back.

Cleaning
10% of score +
Our Place
85
T-fal
60
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro

Kenji notes it wipes clean easily and is dishwasher safe, unusual for a high-performance pan.

T-fal Titanium Nonstick

Sorted Food found the cooking surface wiped clean easily, but food gets trapped in the interior handle rivets.

Trust
10% of score +
Our Place
85
T-fal
65
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro

Prudent Reviews found Our Place a well-supported direct-to-consumer brand.

T-fal Titanium Nonstick

T-fal is a long-established mass-market nonstick brand with wide availability.

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Strengths & Weaknesses

Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro

+ Strengths
  • 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
Weaknesses
  • 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
Key flaw: Whisking directly on the textured titanium makes a loud grinding sound.

T-fal Titanium Nonstick

+ Strengths
  • 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
Weaknesses
  • 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
Key flaw: It warps fast.
03

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.

BEST
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro
Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro in brushed titanium with domed lid and matching spatula on a clean background

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.

Best for:
  • 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
VALUE
T-fal Titanium Nonstick
T-fal Titanium nonstick fry pan viewed at an angle, showing the black nonstick interior and red silicone handle grip

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.

Best for:
  • 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
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Specifications

Spec Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro T-fal Titanium Nonstick
Surface Uncoated titanium PTFE nonstick
Diameter 10.5 in 10 in
Weight 3.4 lb 2.23 lb
Induction Yes No
Oven Safe 1000 F 400 F
PFAS-Free Yes
Dishwasher Yes
PFOA-Free Yes
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