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Emile Henry
Ceramic Pie Dish
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High-fired Burgundy clay pie dish made in France, with a hard glaze and no non-stick coating. Emile Henry states its glazes are lead-free and cadmium-free and meet California Proposition 65.
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Lead-free, cadmium-free glazeEmile Henry’s stated claim.
No non-stick coatingFired glaze, not a polymer.
Made in Burgundy, France10-year guarantee.
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Why it's safe for your family
- There is no non-stick coating to consider here at all: the cooking surface is a fired ceramic glaze, a glass-hard layer fused to the clay, not a polymer sprayed onto metal. Nothing can flake off it into a pie.
- Emile Henry states the dishes are made in Marcigny, in southern Burgundy, from high-fired Burgundy clay using its high-resistance ceramic process — the same process behind the oven-to-table durability.
- The company states its glazes are free of lead and cadmium and comply with California Proposition 65, which is the specific claim worth having on glazed ceramic, because glaze is where heavy metals historically appeared.
- Emile Henry states the bakeware is oven safe to 520 degrees Fahrenheit and can go from the refrigerator or freezer into a hot oven, with a ten-year guarantee behind it.
Is this really PFAS-free? Yes — and here’s why
PFAS in bakeware comes from non-stick coatings. This dish has none: it is clay, fired hard, with a glass glaze fused onto it. The only chemistry question a glazed ceramic raises is the glaze itself, and Emile Henry states its glazes are free of lead and cadmium and meet California Proposition 65.
What this dish is made of: fired clay and a fused glaze. No PTFE, no PFOA, nothing sprayed on.
Quick specs
Material
High-fired Burgundy clay with a hard glaze
Glaze
Lead-free and cadmium-free; meets California Prop 65 (Emile Henry’s stated claim)
Oven
Safe to 520 degrees Fahrenheit
Made in
Marcigny, Burgundy, France
Guarantee
10 years
What to avoid instead
Avoid non-stick coated bakeware for pies, which is where a coating buys you nothing: pastry releases from glazed ceramic perfectly well, and a fluoropolymer layer in a 425-degree oven is the exposure a pie dish never needed to add. Also avoid unbranded imported glazed ceramic with no stated lead and cadmium testing — glaze is exactly where that matters.
How we verify — and what we don't
Straight answer: we're a research team, not a testing lab. Here's exactly what our rating is based on — and what it isn't — so you can weigh it honestly.
What we check
- What the product is made of, from the maker's own specs and product listing.
- Whether any part that touches you or your food uses PTFE, PFAS, plastic, or a coating that can degrade.
- Peer-reviewed research on how that material behaves when heated, scratched, washed, or worn.
- Known failure modes — how the product actually breaks down in a real home.
What we don't do
- We have not chemically tested this specific unit in a lab.
- We don't take payment to rate a product higher — there is no sponsored placement.
- We don't show star ratings or "trusted by thousands" counts we can't stand behind.
What gets a product rejected
Anything that adds a known microplastic, PFAS, or off-gassing source — a non-stick coating, a plastic surface against food or skin, vinyl/PVC — is downgraded or cut. We only list what clears that bar.
Don't take our word for it — check the sources yourself Emile Henry's product details
Common questions
Is glazed ceramic a lead risk?
It can be, which is why the maker’s claim matters more here than on bare metal. Lead was historically used in ceramic glazes and still appears in unregulated imported ware. Emile Henry states its glazes are lead-free and cadmium-free and meet California Proposition 65. That is a specific, checkable claim from the manufacturer rather than a general reassurance.
Does pastry stick to it?
Less than people expect. The fired glaze is glass-smooth, so a properly made crust releases without a coating. Ceramic also holds heat steadily rather than spiking, which is why it produces an evenly browned bottom crust — the thing metal pie plates most often get wrong.
Can it go straight from the freezer to the oven?
Emile Henry states its high-resistance ceramic can, and rates the bakeware to 520 degrees. As with all ceramic, avoid setting a hot dish onto a cold wet surface, which is the one thermal shock that reliably breaks it.
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