Nonstick Rectangle Baking Pan, 22.86 x 33.02 cm., Perfect for Cakes, Dishwasher and Oven-Safe vs Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet: which is safer?
Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet is the clear pick. Amazon Basics Nonstick Rectangle Baking Pan, 22.86 x 33.02 cm., Perfect for Cakes, Dishwasher and Oven-Safe carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Amazon Basics
Nonstick Rectangle Baking Pan, 22.86 x 33.02 cm., Perfect for Cakes, Dishwasher and Oven-Safe
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating fume inhalation (thermal decomposition)
PossibleCoating degradation and metal leaching
Our pick
Caraway
Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCeramic coating degradation over time
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PTFE fume inhalation (thermal decomposition) and Coating degradation and metal leaching on the Amazon Basics and not on the Caraway.
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time on the Caraway and not on the Amazon Basics.
- The Amazon Basics is Nonstick coating, unspecified type where the Caraway is ceramic nonstick coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 85 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Caraway is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Amazon Basics grade, at 35% confidence against 92%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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