Parchment Paper vs Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie: which is safer?
Calphalon Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie is the clear pick. Amazon Basics Parchment Paper carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Amazon Basics
Parchment Paper
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in silicone coating
ReportedCoating degradation and particle release
PossibleThermal stability above 420F
Our pick
Calphalon
Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleNonstick coating degradation over time
PossibleCoating fume release at high temperature
PossibleMicroplastics from coating shedding
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PFAS in silicone coating, Coating degradation and particle release and Thermal stability above 420F on the Amazon Basics and not on the Calphalon.
- We flag Nonstick coating degradation over time, Coating fume release at high temperature and Microplastics from coating shedding on the Calphalon and not on the Amazon Basics.
- The Amazon Basics is silicone-coated paper where the Calphalon is Steel with PFA-free nonstick coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Calphalon is the one to buy.
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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