Tervis Ol' Time Maritime Boating Collection Anchor Down Insulated Travel Tumbler vs 20oz TKWide with Café Cap, Tofu: which is safer?

Klean Kanteen 20oz TKWide with Café Cap, Tofu is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Tervis Ol' Time Maritime Boating Collection Anchor Down Insulated Travel Tumbler

Anchor

Tervis Ol' Time Maritime Boating Collection Anchor Down Insulated Travel Tumbler

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Poor 40/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Plastic/polymer double-wall insulated tumbler

Confidence

62%

PossibleBPA/BPS and plasticizers (general polymer concern)

PossibleMold and bacterial growth in sealed insulation gap

LikelyPolymer leaching under thermal stress

Our pick

Klean Kanteen 20oz TKWide with Café Cap, Tofu

Klean Kanteen

20oz TKWide with Café Cap, Tofu

PFAS grade

Excellent 95/100

Overall grade

Excellent 83/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Stainless steel bottle, stainless steel cap

Confidence

85%

PossiblePowder-coat cap degradation over time

PossibleBacterial biofilm in cap threads and seals

PossibleThermal stress on seals at extreme temperatures

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag BPA/BPS and plasticizers (general polymer concern), Mold and bacterial growth in sealed insulation gap, Polymer leaching under thermal stress and Manufacturing volatile organic compounds (off-gassing) on the Anchor and not on the Klean Kanteen.
  • We flag Powder-coat cap degradation over time, Bacterial biofilm in cap threads and seals and Thermal stress on seals at extreme temperatures on the Klean Kanteen and not on the Anchor.
  • The Anchor is Plastic/polymer double-wall insulated tumbler where the Klean Kanteen is Stainless steel bottle, stainless steel cap, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Klean Kanteen is the one to buy.

Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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