Cooking Steel 16"x16" vs 15-Inch Ceramic Pizza Stone for Perfect Crispy Crusts: which is safer?
15-Inch Ceramic Pizza Stone for Perfect Crispy Crusts is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Cooking Steel 16"x16"
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
carbon steel, uncoated
Confidence
92%
PossibleRust and iron leaching
PossibleHeat-induced leaching from seasoning oils
Our pick
15-Inch Ceramic Pizza Stone for Perfect Crispy Crusts
PFAS grade
Excellent 90/100
Overall grade
Good 64/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Ceramic (clay-based baking stone)
Confidence
82%
PossibleGlaze degradation and surface leaching
LikelyThermal stress fracture
PossibleMicroporosity and microbial retention
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Rust and iron leaching and Heat-induced leaching from seasoning oils on the and not on the .
- We flag Glaze degradation and surface leaching, Thermal stress fracture and Microporosity and microbial retention on the and not on the .
- The is carbon steel, uncoated where the is Ceramic (clay-based baking stone), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
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