Good Grips Silicone Baking Mat vs Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie: which is safer?
Calphalon Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
OXO
Good Grips Silicone Baking Mat
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleSilicone degradation and particle shedding
PossibleSurface staining and residue absorption
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 Silicone degradation and particle shedding and Surface staining and residue absorption on the OXO 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 OXO.
- The OXO is Food-grade silicone where the Calphalon is Steel with PFA-free nonstick coating, 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 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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