At Home Nonstick Bundt Cake Pan vs Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup: which is safer?

Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup is the clear pick. At Home Nonstick Bundt Cake Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

At Home Nonstick Bundt Cake Pan

Bundt

At Home Nonstick Bundt Cake Pan

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Nonstick coating, type unspecified

Confidence

35%

PossibleTeflon-type coating fume inhalation (if Teflon-type coating-based)

LikelyCoating degradation and microparticle shedding

ReportedDisclosure and accountability gaps

Our pick

Nordic Ware

Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup

PFAS grade

Excellent 95/100

Overall grade

Excellent 87/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Cast iron with natural seasoning

Confidence

88%

PossibleCoating degradation over time

PossibleRust or iron oxidation from improper storage

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag PTFE fume inhalation (if PTFE-based), Coating degradation and microparticle shedding and Disclosure and accountability gaps on the Bundt and not on the Nordic Ware.
  • We flag Coating degradation over time and Rust or iron oxidation from improper storage on the Nordic Ware and not on the Bundt.
  • The Bundt is Nonstick coating, type unspecified where the Nordic Ware is Cast iron with natural seasoning, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 80 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Nordic Ware is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Bundt grade, at 35% confidence against 88%, 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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