Gourmet Hard-Anodized Nonstick 9-Inch Round Cake Pan vs Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup: which is safer?

Original Bundt Pan 12 Cup is the clear pick. Calphalon Gourmet Hard-Anodized Nonstick 9-Inch Round Cake Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Calphalon Gourmet Hard-Anodized Nonstick 9-Inch Round Cake Pan

Calphalon

Gourmet Hard-Anodized Nonstick 9-Inch Round Cake Pan

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 3/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Hard-anodized aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating (unspecified)

Confidence

35%

PossibleNonstick coating degradation and fume potential

PossibleCoating adhesion and flaking into food

PossibleThermal decomposition of unspecified nonstick polymer

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 Nonstick coating degradation and fume potential, Coating adhesion and flaking into food and Thermal decomposition of unspecified nonstick polymer on the Calphalon 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 Calphalon.
  • The Calphalon is Hard-anodized aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating (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 Calphalon 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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