Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16-Inch Roasting Pan with Rack vs Premiere Roaster: which is safer?
GreenPan Premiere Roaster is the clear pick. Calphalon Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16-Inch Roasting Pan with Rack carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Calphalon
Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16-Inch Roasting Pan with Rack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk
ReportedCoating degradation and microparticle release
LikelyNonstick coating durability under thermal stress
Our pick
GreenPan
Premiere Roaster
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAluminum leaching
ReportedCoating degradation and microflaking
PossibleProprietary composition opacity
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PTFE fume risk, Coating degradation and microparticle release and Nonstick coating durability under thermal stress on the Calphalon and not on the GreenPan.
- We flag Aluminum leaching, Coating degradation and microflaking and Proprietary composition opacity on the GreenPan and not on the Calphalon.
- The Calphalon is Hard-anodized aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating where the GreenPan is Thermolon nonstick coating (proprietary blend, composition not fully disclosed), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 55 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the GreenPan 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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