Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16-Inch Roasting Pan with Rack vs Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack: which is safer?

GreenPan Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack 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

Calphalon

Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16-Inch Roasting Pan with Rack

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Hard-anodized aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating

Confidence

35%

PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk

ReportedCoating degradation and microparticle release

LikelyNonstick coating durability under thermal stress

Our pick

GreenPan Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack

GreenPan

Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Poor 44/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Ceramic nonstick coating (Thermolon™)

Confidence

82%

LikelyCeramic coating degradation over time

PossibleAluminum leaching from substrate

PossibleCoating adhesion variability and manufacturing consistency

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 Ceramic coating degradation over time, Aluminum leaching from substrate and Coating adhesion variability and manufacturing consistency on the GreenPan and not on the Calphalon.
  • The Calphalon is Hard-anodized aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating where the GreenPan is Ceramic nonstick coating (Thermolon™), 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.
  • We are less certain about the Calphalon grade, at 35% confidence against 82%, 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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