Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie vs Amazon.com: Parchment Paper Sheets for Toaster Oven Air Fryer 9 x 11 Compatible with Gowise, Cuisinart, Black Decker, Em: 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.

Our pick

Calphalon

Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie

PFAS grade

Excellent 95/100

Overall grade

Excellent 83/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Steel with PFA-free nonstick coating

Confidence

72%

PossibleNonstick coating degradation over time

PossibleCoating fume release at high temperature

PossibleMicroplastics from coating shedding

Cuisinart

Amazon.com: Parchment Paper Sheets for Toaster Oven Air Fryer 9 x 11 Compatible with Gowise, Cuisinart, Black Decker, Em

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 66/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

parchment paper, unbleached or bleached cellulose

Confidence

72%

PossibleSilicone coating integrity at high heat

Where these two actually differ

  • 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 Cuisinart.
  • We flag Silicone coating integrity at high heat on the Cuisinart and not on the Calphalon.
  • The Calphalon is Steel with PFA-free nonstick coating where the Cuisinart is parchment paper, unbleached or bleached cellulose, 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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