Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie vs Amazon.com: WMKGG 9x11 Inches Parchment Paper Sheets,170 PCS Non-Stick Precut Baking Parchment, for Cuisinart Air Fryer: which is safer?
Calphalon Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie is the clear pick. Amazon.com: WMKGG 9x11 Inches Parchment Paper Sheets,170 PCS Non-Stick Precut Baking Parchment, for Cuisinart Air Fryer carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Calphalon
Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleNonstick coating degradation over time
PossibleCoating fume release at high temperature
PossibleMicroplastics from coating shedding
Cuisinart
Amazon.com: WMKGG 9x11 Inches Parchment Paper Sheets,170 PCS Non-Stick Precut Baking Parchment, for Cuisinart Air Fryer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleNon-stick coating composition (unspecified)
PossibleCoating degradation and particulate release
PossibleThermal stability of unidentified coating
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 Non-stick coating composition (unspecified), Coating degradation and particulate release and Thermal stability of unidentified coating on the Cuisinart and not on the Calphalon.
- The Calphalon is Steel with PFA-free nonstick coating where the Cuisinart is Parchment paper with non-stick coating, composition unspecified, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Calphalon is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Cuisinart grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, 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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