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

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: WMKGG 9x11 Inches Parchment Paper Sheets,170 PCS Non-Stick Precut Baking Parchment, for Cuisinart Air Fryer

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 13/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Parchment paper with non-stick coating, composition unspecified

Confidence

35%

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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