Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie vs Nicole Home Collection Parchment Paper Roll 181 Square Feet, Non-Stick, Oven: which is safer?
Calphalon Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie is the clear pick. Nicole Home Collection Parchment Paper Roll 181 Square Feet, Non-Stick, Oven 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
Home Collection
Nicole Home Collection Parchment Paper Roll 181 Square Feet, Non-Stick, Oven
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in non-stick coating
PossibleCoating degradation and thermal offgassing
PossibleMicroplastics from coating wear
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 Home Collection.
- We flag PFAS in non-stick coating, Coating degradation and thermal offgassing and Microplastics from coating wear on the Home Collection and not on the Calphalon.
- The Calphalon is Steel with PFA-free nonstick coating where the Home Collection is cellulose paper with non-stick coating (type undisclosed), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 75 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Calphalon is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Home Collection 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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