Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie vs Amazon.com : King Arthur Flour Precut Baking Parchment Paper, Heavy Duty, Professional Grade, Nonstick, Reusable, Reseal: which is safer?

Calphalon Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie is the clear pick. Amazon.com : King Arthur Flour Precut Baking Parchment Paper, Heavy Duty, Professional Grade, Nonstick, Reusable, Reseal 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

King Arthur Baking

Amazon.com : King Arthur Flour Precut Baking Parchment Paper, Heavy Duty, Professional Grade, Nonstick, Reusable, Reseal

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Bleached paper with nonstick coating, composition unspecified

Confidence

35%

PossibleNonstick coating composition (unconfirmed PFAS-free status)

ReportedCoating degradation and flaking

LikelyHeat stability of nonstick layer

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 King Arthur Baking.
  • We flag Nonstick coating composition (unconfirmed PFAS-free status), Coating degradation and flaking, Heat stability of nonstick layer and Microplastic or particulate shedding on the King Arthur Baking and not on the Calphalon.
  • The Calphalon is Steel with PFA-free nonstick coating where the King Arthur Baking is Bleached paper with nonstick 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 King Arthur Baking 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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