Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie vs Amazon.com: Nordic Ware Parchment Paper Roll: Home & Kitchen: 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleNonstick coating degradation over time
PossibleCoating fume release at high temperature
PossibleMicroplastics from coating shedding
Nordicware
Amazon.com: Nordic Ware Parchment Paper Roll: Home & Kitchen
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleThermal degradation and smoke at high heat
PossibleMold or bacterial growth if stored wet
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 Nordicware.
- We flag Thermal degradation and smoke at high heat and Mold or bacterial growth if stored wet on the Nordicware and not on the Calphalon.
- The Calphalon is Steel with PFA-free nonstick coating where the Nordicware is parchment paper (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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