Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie vs Kitchens Parchment Paper Roll: which is safer?

Calphalon Legacy 18 x 13 Inch PFA Free Nonstick Cookie is the clear pick. Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper Roll 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

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

Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper Roll

Reynolds

Kitchens Parchment Paper Roll

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

Bad 11/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

cellulose paper with silicone and unspecified water-resistant coating

Confidence

45%

PossiblePFAS in water-resistant coating

ReportedCoating degradation and particle shedding

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 Reynolds.
  • We flag PFAS in water-resistant coating and Coating degradation and particle shedding on the Reynolds and not on the Calphalon.
  • The Calphalon is Steel with PFA-free nonstick coating where the Reynolds is cellulose paper with silicone and unspecified water-resistant coating, 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 Reynolds grade, at 45% 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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