Premier Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16in Roasting Pan with Rack vs Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack: which is safer?

GreenPan Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack is the clear pick. Calphalon Premier Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16in Roasting Pan with Rack carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Calphalon Premier Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16in Roasting Pan with Rack

Calphalon

Premier Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16in Roasting Pan with Rack

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Hard-anodized aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating

Confidence

35%

ReportedNonstick coating degradation over time

PossibleAluminum leaching potential

PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk at high temperatures

Our pick

GreenPan Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack

GreenPan

Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Poor 44/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Ceramic nonstick coating (Thermolon™)

Confidence

82%

LikelyCeramic coating degradation over time

PossibleAluminum leaching from substrate

PossibleCoating adhesion variability and manufacturing consistency

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Nonstick coating degradation over time, Aluminum leaching potential and PTFE fume risk at high temperatures on the Calphalon and not on the GreenPan.
  • We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time, Aluminum leaching from substrate and Coating adhesion variability and manufacturing consistency on the GreenPan and not on the Calphalon.
  • The Calphalon is Hard-anodized aluminum with proprietary nonstick coating where the GreenPan is Ceramic nonstick coating (Thermolon™), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 55 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the GreenPan is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Calphalon grade, at 35% confidence against 82%, 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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