Silicone Baking Pan 12" x 8.5" vs Ceramic Baking Sheet: which is safer?
Caraway Ceramic Baking Sheet is the clear pick. Calphalon Silicone Baking Pan 12" x 8.5" carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Calphalon
Silicone Baking Pan 12" x 8.5"
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleSilicone monomer leaching
PossibleCoating or substrate degradation over time
PossibleMicroplastic or silicone particle shedding
Our pick
Caraway
Ceramic Baking Sheet
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCoating degradation and metal substrate exposure
PossibleAluminum substrate leaching (if aluminum core)
PossibleThermal shock and coating fracturing
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Silicone monomer leaching, Coating or substrate degradation over time and Microplastic or silicone particle shedding on the Calphalon and not on the Caraway.
- We flag Coating degradation and metal substrate exposure, Aluminum substrate leaching (if aluminum core) and Thermal shock and coating fracturing on the Caraway and not on the Calphalon.
- The gap is 85 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Caraway is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Calphalon grade, at 45% confidence against 80%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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