Premier Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16-Inch 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. Premier Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16-Inch Roasting Pan with Rack carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Calphalon
Premier Hard-Anodized Nonstick 16-Inch Roasting Pan with Rack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk (nonstick coating degradation)
PossibleCoating peeling or microchip ingestion
ReportedPFAS exposure (undisclosed composition)
Our pick
GreenPan
Reserve Ceramic Nonstick Roasting Pan with Rack
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyCeramic coating degradation over time
PossibleAluminum leaching from substrate
PossibleCoating adhesion variability and manufacturing consistency
Where these two actually differ
- We flag PTFE fume risk (nonstick coating degradation), Coating peeling or microchip ingestion and PFAS exposure (undisclosed composition) 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 nonstick coating (type unspecified) 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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