Silicone Baking Mold (Alphabet) vs Square Savarin Silicone Baking Mold: which is safer?
Silicone Baking Mold (Alphabet) is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Calphalon
Silicone Baking Mold (Alphabet)
PFAS grade
Excellent 80/100
Overall grade
Good 72/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Silicone (food-grade)
Confidence
88%
PossibleSilicone degradation and microparticle shedding
PossibleBacterial colonization if improperly stored
Calphalon
Square Savarin Silicone Baking Mold
PFAS grade
Excellent 80/100
Overall grade
Good 68/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Food-grade silicone
Confidence
82%
PossibleDegradation and brittleness over time
PossibleMold and bacterial colonization
PossibleOdor and flavor absorption
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Silicone degradation and microparticle shedding and Bacterial colonization if improperly stored on the Calphalon and not on the Calphalon.
- We flag Degradation and brittleness over time, Mold and bacterial colonization and Odor and flavor absorption on the Calphalon and not on the Calphalon.
- The Calphalon is Silicone (food-grade) where the Calphalon is Food-grade silicone, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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