Simply Calphalon 12-Cup Cupcake Pan vs GreenLife 12 Cup Ceramic Non-Stick Muffin Pan: which is safer?

GreenLife 12 Cup Ceramic Non-Stick Muffin Pan is the clear pick. Simply Calphalon 12-Cup Cupcake Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Simply Calphalon 12-Cup Cupcake Pan

Calphalon

Simply Calphalon 12-Cup Cupcake Pan

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Hard-anodized aluminum with nonstick coating (type unspecified)

Confidence

35%

PossibleTeflon-type coating fume inhalation risk

PossibleCoating degradation and microparticle shedding

ReportedUndisclosed PFAS in nonstick coating

Our pick

GreenLife 12 Cup Ceramic Non-Stick Muffin Pan

GreenPan

GreenLife 12 Cup Ceramic Non-Stick Muffin Pan

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 52/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Ceramic non-stick coating (proprietary GreenPan Thermolon)

Confidence

72%

PossibleCeramic coating degradation and particle ingestion

PossibleThermal decomposition of coating at high temperature

ReportedCoating adhesion loss over time

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag PTFE fume inhalation risk, Coating degradation and microparticle shedding and Undisclosed PFAS in nonstick coating on the Calphalon and not on the GreenPan.
  • We flag Ceramic coating degradation and particle ingestion, Thermal decomposition of coating at high temperature and Coating adhesion loss over time on the GreenPan and not on the Calphalon.
  • The Calphalon is Hard-anodized aluminum with nonstick coating (type unspecified) where the GreenPan is Ceramic non-stick coating (proprietary GreenPan 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 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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