Square Savarin Silicone Baking Mold vs Custard Mould Set: which is safer?

Square Savarin Silicone Baking Mold is the clear pick. Tescoma Custard Mould Set carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Square Savarin Silicone Baking Mold

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

Tescoma Custard Mould Set

Tescoma

Custard Mould Set

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Silicone molds, likely food-grade silicone

Confidence

72%

PossibleHeavy metals in colorants

PossibleBacterial or mold growth in seams

PossibleTemperature stability limits

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Degradation and brittleness over time, Mold and bacterial colonization and Odor and flavor absorption on the Calphalon and not on the Tescoma.
  • We flag Heavy metals in colorants, Bacterial or mold growth in seams and Temperature stability limits on the Tescoma and not on the Calphalon.
  • The Calphalon is Food-grade silicone where the Tescoma is Silicone molds, likely food-grade silicone, which is most of the difference in these two grades.

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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