Ceramic Baking Sheet vs Rectangular Cake Tin: which is safer?

Caraway Ceramic Baking Sheet is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Caraway Ceramic Baking Sheet

Caraway

Ceramic Baking Sheet

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 88/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

not stated

Confidence

80%

PossibleCoating degradation and metal substrate exposure

PossibleAluminum substrate leaching (if aluminum core)

PossibleThermal shock and coating fracturing

Le Creuset Rectangular Cake Tin

Le Creuset

Rectangular Cake Tin

PFAS grade

Excellent 80/100

Overall grade

Good 72/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Enameled cast iron (enamel glaze coating)

Confidence

85%

PossibleEnamel coating degradation and chipping

PossibleIron leaching from exposed cast iron

Where these two actually differ

  • 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 Le Creuset.
  • We flag Enamel coating degradation and chipping and Iron leaching from exposed cast iron on the Le Creuset and not on the Caraway.

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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