Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet vs Baking Sheet: which is safer?
Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet is the clear pick. Chicago Metallic Baking Sheet carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Caraway
Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCeramic coating degradation over time
Chicago Metallic
Baking Sheet
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating/Teflon fume risk from non-stick coating
PossibleCoating degradation and migration
PossibleSteel substrate corrosion and rust
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time on the Caraway and not on the Chicago Metallic.
- We flag PTFE/Teflon fume risk from non-stick coating, Coating degradation and migration and Steel substrate corrosion and rust on the Chicago Metallic and not on the Caraway.
- The gap is 85 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Caraway is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Chicago Metallic grade, at 40% confidence against 92%, because it discloses less.
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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