Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet vs Everyday Baking Sheet: which is safer?
Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet is the clear pick. Chicago Metallic Everyday 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
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 96/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
ceramic nonstick coating
Confidence
92%
PossibleCeramic coating degradation over time
Chicago Metallic
Everyday Baking Sheet
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
not stated
Confidence
55%
PossibleCoating degradation over time
PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk (if non-stick coated)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time on the Caraway and not on the Chicago Metallic.
- We flag Coating degradation over time and PTFE fume risk (if non-stick coated) on the Chicago Metallic and not on the Caraway.
- The gap is 35 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 55% 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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