Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet vs Half Size Sheet Pan: which is safer?

Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet is the clear pick. Chicago Metallic Half Size Sheet Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet

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

Why this gradeBuy
Chicago Metallic Half Size Sheet Pan

Chicago Metallic

Half Size Sheet Pan

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

not stated

Confidence

70%

PossibleAluminum leaching in acidic foods

PossibleCoating degradation (hard anodization only)

PossibleCorrosion and rust from moisture exposure

Why this grade

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time on the Caraway and not on the Chicago Metallic.
  • We flag Aluminum leaching in acidic foods, Coating degradation (hard anodization only) and Corrosion and rust from moisture exposure 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.

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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