Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet vs Vintage Ekco Baker's Secret Non-stick Cookie Sheet 15¼ X 10¼ X ¾: which is safer?
Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet is the clear pick. Vintage Ekco Baker's Secret Non-stick Cookie Sheet 15¼ X 10¼ X ¾ 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
Ekco
Vintage Ekco Baker's Secret Non-stick Cookie Sheet 15¼ X 10¼ X ¾
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTeflon-type coating thermal decomposition and fume release
LikelyCoating degradation and microparticle shedding
PossibleMetal leaching from substrate or substrate exposure
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time on the Caraway and not on the Ekco.
- We flag PTFE thermal decomposition and fume release, Coating degradation and microparticle shedding, Metal leaching from substrate or substrate exposure and Uncertainty in coating formulation and PFAS content on the Ekco and not on the Caraway.
- The Caraway is ceramic nonstick coating where the Ekco is Non-stick coating, type unspecified; steel substrate, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- 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 Ekco grade, at 35% 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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