Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet vs Square Baking Sheet: which is safer?
Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet is the clear pick. Le Creuset Square 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
Le Creuset
Square Baking Sheet
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleEnamel coating degradation and peeling
ReportedThermal shock and fracture
PossibleNickel migration from stainless steel components (handles/edges)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time on the Caraway and not on the Le Creuset.
- We flag Enamel coating degradation and peeling, Thermal shock and fracture and Nickel migration from stainless steel components (handles/edges) on the Le Creuset and not on the Caraway.
- The Caraway is ceramic nonstick coating where the Le Creuset is enameled cast iron, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- 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, which covers 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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