Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet vs Full Size Aluminum Sheet Pan: which is safer?
Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet is the clear pick. LloydPans Full Size Aluminum Sheet Pan 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
LloydPans
Full Size Aluminum Sheet Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleAluminum leaching under acidic conditions
ReportedSurface oxidation and pitting corrosion
PossibleHeat warping at extreme temperatures
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time on the Caraway and not on the LloydPans.
- We flag Aluminum leaching under acidic conditions, Surface oxidation and pitting corrosion and Heat warping at extreme temperatures on the LloydPans and not on the Caraway.
- The Caraway is ceramic nonstick coating where the LloydPans is aluminum sheet (uncoated), 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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