Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet vs Aluminum Cookie Baking Sheet Pan - 15 1/2" X 10 1/2" X 1”: which is safer?
Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Mirro
Aluminum Cookie Baking Sheet Pan - 15 1/2" X 10 1/2" X 1”
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Bare aluminum
Confidence
82%
PossibleAluminum leaching
ReportedSurface oxidation and corrosion
PossibleWarping or structural failure under heat
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time on the Caraway and not on the Mirro.
- We flag Aluminum leaching, Surface oxidation and corrosion and Warping or structural failure under heat on the Mirro and not on the Caraway.
- The Caraway is ceramic nonstick coating where the Mirro is Bare aluminum, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 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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