Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet vs Brilliant Bakeware Nonstick Aluminum Quarter Sheet Pan: which is safer?
Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet is the clear pick. Nordic Ware Brilliant Bakeware Nonstick Aluminum Quarter 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
Nordic Ware
Brilliant Bakeware Nonstick Aluminum Quarter Sheet Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleNonstick coating degradation and unknown fume risk
ReportedCoating adhesion loss over time
PossibleHeat stability limits of alternative PFAS-free coatings
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time on the Caraway and not on the Nordic Ware.
- We flag Nonstick coating degradation and unknown fume risk, Coating adhesion loss over time and Heat stability limits of alternative PFAS-free coatings on the Nordic Ware and not on the Caraway.
- The gap is 60 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Caraway is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Nordic Ware grade, at 55% confidence against 92%, because it discloses less.
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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