Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet vs Naturals Non-Stick Big Sheet Baking Pan: which is safer?
Caraway Nonstick Ceramic Medium Baking Sheet is the clear pick. Nordic Ware Naturals Non-Stick Big Sheet Baking 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
Naturals Non-Stick Big Sheet Baking Pan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleNon-stick coating degradation and aluminum leaching
ReportedProprietary coating chemical identity unknown
PossibleImproper heat use and off-gassing
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time on the Caraway and not on the Nordic Ware.
- We flag Non-stick coating degradation and aluminum leaching, Proprietary coating chemical identity unknown and Improper heat use and off-gassing on the Nordic Ware and not on the Caraway.
- The Caraway is ceramic nonstick coating where the Nordic Ware is Aluminum with a non-stick coating Nordic Ware does not name, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 60 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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