TUMBLER vs 16oz Rise Tumbler: which is safer?

Klean Kanteen 16oz Rise Tumbler is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

CORKCICLE TUMBLER

Corkcicle

TUMBLER

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 62/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Double-wall stainless steel with plastic lid/plug

Confidence

72%

PossiblePlastic lid/plug composition and leaching

PossibleBacterial growth in double-wall seal or drainage holes

Our pick

Klean Kanteen 16oz Rise Tumbler

Klean Kanteen

16oz Rise Tumbler

PFAS grade

Excellent 95/100

Overall grade

Excellent 83/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Stainless steel body, powder-coat finish

Confidence

82%

PossiblePowder-coat finish degradation

PossibleSeal degradation and microbial growth

PossibleThermal shock to seals

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Plastic lid/plug composition and leaching and Bacterial growth in double-wall seal or drainage holes on the Corkcicle and not on the Klean Kanteen.
  • We flag Powder-coat finish degradation, Seal degradation and microbial growth and Thermal shock to seals on the Klean Kanteen and not on the Corkcicle.
  • The Corkcicle is Double-wall stainless steel with plastic lid/plug where the Klean Kanteen is Stainless steel body, powder-coat finish, 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 Klean Kanteen 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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