36-in Silicone-Coated Mat vs Functional Form Cutting Board Set, 3-Piece: which is safer?

Functional Form Cutting Board Set, 3-Piece is the clear pick. Cuisinart 36-in Silicone-Coated Mat carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Cuisinart 36-in Silicone-Coated Mat

Cuisinart

36-in Silicone-Coated Mat

PFAS grade

Bad 15/100

Overall grade

Bad 3/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

silicone-coated (unspecified base and coating details)

Confidence

35%

PossibleSilicone coating degradation and leaching

PossibleBase layer composition and leaching

PossibleOff-gassing or odor during first use

Our pick

Fiskars

Functional Form Cutting Board Set, 3-Piece

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Polypropylene or similar plastic; no nonstick or waterproof coating disclosed

Confidence

72%

PossibleMicroplastic shedding from cutting action

ReportedBacterial biofilm accumulation in deep cuts

PossibleStaining and odor retention

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Silicone coating degradation and leaching, Base layer composition and leaching and Off-gassing or odor during first use on the Cuisinart and not on the Fiskars.
  • We flag Microplastic shedding from cutting action, Bacterial biofilm accumulation in deep cuts, Staining and odor retention and Heat-induced warping or leaching on the Fiskars and not on the Cuisinart.
  • The Cuisinart is silicone-coated (unspecified base and coating details) where the Fiskars is Polypropylene or similar plastic; no nonstick or waterproof coating disclosed, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Fiskars is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Cuisinart grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, 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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