Butcher Paper King Kraft Paper 36" x 500 ft vs Gordon Paper Butcher Paper: which is safer?
Gordon Paper Butcher Paper is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Deli King
Butcher Paper King Kraft Paper 36" x 500 ft
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 62/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Kraft paper, unbleached cellulose
Confidence
78%
PossibleMold or microbial growth if stored improperly
PossibleMigration of degradation byproducts during prolonged contact
Our pick
Hardin Simmons
Gordon Paper Butcher Paper
PFAS grade
Good 70/100
Overall grade
Good 66/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
kraft paper, bleached sulfate pulp
Confidence
72%
PossibleFiber shedding and ingestion
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Mold or microbial growth if stored improperly and Migration of degradation byproducts during prolonged contact on the Deli King and not on the Hardin Simmons.
- We flag Fiber shedding and ingestion on the Hardin Simmons and not on the Deli King.
- The Deli King is Kraft paper, unbleached cellulose where the Hardin Simmons is kraft paper, bleached sulfate pulp, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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