Cello Stainless Steel Lunch vs Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Food Canister Container with Leak Proof Lid: which is safer?
Klean Kanteen Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Food Canister Container with Leak Proof Lid is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Ello
Cello Stainless Steel Lunch
PFAS grade
Excellent 80/100
Overall grade
Excellent 76/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Stainless steel, bare uncoated
Confidence
82%
PossibleGasket and seal integrity
Our pick
Klean Kanteen
Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Food Canister Container with Leak Proof Lid
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 88/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Stainless steel body, silicone gasket lid seal
Confidence
82%
PossibleSilicone gasket degradation
PossibleBacterial growth in vacuum seal
PossibleSurface corrosion under acidic conditions
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Gasket and seal integrity on the Ello and not on the Klean Kanteen.
- We flag Silicone gasket degradation, Bacterial growth in vacuum seal and Surface corrosion under acidic conditions on the Klean Kanteen and not on the Ello.
- The Ello is Stainless steel, bare uncoated where the Klean Kanteen is Stainless steel body, silicone gasket lid seal, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
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