Lunch Mate - Stainless Steel - Reusable Sandwich Container - Homeplace Market 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.
Essaware
Lunch Mate - Stainless Steel - Reusable Sandwich Container - Homeplace Market
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleNickel leaching
PossibleChromium leaching
Our pick
Klean Kanteen
Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Food Canister Container with Leak Proof Lid
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleSilicone gasket degradation
PossibleBacterial growth in vacuum seal
PossibleSurface corrosion under acidic conditions
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Nickel leaching and Chromium leaching on the Essaware 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 Essaware.
- The Essaware 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.
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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