ProSeries Silicone Baking Mat vs Silicone Bakeware Hemisphere 4 oz: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Fat Daddio's
ProSeries Silicone Baking Mat
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
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Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
silicone (elastomer)
Confidence
78%
PossibleSilicone elastomer degradation under prolonged high heat
PossibleMold or bacterial growth if stored wet
Fat Daddio's
Silicone Bakeware Hemisphere 4 oz
PFAS grade
Good 65/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
silicone rubber
Confidence
78%
PossibleResidual volatile organic compounds (VOC) off-gassing during first use
PossibleMigration of silicone monomers or oligomers into food
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Silicone elastomer degradation under prolonged high heat and Mold or bacterial growth if stored wet on the Fat Daddio's and not on the Fat Daddio's.
- We flag Residual volatile organic compounds (VOC) off-gassing during first use and Migration of silicone monomers or oligomers into food on the Fat Daddio's and not on the Fat Daddio's.
- The Fat Daddio's is silicone (elastomer) where the Fat Daddio's is silicone rubber, 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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