Dollar General Glad Square Cake Pan vs 4-Piece Baking Dish Set: which is safer?

Staub 4-Piece Baking Dish Set is the clear pick. Dollar General Glad Square Cake Pan carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Dollar General Glad Square Cake Pan

Glad

Dollar General Glad Square Cake Pan

PFAS grade

F 15/100

Overall grade

F 7/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

steel cake pan with unspecified nonstick coating

Confidence

35%

PossibleTeflon-type coating fume risk (if Teflon-type coating-based coating)

PossibleCoating degradation and microflaking

Why this grade

Our pick

Staub 4-Piece Baking Dish Set

Staub

4-Piece Baking Dish Set

PFAS grade

A 90/100

Overall grade

C 76/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

enameled cast iron

Confidence

82%

PossibleEnamel degradation and iron leaching

ReportedThermal stress fracture of enamel

Why this gradeBuy

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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