Platinum Silicone Tongs vs Unbleached Parchment Paper, 72 Sq Ft: which is safer?

GreenPan Platinum Silicone Tongs is the clear pick. Unbleached Parchment Paper, 72 Sq Ft carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

GreenPan Platinum Silicone Tongs

GreenPan

Platinum Silicone Tongs

PFAS grade

Excellent 90/100

Overall grade

Excellent 78/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

silicone, stainless steel handle

Confidence

78%

PossibleSilicone degradation and leaching

PossibleColor dyes or pigments in silicone

PossibleBacterial growth in grip seams or joints

Unbleached Parchment Paper, 72 Sq Ft

Whole Foods 365

Unbleached Parchment Paper, 72 Sq Ft

PFAS grade

Poor 25/100

Overall grade

analysis pending

Verdict

pending

Hazard flags

none flagged

Material

silicone-coated paper

Confidence

72%

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Silicone degradation and leaching, Color dyes or pigments in silicone and Bacterial growth in grip seams or joints on the GreenPan and not on the Whole Foods 365.
  • The GreenPan is silicone, stainless steel handle where the Whole Foods 365 is silicone-coated paper, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 65 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the GreenPan is the one to buy.

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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