40cm Round Nonstick Ptfe BBQ Grill Mat vs Bbq Silicone Mat for Weber, Scratch Resistant Design with Organized Slots for Tools and Seasonings, Heat Resistant (black), Multicolor: which is safer?

Bbq Silicone Mat for Weber, Scratch Resistant Design with Organized Slots for Tools and Seasonings, Heat Resistant (black), Multicolor is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Grill Master 40cm Round Nonstick Ptfe BBQ Grill Mat

GRILL MASTER

40cm Round Nonstick Ptfe BBQ Grill Mat

PFAS grade

Bad 5/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Teflon-type coating (polytetrafluoroethylene) nonstick coating

Confidence

78%

LikelyTeflon-type coating thermal decomposition and fume inhalation risk

PossibleCoating degradation and peeling into food

PossibleSubstrate leachables from fiberglass backing

Our pick

Bbq Silicone Mat for Weber, Scratch Resistant Design with Organized Slots for Tools and Seasonings, Heat Resistant (black), Multicolor

Weber

Bbq Silicone Mat for Weber, Scratch Resistant Design with Organized Slots for Tools and Seasonings, Heat Resistant (black), Multicolor

PFAS grade

Good 65/100

Overall grade

Poor 49/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

silicone (no nonstick Teflon-family coating disclosed)

Confidence

78%

PossibleSilicone additive/filler contamination (unspecified)

PossibleThermal degradation at extreme temperatures

PossibleMicroplastic shedding if mat degrades

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag PTFE thermal decomposition and fume inhalation risk, Coating degradation and peeling into food, Substrate leachables from fiberglass backing and Heat-induced material breakdown and off-gassing on the GRILL MASTER and not on the Weber.
  • We flag Silicone additive/filler contamination (unspecified), Thermal degradation at extreme temperatures, Microplastic shedding if mat degrades and Coating degradation or peeling on the Weber and not on the GRILL MASTER.
  • The GRILL MASTER is PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) nonstick coating where the Weber is silicone (no nonstick fluoropolymer coating disclosed), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 60 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Weber is the one to buy.

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