Pizza Stone Set vs Wall Oven Baking Stone W10696057 17.00 x 14.25 x 2.00 Genuine OEM at Sears PartsDirect: which is safer?

Nordic Ware Pizza Stone Set is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Nordic Ware Pizza Stone Set

Nordic Ware

Pizza Stone Set

PFAS grade

Excellent 90/100

Overall grade

Good 72/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

ceramic-coated stoneware pizza stone

Confidence

82%

PossibleLead or cadmium in ceramic glaze

PossibleCeramic coating degradation and particle release

ReportedThermal shock and structural failure

Kitchenaid Wall Oven Baking Stone W10696057 17.00 x 14.25 x 2.00 Genuine OEM at Sears PartsDirect

Kitchenaid

Wall Oven Baking Stone W10696057 17.00 x 14.25 x 2.00 Genuine OEM at Sears PartsDirect

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Ceramic or stone, no nonstick coating

Confidence

82%

PossibleThermal shock and cracking

PossibleCeramic degradation over time

PossibleMoisture absorption and mold growth

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Lead or cadmium in ceramic glaze, Ceramic coating degradation and particle release and Thermal shock and structural failure on the Nordic Ware and not on the Kitchenaid.
  • We flag Thermal shock and cracking, Ceramic degradation over time and Moisture absorption and mold growth on the Kitchenaid and not on the Nordic Ware.
  • The Nordic Ware is ceramic-coated stoneware pizza stone where the Kitchenaid is Ceramic or stone, no nonstick coating, which is most of the difference in these two grades.

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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