Plastic Wrap 11-7/8 x 750', 2-Pack vs Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Roll: which is safer?

Kirkland Signature Plastic Wrap 11-7/8 x 750', 2-Pack is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Kirkland Signature Plastic Wrap 11-7/8 x 750', 2-Pack

Kirkland Signature

Plastic Wrap 11-7/8 x 750', 2-Pack

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 62/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Polyethylene (PE) film

Confidence

82%

PossiblePolyethylene film degradation under heat

PossibleMicroplastics from degradation or tearing

Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Roll

Reynolds Wrap

Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil Roll

PFAS grade

Good 70/100

Overall grade

Good 56/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

aluminum foil (bare)

Confidence

82%

PossibleAluminum leaching into acidic or salty foods

ReportedSharp edges and mechanical injury

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Polyethylene film degradation under heat and Microplastics from degradation or tearing on the Kirkland Signature and not on the Reynolds Wrap.
  • We flag Aluminum leaching into acidic or salty foods and Sharp edges and mechanical injury on the Reynolds Wrap and not on the Kirkland Signature.
  • The Kirkland Signature is Polyethylene (PE) film where the Reynolds Wrap is aluminum foil (bare), 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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